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The War of the Roses (1989)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 21,411 users
Metascore:
79/100
Reviews: 82 user | 36 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com
A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle. Director:Danny DeVito |
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
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| Michael Douglas | ... | ||
| Kathleen Turner | ... | ||
| Danny DeVito | ... | ||
| Marianne Sägebrecht | ... |
Susan
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Josh at 17
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| Heather Fairfield | ... |
Carolyn at 17
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| G.D. Spradlin | ... |
Harry Thurmont
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Peter Donat | ... |
Jason Larrabee
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Man in Chair
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Gloria Cromwell | ... |
Mrs. Marshall
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Harlan Arnold | ... |
Mr. Dell
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Mary Fogarty | ... |
Mrs. Dell
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Rika Hofmann | ... |
Elke
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Patricia Allison | ... |
Maureen
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Peter Brocco | ... |
Elderly Mourner
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Storyline
The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.. Written by Rob Hartill
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Divorce | Couple | Lawyer | Male Female Relationship | Father Daughter Relationship | See more »Taglines:
Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.Genres:
ComedyParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Rosenkrieg See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$9,488,794 (USA) (10 December 1989) (1259 Screens)Gross:
$83,699,711 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Gavin: [Gavin is talking to a client] You have some valid reasons for wanting a divorce.
[blows his nose with a handkerchief]
Gavin: Excuse me. My sinuses are very sensitive to irritants.
[sprays nasal decongestant up his nostrils]
Gavin: In the past five months, I think I've breathed freely with both sides working maybe a week total.
[pulls a cigarette out of a pack]
Gavin: I gotta cut this out. It's gonna kill me.
[lights his cigarette]
Gavin: I hadn't smoked for thirteen years. I kept the last cigarette from my last pack. I said if I never smoked this one cigarette I'll never smoke again, period. Thirteen years I kept that cigarette.
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Written by Buck Ram and Ande Rand
Performed by The Platters
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects a division of
PolyGram Records, Inc. See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
In 1953, Alfred Newman composed and recorded the 20th Century Fox Fanfare "with Cinemascope extension". In 1989, his son, David Newman re-recorded the fanfare for "The War of the Roses" in order to have the last note of the fanfare segue seamlessly into the first note of the opening titles music. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Benny (the dog) greets Oliver as he is coming out of the sauna, we hear Benny barking, however we see him licking Oliver. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Gavin: [Gavin is talking to a client] You have some valid reasons for wanting a divorce.
[blows his nose with a handkerchief]
Gavin: Excuse me. My sinuses are very sensitive to irritants.
[sprays nasal decongestant up his nostrils]
Gavin: In the past five months, I think I've breathed freely with both sides working maybe a week total.
[pulls a cigarette out of a pack]
Gavin: I gotta cut this out. It's gonna kill me.
[lights his cigarette]
Gavin: I hadn't smoked for thirteen years. I kept the last cigarette from my last pack. I said if I never smoked this one cigarette I'll never smoke again, period. Thirteen years I kept that cigarette.
[...]
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Soundtracks
"Only You (And You Alone)"Written by Buck Ram and Ande Rand
Performed by The Platters
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects a division of
PolyGram Records, Inc. See more »
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