Tagline: When it comes to getting dumped…he wrote the book.
Jamie Foxx stars in “Breakin’ All the Rules,” a romantic comedy about a man who, after being unceremoniously dumped by his fiancee, pens a “how to” book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates. What ensues is a hilarious comedy of errors.
Jamie Foxx stars in Breakin’ All The Rules, a comedy about a man who – after being unceremoniously dumped by his fiancee – pens a “how to” book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. With all the hustle and bustle of the magazine publishing world in a city like Los Angeles, relationships can be a bit trying, and ending them has never been an easy task. When Quincy (Jamie Foxx) is handed his walking papers from his fiancee Helen (Bianca Lawson) at their engagement party, he is devastated.
His personal life is now in the toilet and his professional life isn’t far behind. His boss Phillip (Peter MacNicol) has summoned Quincy to fire 15% of the staff because he’s too afraid to do it himself. Discovering that he doesn’t have the stomach to fire all the people on the list, he quits the company.
Wallowing in his misery, Quincy attempts to exorcise his demons and writes a heartfelt letter to his girlfriend, detailing the physiological ramifications her abrupt breakup has had on him. His heartache and rage from being dumped fuses with his newfound knowledge on termination, and his letter mutates into a manual on the proper way to terminate a relationship.
Thus, “The Breakup Handbook” is born. His book becomes a nationwide bestseller, and even his old boss seeks out Quincy for advice on ending his relationship with his money-hungry barracuda of a girlfriend, Rita (Jennifer Esposito).
Meanwhile, Quincy’s cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut), famous for short-lived relationships, asks Quincy to help him break up with his current girlfriend, Nicky (Gabrielle Union). However, when Quincy tries to help, the sultry princess casts her spell and sends his already flailing world into its final spiral.
What follows is a hilarious comedy of errors that gives way to a riotous climax involving some very interesting love triangles. In this fast and furious screwball comedy, no one is who he or she seems. By the end, everyone finds themselves in the most peculiar of situations, forced to learn how to maintain the very relationships they so desperately wished to sever.
Breakin’ All the Rules is a 2004 American comedy film. It was directed and written by Daniel Taplitz and starring Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Esposito, Bianca Lawson, Samantha Nagel, Octavia Spencer, Danny Comden, Heather Headley and Patrick Cranshaw.
Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
Directed by: Daniel Taplitz
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Esposito, Bianca Lawson, Samantha Nagel, Octavia Spencer, Danny Comden, Heather Headley, Patrick Cranshaw
Screenplay by: Daniel Taplitz
Production Design by: Jerry Fleming
Cinematography by: David Hennings
Film Editing by: Robert Frazen
Costume Design by: Isis Mussenden
Set Decoration by: Betty Berberian
Art Direction by: Peter Borck
Music by: Marcus Miller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual material/humor and language.
Distributed by: Sony ScreenGems
Release Date: May 14, 2004
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