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Heartbreak Hotel

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Heartbreak Hotel (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 5

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In order to brighten the dreary life of his single mother, a well-meaning teenager kidnaps Elvis Presley and brings him home. The King soon warms to his new surroundings and proves to be a source... In order to brighten the dreary life of his single mother, a well-meaning teenager kidnaps Elvis Presley and brings him home. The King soon warms to his new surroundings and proves to be a source of inspiration and comfort for all. [More]

Starring: David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter

Starring: David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter

Director: Chris Columbus

Director: Chris Columbus

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Sep 3, 2002

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  • Heartbreak Hotel
  • It's 1972, and Johnny Wolfe (Charles Schlatter -- 18 AGAIN, BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY) borrows his mom's pink Cadillac and gets swept up in a series of outrageous events. After successfully kidnapping Elvis Presley (David Keith -- AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN), Johnny's family and sleepy hometown will never be the same! Another lively hit from the makers of ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING, HEARTBREAK HOTEL delivers nonstop entertainment for everyone!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    09/27/05
    Chuck O'Leary
    Fantastica Daily

    Keith at the top of his game

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    04/25/05
    Clint Morris
    Moviehole

    No review available.

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    12/18/04
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    It must have looked good on paper, but this film written and directed by Christopher Columbus comes across as silly and insubstantial on the screen.

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    08/27/04
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    08/07/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    [Columbus] pushes the film's slender premise much too far.

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    05/20/03
    Janet Maslin
    New York Times
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    Overlooked comedy gem.

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    02/06/03
    Gerry Shamray
    Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

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    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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    07/29/02
    Philip Martin
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    07/26/02
    David Poland
    Hot Button

    One would like to think that Tuesday Weld was in on the absurdity of this enterprise, but this one treats it all straight, with a solemnity that may have you rolling in the aisles.

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    01/01/00
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    Face it. The King has left the building, gone to that Caesars Palace in the sky. Columbus, say goodbye.

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    01/01/00
    Rita Kempley
    Washington Post
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    Here it is, the goofiest movie of the year, a movie so bad in so many different and endearing ways that I'm damned if I don't feel genuine affection for it.

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