The Heartbreak Kid is a 1993 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Michael Jenkins, who also wrote with Richard Barrett.

It stars Claudia Karvan as Christina Papadopoulos, a 22-year-old Greek-Australian teacher who falls in love with her 17-year-old, soccer-obsessed student, Nick Polides, played by Alex Dimitriades.

Scenes at the teacher's family home were shot in Avondale Heights in Melbourne's north-west.

She also pointed out that a friend of hers had recently seen the film and was less troubled by the age gap than the fact that the Nick character "pretty much (stalks)" Christina.

[1] Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon developed the 1994 television series Heartbreak High as a spin-off of the film, with several cast members reprising their roles, reimagined in a Sydney setting.

Her fiancé learns of the relationship and gives her a choice that he is willing to let the matter slide if she promises to act as if her past with Nick never occurred.

Mike Jenkins developed the script with Richard Barrett, who wrote the original play, over two years, doing around seven drafts.