The War of the Roses (1989)

  • R
  • 12/04/1989 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 56m

Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.

Overview

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.

Warren Adler

Novel

Danny DeVito

Director

Michael J. Leeson

Screenplay

Cast

Michael Douglas's headshot

Michael Douglas

Oliver Rose
Kathleen Turner's headshot

Kathleen Turner

Barbara Rose
Danny DeVito's headshot

Danny DeVito

Gavin D'Amato
Marianne Sägebrecht's headshot

Marianne Sägebrecht

Susan
Sean Astin's headshot

Sean Astin

Josh at 17
Heather Fairfield's headshot

Heather Fairfield

Carolyn at 17
G. D. Spradlin's headshot

G. D. Spradlin

Harry Thurmont
Peter Donat's headshot

Peter Donat

Jason Larrabee

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