Films that inspired Heartbreaker

Something Wild - 1986
Jonathan Demme and DP Tak Fujimoto craft a film of wildly shifting tones. Melanie Griffith at her peak. Our intro to Ray Liotta. The soundtrack? Pure electricity. This film is Heartbreaker.

Party Girl - 1995
Jennifer’s attitude is straight Parker Posey in Party Girl—sharp, stylish, and unbothered. The film captures the era of 1990s NYC, where rebellion, wit, and underground cool reigned supreme.

Desperately Seeking Susan - 1985
The Party Girl of the 1980s—Madonna at her downtown, Basquiat-era peak. A world of late-night chaos, mistaken identities, and magnetic cool. Jennifer embodies this spirit—untamed, iconic, and irresistibly free.

Go - 1999
Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek kids thrown into a Tarantino-style thrill ride—written by John August, directed by the Swingers guy. Pure 1999 energy—Jennifer moves through Heartbreaker just like this.

True Romance - 1993
My favorite opening monologue, a Badlands-inspired score, and Tony Scott’s neon-soaked, Tarantino-scripted love-on-the-run fantasy. Clarence and Alabama’s reckless passion? That’s Jennifer and Michael in Heartbreaker.

Bringing Up Baby - 1938
Rapid-fire dialogue, screwball energy, and the ultimate bickering-to-love dynamic. Hepburn and Grant’s chaotic chemistry is pure Jennifer and Michael—relentless, hilarious, and completely inevitable.

After Hours
The key drop scene. Throwing a camera out a window. Maybe the best close-ups outside Hitchcock to sell dread. Pure style. Scorsese shakes off disappointment and just lets it rip.

Gilda -1964
Rita Hayworth’s iconic hair flip—the ultimate femme fatale entrance. Seductive, dangerous, completely in control. Jennifer owns the room the same way. I didn’t just take inspiration—I stole the entrance for Heartbreaker.

Deep End - 1970
A fever dream of obsession and longing. That London underground grime, neon reflections, and youthful desperation seep into Heartbreaker. Jennifer’s world carries the same beautiful, dangerous allure.

Something Wild - 1986
Jonathan Demme and DP Tak Fujimoto craft a film of wildly shifting tones. Melanie Griffith at her peak. Our intro to Ray Liotta. The soundtrack? Pure electricity. This film is Heartbreaker.

Party Girl - 1995
Jennifer’s attitude is straight Parker Posey in Party Girl—sharp, stylish, and unbothered. The film captures the era of 1990s NYC, where rebellion, wit, and underground cool reigned supreme.

Desperately Seeking Susan - 1985
The Party Girl of the 1980s—Madonna at her downtown, Basquiat-era peak. A world of late-night chaos, mistaken identities, and magnetic cool. Jennifer embodies this spirit—untamed, iconic, and irresistibly free.

Go - 1999
Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek kids thrown into a Tarantino-style thrill ride—written by John August, directed by the Swingers guy. Pure 1999 energy—Jennifer moves through Heartbreaker just like this.

True Romance - 1993
My favorite opening monologue, a Badlands-inspired score, and Tony Scott’s neon-soaked, Tarantino-scripted love-on-the-run fantasy. Clarence and Alabama’s reckless passion? That’s Jennifer and Michael in Heartbreaker.

Bringing Up Baby - 1938
Rapid-fire dialogue, screwball energy, and the ultimate bickering-to-love dynamic. Hepburn and Grant’s chaotic chemistry is pure Jennifer and Michael—relentless, hilarious, and completely inevitable.

After Hours
The key drop scene. Throwing a camera out a window. Maybe the best close-ups outside Hitchcock to sell dread. Pure style. Scorsese shakes off disappointment and just lets it rip.

Gilda -1964
Rita Hayworth’s iconic hair flip—the ultimate femme fatale entrance. Seductive, dangerous, completely in control. Jennifer owns the room the same way. I didn’t just take inspiration—I stole the entrance for Heartbreaker.

Deep End - 1970
A fever dream of obsession and longing. That London underground grime, neon reflections, and youthful desperation seep into Heartbreaker. Jennifer’s world carries the same beautiful, dangerous allure.