The War of the Roses

December. 08,1989      R
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Michael Douglas as  Oliver Rose
Kathleen Turner as  Barbara Rose
Danny DeVito as  Gavin D'Amato
Marianne Sägebrecht as  Susan
Sean Astin as  Josh at 17
Heather Fairfield as  Carolyn at 17
G. D. Spradlin as  Harry Thurmont
Peter Donat as  Jason Larrabee
Dan Castellaneta as  Man in Chair
Rika Hofmann as  Elke

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