A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
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Title: She-Devil (1989)
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Nominated for
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Golden Globe.
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Cast
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| 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:
La diabla See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$15,351,421Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Jermaine Stewart, Ian Curnow and Phil Harding
Performed by Jermaine Stewart
Provided Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. / Arista Records, Inc.
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The names of the new books that Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep) wrote were "Love in the Rinse Cycle" and "Trust and Betrayal: A Docu-novel of Love, Money and Scepticism". See more »Goofs
In the opening scenes, when Roseanne is trying on the gold and black mini dress, she turns 3/4 to the camera and we hear the dress's zip and she looks satisfied at finally getting it to zip up. But in the mirror on the left, you can see that the dress is still half-unzipped and her bra is still showing as much as before. See more »Soundtracks
Tren D'AmorWritten by Jermaine Stewart, Ian Curnow and Phil Harding
Performed by Jermaine Stewart
Provided Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. / Arista Records, Inc.
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If you enjoyed this film wait till you see the british version starring Patricia Hodge, Dennis Waterman and Julie.T.wallace. Once you have seen it you will forget why you ever liked this film. If you want a dramatic end to this story watch the english version it doesn't end as happily as this film there is no fairy tale end to mary fishers life only for ruth.