priceless . charles grodin be in every scene of the heartbreak kid and in every scene his action be more cringe inducing than the last . insinuate himself into the life of a mid western wasp family and grodin be sicken . utterly insincere and constantly lose . he head over heel for wholesome coed cybill shepherd and much to the constant dismay of her stern father eddie albert . further complicate matter be his new wife . grodin and in an early leading role and be excellent and shepherd be charm and albert steal each scene he in . his teeth never seem to unclench . another big plus be jeannie berlin a grodin hapless bride and a woman with the social grace of a blind hippo . direct by the great elaine may and write by neil simon . it funny and smart . adapt the bruce j friedman story and this be probably the most cerebral thing neil simon have ever write .