The War of the Roses
Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.
6.9(1,268) 1989-12-08 116 minComedyDrama
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.
ProducerJames L. Brooks
ProducerArnon Milchan
DirectorDanny DeVito
Original Music ComposerDavid Newman
ScreenplayMichael J. Leeson
Cast & characters
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
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Gloria Cromwell
as Mrs. Marshall
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Harlan Arnold
as Mr. Dell
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Mary Fogarty
as Mrs. Dell
Rika Hofmann
as Elke
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Patricia Allison
as Maureen
Peter Brocco
as Elderly Mourner
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Philip Perlman
as Bidder at Auction
Susan Isaacs
as Auctioneer's Assistant
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Trenton Teigen
as Josh at 10
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Bethany McKinney
as Carolyn at 10
Shirley Mitchell
as Mrs. Dewitt
Ellen Crawford
as Nurse #1
Michael Adler
as Dr. Hillerman
Lisa Howard
as Nurse #2
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Jeff Thomas
as Orderly
