Heartburn
Sex. Love. Marriage. Some people don't know when to quit.
Genres
Overview
Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.
Details
Budget
$15000000
Revenue
$52600000
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
1986-07-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
197
Vote Average
6
Meryl Streep
Rachel
Jack Nicholson
Mark
Jeff Daniels
Richard
Maureen Stapleton
Vera
Stockard Channing
Julie
Richard Masur
Arthur
Catherine O'Hara
Betty
Steven Hill
Rachel's Father
Miloš Forman
Dimitri
Mamie Gummer
Annie
Karen Akers
Thelma Rice
Aida Linares
Juanita
Anna Maria Horsford
Della
Ron McLarty
Detective O'Brien
Kenneth Welsh
Dr. Appel
Kevin Spacey
Subway Thief
Mercedes Ruehl
Eve
Joanna Gleason
Diana
R.S. Thomas
Dan
Jack Gilpin
Ellis
Christian Clemenson
Sidney
John Wood
British Moderator
Sidney Armus
Jeweler
Yakov Smirnoff
Contractor Laszlo
Caroline Aaron
Judith
Lela Ivey
Hairdresser
Tracey Jackson
Hairdresser's Friend
Libby Titus
Rachel's Sister
Angela Pietropinto
Hospital Receptionist
Cynthia O'Neal
Magazine Colleague
Susan Forristal
Magazine Colleague
Dana Ivey
Wedding Speaker
John Rothman
Jonathan Rice
Elijah Lindsay
Anesthetist
Jack Neam
Butcher
Kim Fertman
Arthur & Julie's Daughter
Salem Ludwig
Judge
Patricia Falkenhain
Dinner Party Hostess
Margaret Thomson
Irritated Wedding Guest
Charles Denny
Dinner Party Guest
Gregg Almquist
Dinner Party Guest
Garrison Lane
Dinner Party Guest
Ryan Hilliard
Dinner Party Guest
Dana Streep
Dinner Party Guest
Mary Streep
Dinner Party Guest
Cyrilla Dorn
Dinner Party Guest
May Pang
Dinner Party Guest
Michael Regan
Father of the Bride
Ari M. Roussimoff
Workman
Luther Rucker
Workman
Gary Jones
Waiter in Opening Sequence (uncredited)
Natasha Lyonne
Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Jorge Pupo
Subway Rider (uncredited)
Grant Harper Reid
Man in Maternity Scene (uncredited)
Carlotta Schock
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Tony Shalhoub
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
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