The War of the Roses (1989)

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.

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 1989 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Der Rosenkrieg See more »

Filming Locations:

119 Fremont Place, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Opening Weekend:

$9,488,794 (USA) (10 December 1989) (1259 Screens)

Gross:

$83,699,711 (USA)

Production Co:

Gracie Films, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »

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Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Continuity: When Oliver and Barbara are eating dinner, the cutlery which Barbara is holding changes hands depending on the angle of the shot. 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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Connections

Spoofed in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pretty Lady, Lovely Lady"
Written by Nicky Addeo
Performed by Nicky Addeo See more »