Heartburn is a
1986 film based on
Nora Ephron's
semi-autobiography about her second marriage to
Carl Bernstein and his affair with
Margaret Jay.Directed by
Mike Nichols, the film stars
Meryl Streep and
Jack Nicholson. (Nicholson replaced
Mandy Patinkin, who was fired after one day of shooting).Typical of a Nichols production, Heartburn has a host of known actors in small parts, including
Caroline Aaron,
Karen Akers,
Stockard Channing,
Jeff Daniels,
Joanna Gleason,
Steven Hill,
Dana Ivey and
Catherine O'Hara, plus once and future Oscar winners
Milos Forman,
Mercedes Ruehl,
Maureen Stapleton and
Kevin Spacey, as the subway thief who steals Streep's wedding ring.
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