Heartburn (film)

Heartburn
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Nichols
Screenplay by	Nora Ephron
Based on	Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Produced by	Mike Nichols Robert Greenhut
Starring	Meryl Streep Jack Nicholson
Cinematography	Néstor Almendros
Edited by	Sam O'Steen
Music by	Carly Simon
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 25, 1986 (1986-07-25) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[2]
Box office	$52.6 million

Heartburn is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Mike Nichols, starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. The screenplay, written by Nora Ephron, is based on her novel of the same name, a semi-biographical account of her marriage to Carl Bernstein. The film marked the debut of Kevin Spacey.

The song "Coming Around Again" was written and performed by Carly Simon, and became one of her biggest hits. The song reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and was soon followed by the album of the same name. The film was released in the United States on July 25, 1986.