About Heartburn
- Released on July 25, 1986
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.
Full Cast of Heartburn
Meryl Streep plays Rachel
Jack Nicholson plays Mark
Jeff Daniels plays Richard
Maureen Stapleton plays Vera
Stockard Channing plays Julie
Richard Masur plays Arthur
Catherine O'Hara plays Betty
Steven Hill plays Rachel's Father
Miloš Forman plays Dimitri
Mamie Gummer plays Annie
Karen Akers plays Thelma Rice
Aida Linares plays Juanita
Anna Maria Horsford plays Della
Ron McLarty plays Detective O'Brien
Kenneth Welsh plays Dr. Appel
Kevin Spacey plays Subway Thief
Mercedes Ruehl plays Eve
Joanna Gleason plays Diana
R.S. Thomas plays Dan
Jack Gilpin plays Ellis
Christian Clemenson plays Sidney
John Wood plays British Moderator
Sidney Armus plays Jeweler
Yakov Smirnoff plays Contractor Laszlo
Caroline Aaron plays Judith
Lela Ivey plays Hairdresser
Tracey Jackson plays Hairdresser's Friend
Libby Titus plays Rachel's Sister
Angela Pietropinto plays Hospital Receptionist
Cynthia O'Neal plays Magazine Colleague
Susan Forristal plays Magazine Colleague
Dana Ivey plays Wedding Speaker
John Rothman plays Jonathan Rice
Elijah Lindsay plays Anesthetist
Jack Neam plays Butcher
Kim Fertman plays Arthur & Julie's Daughter
Salem Ludwig plays Judge
Patricia Falkenhain plays Dinner Party Hostess
Margaret Thomson plays Irritated Wedding Guest
Charles Denny plays Dinner Party Guest
Gregg Almquist plays Dinner Party Guest
Garrison Lane plays Dinner Party Guest
Ryan Hilliard plays Dinner Party Guest
Dana Streep plays Dinner Party Guest
Mary Streep plays Dinner Party Guest
Cyrilla Dorn plays Dinner Party Guest
May Pang plays Dinner Party Guest
Michael Regan plays Father of the Bride
Ari M. Roussimoff plays Workman
Luther Rucker plays Workman
Gary Jones plays Waiter in Opening Sequence (uncredited)
Natasha Lyonne plays Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Jorge Pupo plays Subway Rider (uncredited)
Grant Harper Reid plays Man in Maternity Scene (uncredited)
Carlotta Schock plays Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Tony Shalhoub plays Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Crew of Heartburn
Writing
Camera
Sound
Production
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
Art
- Meryl Streep
- Jack Nicholson
- Jeff Daniels
- Maureen Stapleton
- Stockard Channing
- Richard Masur
- Catherine O'Hara
- Steven Hill
- Miloš Forman
- Mamie Gummer
- Karen Akers
- Aida Linares
- Anna Maria Horsford
- Ron McLarty
- Kenneth Welsh
- Kevin Spacey
- Mercedes Ruehl
- Joanna Gleason
- R.S. Thomas
- Jack Gilpin
- Christian Clemenson
- John Wood
- Sidney Armus
- Yakov Smirnoff
- Caroline Aaron
- Lela Ivey
- Tracey Jackson
- Libby Titus
- Angela Pietropinto
- Cynthia O'Neal
- Susan Forristal
- Dana Ivey
- John Rothman
- Elijah Lindsay
- Jack Neam
- Kim Fertman
- Salem Ludwig
- Patricia Falkenhain
- Margaret Thomson
- Charles Denny
- Gregg Almquist
- Garrison Lane
- Ryan Hilliard
- Dana Streep
- Mary Streep
- Cyrilla Dorn
- May Pang
- Michael Regan
- Ari M. Roussimoff
- Luther Rucker
- Gary Jones
- Natasha Lyonne
- Jorge Pupo
- Grant Harper Reid
- Carlotta Schock
- Tony Shalhoub
- John Marley