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8 December 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.Plot:
A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Romancing The Stone To Be Remade (From EmpireOnline. 4 December 2008, 12:37 AM, PST)
Emotional DeVito Collects Film Honor
(From WENN. 10 July 2007)
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Brilliant Black Comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Douglas | ... | Oliver Rose | |
| Kathleen Turner | ... | Barbara Rose | |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Gavin D'Amato | |
| Marianne Sägebrecht | ... | Susan | |
| Sean Astin | ... | Josh at 17 | |
| Heather Fairfield | ... | Carolyn at 17 | |
| G.D. Spradlin | ... | Harry Thurmont | |
| Peter Donat | ... | Jason Larrabee | |
| Dan Castellaneta | ... | Man in Chair | |
| Gloria Cromwell | ... | Mrs. Marshall | |
| Harlan Arnold | ... | Mr. Dell | |
| Mary Fogarty | ... | Mrs. Dell | |
| Rika Hofmann | ... | Elke | |
| Patricia Allison | ... | Maureen | |
| Peter Brocco | ... | Elderly Mourner |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #30033) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Benny (the dog) greets Oliver as he is coming out of the sauna, we hear Benny barking, however we see him licking Oliver. moreQuotes:
Gavin: Oliver, my father used to say that a man can never outdo a woman when it comes to love and revenge. moreSoundtrack:
Only You (And You Alone) moreFAQ
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I will not summarize this brilliant Danny DeVito Film except to say that it was a funny, savage, and often sinister look at one dissolving marriage and the insanity of two people holding on to the wrong things for the wrong reasons.
Douglas and Turner start out so perfectly. The audience can't help but fall for them as they themselves fall in love. Turner's selflessness and constant good intentions make her character's later bitterness understandable. Douglas' ambition towards the goal of outwardly perfect and upwardly mobile blind him to the growing chasms in his marriage. Yet you can't help but feel for him. He seems to love his wife, despite his inability to accept her for who she truly is.
This is truly a cautionary tale about both marriage and divorce.
I wish that Danny DeVito would produce this kind of quality work on a yearly basis. The state of American cinema would be much better for it.