The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy is a 2000 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Berlanti. It follows the lives of a group of gay friends in West Hollywood, centered on a restaurant owned by the fatherly Jack (John Mahoney) and the softball team he sponsors. The friends rely on each other for friendship and support as they search for love, deal with loss, and discover themselves.
Plot
The film follows the lives of a group of gay friends in West Hollywood. Among the group is Dennis (Timothy Olyphant), a photographer who often holds the group together; Cole (Dean Cain) a handsome, charismatic actor who — often unwittingly — ends up with other people's boyfriends; Benji (Zach Braff), the youngest member of the group, with a penchant for gym-bodied men, who finds himself going through some bad times; Howie (Matt McGrath), a psychology student who is known for overthinking every situation; Patrick (Ben Weber), the cynic of the group; and Taylor (Billy Porter), who has just broken up with his long-term boyfriend.
More details
| author | Greg Berlanti |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Greg Berlanti |
| editor | Todd Busch |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | ben weber cameo cameo appearance dawson's creek gay gay friends homosexual psychology student restaurant owner west hollywood |
| musicBy | Christophe Beck |
| producer | Joseph Middleton Mickey Liddell |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Classics |
| theme | lgbt-related romantic comedy romantic drama sports sports comedy |