A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Meryl Streep | ... | Mary Fisher | |
| Roseanne Barr | ... | Ruth Patchett | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Bob | |
| Linda Hunt | ... | Hooper | |
| Sylvia Miles | ... | Mrs. Fisher | |
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Elisebeth Peters | ... | Nicolette Patchett |
| Bryan Larkin | ... | Andy Patchett | |
| A Martinez | ... | Garcia | |
| Maria Pitillo | ... | Olivia Honey | |
| Mary Louise Wilson | ... | Mrs. Trumper | |
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Susan Willis | ... | Ute |
| Jack Gilpin | ... | Larry | |
| Robin Leach | ... | Himself | |
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Nitchie Barrett | ... | Bob's Secretary |
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June Gable | ... | Realtor |
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Ruth is a wife and mother who tries to please her husband (Bob) but finds him pulling away and spending more time at the office than at home. When he begins an affair with a famous romance novelist (Mary) and leaves Ruth to raise their kids, she decides she's had enough of playing nice docile housewife. Ruth endeavors to show Bob and Mary the truth about themselves and each other, while creating a new successful life of her own. Written by Mia Holder
Plot Keywords:
revenge | infidelity | extramarital affair | dysfunctional marriage | battle of the sexes |Taglines:
Revenge Is Sweet... And Low.Genres:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
8 December 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross USA:
$15,351,421Company Credits
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Jeff Daniels and Jeff Bridges were considered for the role of Bob Patchett See more »Goofs
When Bob is taking a shower and sees Ruth through the shower door, he screams. He steps out of the shower, and Ruth tells him that she is in there to weigh herself. Bob walks out of the bathroom, and Ruth steps on the scales. The scales are not visible, but you hear the scales moving as if it is a rotating dial scale. However, when the camera shows the scale to reveal to the audience what she weighs, it is a digital scale. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In a nutshell-this is another first wives club and fans of that movie will probebly appreciate this one which actually cam eout quite a bit before fwc. It's another woman scorned movie but I enjoyed it actually a bit more then wives club due to the fact it didn't drag. First wives club though it was the ultimate "watch in a group of women movie" had some moments where my attention wandered. This was very much a caricature movie but it was good dark comedy and boy was it funny to see Meryl in a role like this!