La Diable (1989)
She-Devil (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 39min
- Comedy
- 08 Dec 1989 (USA)
- Movie
A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Meryl Streep | ... |
Mary Fisher
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| Roseanne Barr | ... |
Ruth
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| Ed Begley Jr. | ... |
Bob
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| Linda Hunt | ... |
Hooper
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| Sylvia Miles | ... |
Mrs. Fisher
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Elisebeth Peters | ... |
Nicolette Patchett
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| Bryan Larkin | ... |
Andy Patchett
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| A Martinez | ... |
Garcia
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| Maria Pitillo | ... |
Olivia Honey
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| Mary Louise Wilson | ... |
Mrs. Trumper
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Susan Willis | ... |
Ute
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| Jack Gilpin | ... |
Larry
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| Robin Leach | ... |
Robin Leach
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| Nitchie Barrett | ... |
Bob's Secretary
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| June Gable | ... |
Realtor
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Jeanine Joyce | ... |
Flower Lady
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| Deborah Rush | ... |
'People' Reporter
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| Sally Jessy Raphael | ... |
Self
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| Doris Belack | ... |
Paula
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| Lori Tan Chinn | ... |
Vesta Rose Woman
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| Joe Pentangelo | ... |
Detective
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| Mark Steiner | ... |
Valet
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Rosanna Carter | ... |
Judge Brown
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George Kodisch | ... |
Court Officer
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Manny Olmo | ... |
Cook
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Alain Jarry | ... |
Alain
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John Richard Reynolds | ... |
Book Store Customer
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George W.S. Trow | ... |
Douglas
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| Cynthia Adler | ... |
Vesta Rose Commercial Voice (voice)
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Sandra Fine | ... |
Roslyn Artists String Quartet (Director)
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Christopher Collins Lee | ... |
Roslyn Artists String Quartet
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Julie Signitzer | ... |
Roslyn Artists String Quartet
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Scott Wyatt Rawls | ... |
Roslyn Artists String Quartet
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Mack Brandon | ... |
The Mack Brandon Duo
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Will Ford | ... |
The Mack Brandon Duo
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Sally Sockwell | ... |
Guggenheim Party Guest
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| Larry Marshall | ... |
Guggenheim Party Guest
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Mary Marshall | ... |
Mary's Party Guest
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R. Patrick Sullivan | ... |
Mary's Party Guest
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Anna Marie Winds | ... |
Mary's Party Guest
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Steven Prince | ... |
Mary's Party Guest
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Martin Snaric | ... |
Mary's Party Guest
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Heather Gorecki | ... |
Unnamed (uncredited)
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| Clifton James | ... |
Bob's Father (uncredited)
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| David McCarthy | ... |
Bob's College Roommate (uncredited)
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| D.J. Sharp | ... |
Vocal Effects (uncredited)
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Jill Tompkins | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Susan Seidelman | ||
Written by
| Fay Weldon | ... | (novel "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil") |
| Barry Strugatz | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Mark R. Burns | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jonathan Brett | ... | producer |
| G. Mac Brown | ... | co-producer |
| Susan Seidelman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Howard Shore | ||
Cinematography by
| Oliver Stapleton | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Craig McKay | ||
Editorial Department
| Lisa Bromwell | ... | associate editor |
| Reid Burns | ... | color timer |
| Marty Levenstein | ... | associate editor |
| Colleen Sharp | ... | first assistant editor |
| Alice Stone | ... | second assistant editor |
| Debra C. Victoroff | ... | apprentice editor |
Casting By
| Ellen Chenoweth | ||
Production Design by
| Santo Loquasto | ||
Art Direction by
| Tom Warren | ||
Set Decoration by
| George DeTitta Jr. | ||
| William Durnin Sr. | ||
Costume Design by
| Albert Wolsky | ||
Makeup Department
| Joseph A. Campayno | ... | makeup artist (as Joseph Campayno) |
| J. Roy Helland | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Streep / makeup artist: Ms. Streep |
| Werner Sherer | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| G. Mac Brown | ... | unit production manager |
| Jacob F. Conrad | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Timothy J. Lonsdale | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Andrew Mondshein | ... | second unit director |
| Matthew H. Rowland | ... | dga trainee (as Matthew Rowland) |
| Daniel M. Stillman | ... | second assistant director |
| Glen Trotiner | ... | first assistant director |
| Martha L. Mericka | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Rich Murray | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Michael Badalucco | ... | prop man |
| Hal Bock | ... | head carpenter |
| Dan Davis | ... | assistant art director |
| Frank Didio | ... | head carpenter |
| William Durnin Sr. | ... | set dresser |
| Joseph Grecco | ... | carpenter |
| Daniel K. Grosso | ... | set dresser (as Daniel K. Grasso) |
| Vincent Guarriello | ... | key construction grip |
| Vincent Lawrence | ... | scenic artist |
| Glenn Lloyd | ... | art department coordinator |
| Amy Marshall | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Brick Mason | ... | production illustrator |
| James Mazzola | ... | property master (as Jim Mazzola) |
| Jeff Mazzola | ... | assistant property master (as Jeff M. Mazzola) |
| Tom McDermott | ... | prop man (as Thomas A. McDermott) |
| Wayne Moss | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Ron Petagna | ... | construction coordinator |
| Vincent Petraglia | ... | construction grip |
| Steve Saklad | ... | assistant art director |
| Cosmo Sorice | ... | stand-by scenic |
| James Sorice | ... | scenic charge man (as Jim Sorice) |
| Thomas M. Southern | ... | scenic artist (as Thomas Southern) |
| Margot Therre | ... | scenic artist (as Margo Therre) |
| Chris Vogt | ... | set dresser |
| Dave Weinman | ... | lead man |
| Gilbert S. Williams | ... | assistant to production designer (as Gil Williams) |
Sound Department
| Catherine Benedek | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Patricia Bowers | ... | assistant adr editor (as Trissy Bowers) |
| Kam Chan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Randall Coleman | ... | adr editor |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (as Marco Constanzo) |
| Kay Denmark | ... | adr boom operator |
| Tom Fleischman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Grossack | ... | sound transfer technician |
| Shari Johanson | ... | sound re-recordist (as Shari L. Schwartz) |
| Dan Korintus | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dean E. Maitland | ... | sound recordist |
| Tod A. Maitland | ... | production sound mixer |
| Douglas Murray | ... | sound re-recordist (as Douglas L. Murray) |
| T.J. O'Mara | ... | boom operator |
| Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | ... | sound editor (as Bitty O'Sullivan Smith) |
| Fred Rosenberg | ... | sound editor |
| Dan Sable | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Lynn Sable | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Diane Schaub | ... | assistant adr editor |
| Deborah Wallach | ... | adr editor |
Special Effects by
| Connie Brink | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| James G. Anka | ... | model maker |
| Phil Gosiewski | ... | visual effects technician (uncredited) |
| David Merritt | ... | model maker: Apogee (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joseph Banks | ... | generator operator (as Joe Banks Sr.) |
| Ralph Brandofino | ... | "b" camera |
| John Clifford | ... | still photographer |
| John W. DeBlau | ... | gaffer |
| Edwin Effrein | ... | camera trainee (as Edwin A. Effrin) |
| Richie Ford | ... | best boy |
| Thomas Ford | ... | electrician (as Tommy Ford) |
| Joel Gold | ... | camera operator: Pensa Communications Inc. |
| Ron Kunecke | ... | musco light operator |
| Carl Landi | ... | grip |
| Eric Leigh | ... | electrician |
| John Leigh | ... | electrician (as Jonathan Leigh) |
| Dave Lowry | ... | dolly grip (as David Lowry Jr.) |
| Edward W. Lowry | ... | grip |
| Martin Lowry | ... | grip |
| Gary Muller | ... | first assistant camera |
| John Panuccio | ... | grip |
| Robert T. Prate | ... | grip (as Robert Prate) |
| Tom Prate | ... | key grip (as Thomas Prate Jr.) |
| Tom Priestley Jr. | ... | camera operator (as Tom Priestley) |
| Andrew Priestley | ... | second assistant camera |
| Lance Shepherd | ... | electrician (as Lance A. Shepherd) |
Animation Department
| Russell Calabrese | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Sylvia Fay | ... | extras casting |
| Jill Greenberg | ... | principal casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| William A. Campbell | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Bill Campbell) |
| Alba Censoplano | ... | costumer: Ms. Streep |
| Lucy Corrigan | ... | costume shopper (as Lucy W. Corrigan) |
| Irene Ferrari | ... | wardrobe: women |
| George Potts | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Andrew D. Cooke | ... | location supervisor |
| Jillian C. Flynn | ... | location assistant (as Jillian Flynn) |
| Anne Reddington | ... | location assistant |
| Tibi Scheflow | ... | location assistant |
| Lyn Pinezich | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
| Grant Harper Reid | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Heidi Berg | ... | music arranger: vocals, main title song |
| Vince Caro | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
| Emile Charlap | ... | musicians contractor |
| Susan Demskey-Horiuchi | ... | assistant music editor (as Susan Demskey) |
| Homer Denison | ... | orchestrator |
| Gay DiFusco | ... | music clearance: Frincon Entertainment |
| Michael Farrow | ... | music recording mixer |
| Sonny Kompanek | ... | orchestrator |
| Suzana Peric | ... | music editor |
| Denine Rowan | ... | associate music editor (as Denne Rowan) / music editor assistant |
| Howard Shore | ... | conductor |
| David Van Tieghem | ... | musician: percussion |
| Brian Eddolls | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| John Moses | ... | musician: clarinetist (uncredited) |
| Chris Tergesen | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mary A. Kelly | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Ed Battista | ... | driver (as Edward Battista) |
| Jack Brady | ... | driver |
| Ronald Curry | ... | driver |
| Ronald Gildea | ... | driver |
| Patrick Hogan | ... | driver |
| Edward F. Leahy | ... | driver (as Edward Leahy) |
| Vincent Rios | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Judy Arthur | ... | publicist |
| Tamara Bally | ... | production auditor (as Tamara Bally Boniece) |
| Vincent Barty | ... | stand-in: Mr. Begley |
| Vicki Dee Rock | ... | assistant auditor |
| Mary Dore | ... | video research |
| Fleet Emerson | ... | assistant: Ms. Fay |
| Eric Fisher | ... | production assistant |
| Marilyn Fried | ... | dialogue coach |
| Jim Frohna | ... | production assistant |
| Maureen Garvey | ... | production assistant |
| Dean Garvin | ... | production assistant |
| Amanda Goess | ... | production assistant |
| Gillien Goll | ... | stand-in: Mr. Barr (as Jillian Goll) |
| Hannah Green | ... | production assistant |
| Joy Green | ... | animal provider: wolves |
| Bill Gurian | ... | studio teacher |
| Cheryl Harris | ... | animal provider: wolves |
| Jude Aubrey Hindle | ... | craft service (as Aubrey Hindle) |
| Sam Hoffman | ... | production assistant |
| Ron Honsa | ... | video production technical director: Pensa Communications Inc. |
| Thomas A. Imperato | ... | financial consultant |
| Edward A. Ioffreda | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Julie Janney | ... | stand-in: Ms. Streep |
| Mike Kananack | ... | production assistant |
| John Kerr | ... | production assistant |
| Terry Kuebler | ... | animal supplier: wolves - Jungle Exotics |
| John Leonidas | ... | teamster captain |
| Brian Mannain | ... | studio manager (as Brian R. Mannain) |
| Tammy Maples | ... | animal trainer: wolves |
| Steve McAuliff | ... | animal trainer |
| Blair Bellis Mohr | ... | production coordinator (as Blair Bellis) |
| Paul Mowry | ... | assistant: Ms. Seidelman |
| John Penotti | ... | production assistant (as John M. Penotti) |
| Dennis Radesky | ... | teamster co-captain |
| Jay Ringelstein | ... | production assistant |
| Carley Roney | ... | production assistant |
| Cheryl Shawver | ... | animal provider: wolves |
| Mark Steiner | ... | craft service |
| Jules Sylvester | ... | animal provider: wolves |
| Elizabeth Toth | ... | animal trainer: wolves - Cougar Hill Ranch |
| Kari Toth | ... | animal trainer: wolves - Cougar Hill Ranch |
| Nicholas Toth | ... | animal trainer: wolves - Cougar Hill Ranch |
| Bill Vergis | ... | animal supplier: wolves - Jungle Exotics |
| Susan Vitucci | ... | computer graphic artist |
| Helena Walsh | ... | animal trainer: wolves - Cougar Hill Ranch |
| Howard Weiner | ... | 24 frame video/computer engineer |
| Hubert Wells | ... | animal provider: wolves |
| Tim Williams | ... | production assistant |
| Ronald C. Briggs Jr. | ... | dailies coordinator (uncredited) |
| Russell Calabrese | ... | title designer: opening titles (uncredited) |
| Kyle Cooper | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
| Gerry Ferrara | ... | projectionist (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jackie Collins | ... | special thanks |
| Don Hines | ... | special thanks |
| John Hines | ... | special thanks |
| Dean E. Maitland | ... | in loving memory (as Dean Maitland) |
| Arnulf Rainer | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Orion Pictures (presents)
- A Seidelman/Brett Production
Distributors
- Orion Pictures (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Orion Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Cannon Nova Film (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1990) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1990) (Japan) (theatrical)
- FilmNet (1990) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1990) (Australia) (VHS)
- Orion Pictures International (1991) (India) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Justbridge Entertainment (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Animal Actors (animals)
- BMG Recording Studios, New York (music recording)
- Cartier (jewelry)
- David Sharp's Totally Looped Group (vocal effects)
- De Luxe Film Lab (prints)
- Dreamlight Images Inc. (stock footage)
- DuArt Film and Video (color)
- General Camera Corporation (location services)
- Hastings Sound Editorial (sound editing services)
- JG Video Services (negative cutting)
- Pensa Communications Inc. (video production)
- R/Greenberg Associates (titles)
- Sound One Corporation (post production facilities)
- The Hit Factory (score mixing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | The story of the greatest evil ever known to man... His ex-wife. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Actress Meryl Streep was considered for the "She-Devil" character. But due to some conceptual similarity with Streep's then previous picture A Cry in the Dark (1988), Streep decided to portray romance novelist Mary Fisher instead. See more » |
| Goofs | The handwriting on the list that Ruth has made of Bob's assets changes several times throughout the movie. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in She-Devil/Driving Miss Daisy/War of the Roses/Glory/Enemies: A Love Story (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tied Up See more » |
| Crazy Credits | As the film ends, The End appears being used from 2 angels. See more » |
| Quotes |
Mary Fisher:
You're still the butler--so get to work! Garcia: I may be the butler, but I'm NOT the maid! See more » |