Heartburn (1986)

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6.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Mike Nichols

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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

Written by

Nora Ephron
novel

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An average movie

12 years ago at Jan 27 12:45

johanlefourbe

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I have it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, to be honest, it is a rather obscure feature and it is rather forgotten nowadays but anything directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson was pretty much a must see in my book. Eventually, even though the performances were decent enough (W... read more

Heartburn

7 years, 5 months ago at Aug 14 16:59

JxSxPx

Perhaps my expectations were too high, but a film combining the talents of Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, and Mike Nichols should not be this flabby and shapeless. Heartburn begins with a good foundation, but quickly crumbles once we realize it’s main character is going to project all of the blame for the failed relationship on her partner, and scene after scene will not add up to a satisfying co... read more

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An autobiographical look at the breakup of Ephron's marriage to Carl "All the President's Men" Bernstein that was also a best-selling novel. The Ephron character, 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.

Release date: 25 July 1986
UPC: 097360168846

Tags: Drama (5), Comedy (4), Infidelity (3), Marriage (3), New York (2), Pregnancy (2), 1980s (2), 1986 (2), Washington D.C. (2), Based On Book (2), Dancing (1), Satire (1), Advertising (1), Test (1), Romance (1), French (1), France (1), Bar (1), Computer (1), Fame (1)

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" Directed by: Mike Nichols Produced by: Mike Nichols and Richard Greenhut Written by: Nora Ephron Based on the novel by: Nora Ephron Cinematography: Nestor Almendros Music by: Carly Simon Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"