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Release Date:
25 July 1986 (USA)
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Two Oscar Winning Stars Combine With An Oscar Winning Director [UK Theatrical] more
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Rachel and Mark are both Washington journalists. They meet at a wedding and not long after they get married themselves...
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1 win
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The Motion/Captured Review: 'Julie & Julia' offers simple story of self-definition
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The Motion/Captured Review: 'Julie & Julia' offers simple story of self-definition
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A lot of fun, but not much plot
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Meryl Streep | ... | Rachel Samstat | |
| Jack Nicholson | ... | Mark Forman | |
| Jeff Daniels | ... | Richard | |
| Maureen Stapleton | ... | Vera | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Julie Siegel | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Arthur Siegel | |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Betty | |
| Steven Hill | ... | Harry Samstat | |
| Milos Forman | ... | Dmitri | |
| Mamie Gummer | ... | Annie Forman (as Natalie Stern) | |
| Karen Akers | ... | Thelma Rice | |
| Aida Linares | ... | Juanita | |
| Anna Maria Horsford | ... | Della, Harry's Maid | |
| Ron McLarty | ... | Det. Andrew O'Brien | |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Dr. Appel |
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108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Argentina:13 |
Peru:14 |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Norway:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12
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Jack Nicholson's performance of "Soliloquy" ("My Boy Bill") from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" is a nod to writer Nora Ephron's parents, Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron, who wrote the screenplay for the 1956 film version of the musical; Henry Ephron also produced Carousel (1956).
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Mark Forman:
He has an unlisted address.
Rachel Samstat: What are you talking about?
Mark Forman: Oh, well, it's the latest thing.
Rachel Samstat: What kind of person has an unlisted address?
Mark Forman: I'll tell you what kind person. The kind that doesn't want to be dead. The kind people are trying to kill all the time.
Rachel Samstat: Why are you angry at me for?
Mark Forman: I'm not angry at you.
Rachel Samstat: Then what you shouting at me for?
Mark Forman: Because you're the only one that's here.
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Rachel Samstat: What are you talking about?
Mark Forman: Oh, well, it's the latest thing.
Rachel Samstat: What kind of person has an unlisted address?
Mark Forman: I'll tell you what kind person. The kind that doesn't want to be dead. The kind people are trying to kill all the time.
Rachel Samstat: Why are you angry at me for?
Mark Forman: I'm not angry at you.
Rachel Samstat: Then what you shouting at me for?
Mark Forman: Because you're the only one that's here.
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Soliloquy
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I actually enjoyed "Heartburn" quite a bit, and I'm afraid it's because the movie is almost plotless, just a series of charming, colorful events. It seems much more European in concept, and "Heartburn" could maybe have been really great if a European director had filmed it, instead of stagy Mike Nichols. Anyway, I was able to enjoy every scene on its own terms. Almost all the best scenes employ food and eating and a lot of gossip. If you're like-minded, how could you not find this an enjoyable time? And Meryl Streep, whom I think is incredible looking, has never had such radiant-looking skin before. The movie may be a little bit smug, but not nearly as much as other movies that try for something similar.