Heartburn

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Heartburn

"Sex. Love. Marriage. Some people don't know when to quit."

1986

1h 48m

6.0(205 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.

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Cast & Crew

56 members

Acting

Meryl Streep

Rachel

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Jack Nicholson

Mark

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Jeff Daniels

Richard

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Maureen Stapleton

Vera

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Stockard Channing

Julie

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Richard Masur

Arthur

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Catherine O'Hara

Betty

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Steven Hill

Rachel's Father

Directing

Miloš Forman

Dimitri

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Mamie Gummer

Annie

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Karen Akers

Thelma Rice

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Aida Linares

Juanita

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Anna Maria Horsford

Della

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Ron McLarty

Detective O'Brien

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Kenneth Welsh

Dr. Appel

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Kevin Spacey

Subway Thief

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Mercedes Ruehl

Eve

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Joanna Gleason

Diana

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R.S. Thomas

Dan

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Jack Gilpin

Ellis

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Christian Clemenson

Sidney

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John Wood

British Moderator

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Sidney Armus

Jeweler

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Yakov Smirnoff

Contractor Laszlo

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Caroline Aaron

Judith

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Lela Ivey

Hairdresser

Writing

Tracey Jackson

Hairdresser's Friend

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Libby Titus

Rachel's Sister

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Angela Pietropinto

Hospital Receptionist

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Cynthia O'Neal

Magazine Colleague

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Susan Forristal

Magazine Colleague

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Dana Ivey

Wedding Speaker

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John Rothman

Jonathan Rice

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Elijah Lindsay

Anesthetist

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Jack Neam

Butcher

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Production

Kim Fertman

Arthur & Julie's Daughter

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Salem Ludwig

Judge

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Patricia Falkenhain

Dinner Party Hostess

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Margaret Thomson

Irritated Wedding Guest

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Charles Denny

Dinner Party Guest

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Gregg Almquist

Dinner Party Guest

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Garrison Lane

Dinner Party Guest

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Ryan Hilliard

Dinner Party Guest

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Dana Streep

Dinner Party Guest

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Mary Streep

Dinner Party Guest

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Cyrilla Dorn

Dinner Party Guest

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May Pang

Dinner Party Guest

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Michael Regan

Father of the Bride

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Ari M. Roussimoff

Workman

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Luther Rucker

Workman

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Costume & Make-Up

Gary Jones

Waiter in Opening Sequence (uncredited)

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Natasha Lyonne

Rachel's Niece (uncredited)

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Jorge Pupo

Subway Rider (uncredited)

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Grant Harper Reid

Man in Maternity Scene (uncredited)

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Carlotta Schock

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Tony Shalhoub

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

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