The Breaker Upperers
Breaking up just got easier
2018 | 82m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek |
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| Writer: | Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek |
| Staring: |
| Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 10, 2018 |
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| Director: | Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek |
| Writer: | Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | new zealand, dating, break-up, conscience, woman director, auckland |
| Production Companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Madman Entertainment, Piki Films, Miss Conception Films, Bespoke Post, James Wallace Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
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| Madeleine Sami | Director, Writer |
| Brant Fraser | Production Design |
| Jane Bucknell | Costume Design |
| Dannelle Satherley | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Amy Barber | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| David Peterson | Boom Operator |
| Brandon Hermitte | Assistant Editor |
| Ananda Kientz | Script Supervisor |
| Victoria Vanderlinden | Production Accountant |
| Ginny Loane | Director of Photography |
| Sarah Cook | Line Producer |
| Leah Mizrahi | Set Decoration |
| Sally Eccleston | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Richard Elworthy | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Julia Green | "B" Camera Operator |
| Ella Mills | Second Assistant Camera |
| Gareth Robinson | Key Grip |
| Angie Sanchez Villar | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ayrton Winitana | Steadicam Operator |
| Jackie van Beek | Writer, Director |
| Tom Eagles | Editor |
| Jonathan Bruce | Foley, Sound Effects Editor |
| Stu Turner | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Georgina Allison Conder | Producer |
| Carthew Neal | Producer |
| Ainsley Gardiner | Producer |
| Taika Waititi | Executive Producer |
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Click here for a video version: https://youtu.be/Cv_KKXkY9mk _The Breaker Upperers_ is a 2018 New Zealand comedy that follows the adventures of two ladies with a unique business. Here’s the description to give you an idea of what it’s all about: _For the right price, BFFs Jen and Mel will ruth ... lessly end any romance. But when one grows a conscience, it threatens to derail their relationship._ Even as a New Zealander, I find New Zealand comedies to be very hit or miss. _The Breaker Upperers_ falls kinda awkwardly somewhere in the middle. The key problem is that it can't seem to decide if it’s a comedy or a drama. It has funny parts for sure, but it's not consistently funny enough all the way through to be a full comedy, and nor does it have enough drama to be called a drama. It starts off strongly but then the laughs become more and more spread out as the runtime ticks over. When it was funny it was hilarious. There's some great visual gags and physical comedy in it, and the whole Celine Dion sequence in particular had me in stitches. There’s also some great cameos from some famous Kiwi actors in it. Lucy Lawless, Jemaine Clement, and Rima Te Wiata all make appearances and steal their scenes. So all up it’s what I would call a light comedy. You won’t burst your sides while watching it, but it will put a smile on your face.