At first, this production of the play
The Heidi Chronicles seems to furnish another example of a theatrical blockbuster's untranslatable magic. As the piece's shorter, more gimmicky scenes give way to longer, less superficial speeches, this serio-comic play's appeal takes hold and builds
to a nostalgic trajectory of recklessly abandoned youthful optimism.
In the 1960s, high school activist Heidi (Jamie Lee Curtis) seeks her voice in a male-dominated world. She maintains special bonds with a gay schoolmate, Peter (Tom Hulce); her energetic but shallow pal, Susan (Kim Cattrall); and her first lover, firebrand reporter Scoop Rosenbaum (Peter
Frechette). Thr...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
94 mins