The Butcher's Wife (1991)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Terry Hughes

Writers (WGA):

Ezra Litwak (written by) &
Marjorie Schwartz (written by)

Release Date:

25 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's not about meat, it's about magic.

Plot:

A clairvoyant thinks she's met her husband to be because she's seen him in her dreams. They marry quickly...

Plot Keywords:

Psychic | Lighthouse | Clairvoyance | Lesbian | Lesbian Affair

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Demi Moore	...	Marina Lemke
Jeff Daniels	...	Dr. Alex Tremor
George Dzundza	...	Leo Lemke
Mary Steenburgen	...	Stella Keefover
Frances McDormand	...	Grace
Margaret Colin	...	Robyn Graves
Max Perlich	...	Eugene
Miriam Margolyes	...	Gina
Helen Hanft	...	Molly
Christopher Durang	...	Mr. Liddle
Luis Avalos	...	Luis
Charles Pierce	...	Beau
Elizabeth Lawrence	...	Grammy D'Arbo
Stephanie Laurence	...	Choir Student
Barry Neikrug	...	Bicyclist
Ed Kenney	...	Uncle Chauncy
Diane Salinger	...	Trendoid
Cameron Milzer	...	Customer
Thomas Mikal Ford	...	Transvestite
Scott Thompson Baker	...	Fire Eater (as Scott Baker)
Sam Menning	...	Doorman
Steve Love	...	Skater in the Park
Sara Noel Herring	...	Young Marina
Ken Fritz	...	Street Sweeper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Tidy

Directed by
Terry Hughes

Writing credits (WGA)
Ezra Litwak		(written by) &
Marjorie Schwartz		(written by)

Produced by
Lauren Lloyd	....	producer
Wallis Nicita	....	producer
Arne Schmidt	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Gore
Steven Jae Johnson

Cinematography by
Frank Tidy

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern

Casting by
Gail Levin

Production Design by
Charles Rosen

Art Direction by
Diane Yates

Set Decoration by
Donald J. Remacle

Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department
K.G. Ramsey	....	hair stylist
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair stylist
Robert Ryan	....	makeup artist
Rick Sharp	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Lim	....	unit production manager (as Steve Lim)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kenneth D. Collins	....	first assistant director
Carey Dietrich	....	second assistant director (as E. Carey Dietrich)
Rick Feder	....	second second assistant director
Richard Patrick	....	second assistant director: New York

Art Department
James R. Bayliss	....	set designer
Gary Clark	....	head paint foreperson
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	painter
Martha Johnston	....	set designer
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Peter Olexiewicz	....	construction foreman
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker foreman
Dianne Wager	....	set designer

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Pamela Bentkowski	....	foley editor
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Cecelia Hall	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kathy McCart	....	sound recordist
Gary Ritchie	....	sound recordist
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Douglas J. Schulman	....	boom operator
Beth Sterner	....	supervising sound editor
Marcy Stoeven	....	sound assistant (as Marcy Stoeven Gibbens)
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Tucker	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David P. Kelsey	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Mannix Bennett	....	matte artist
Mark Sawicki	....	matte photography
Robert Stromberg	....	matte artist

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Boyum	....	stunts
Shane Dixon	....	stunts
David Draves	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunts
John Hateley	....	stunts
R.A. Rondell	....	stunts
Steve Wolf	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Audie Aragon	....	dolly grip
Bobby Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bobby Brown	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ken Fisher	....	Steadicam assistant
Earl Gilbert	....	chief lighting technician
Brian C. Glover	....	first assistant camera
Elliott Marks	....	still photographer
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Robert C. Thomas	....	camera operator
Charles A. Vogeler	....	video assist operator
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Paul Garnica	....	background casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Mark Fincannon	....	casting: North Carolina (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rhona Meyers	....	set costumer
Eric H. Sandberg	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
David Bryden	....	color timer
Jeff Etcher	....	assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
George A. Martin	....	music editor
Shirley Walker	....	conductor
Shirley Walker	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Greg Stancil	....	driver
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Paul Bode	....	key production assistant
Kevin Richard Buxbaum	....	production accountant
Pamela Carter	....	location manager
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Bret Culpepper	....	stand-in
Vic Heutschy	....	unit publicist
Cress Horne	....	helicopter pilot
Jennifer Irvine	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Rosemary Lombard	....	production office coordinator: New York
Bonnie Prendergast	....	script supervisor
David M. Rodriguez	....	production accountant
Debbie Schwab	....	production coordinator
Pamela Thur	....	assistant location manager: New York
Susan Towner	....	production accountant
Michael Williams	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts

Other Companies

• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Saxon/Ross Film Design  titles

Runtime:

107 min | Germany:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bald Head Island, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Demi Moore took over the lead role after 'Meg Ryan' dropped out.

Goofs:

Continuity: Stella can be seen holding her bag after she puts it down on Alex's desk.

Quotes:

Stella Keefover: I think I really owe this one to that psychic.
Dr. Alex Tremor: I thought we dealt with that.
Stella Keefover: Don't worry, it's not like I'm cured or anything.
Dr. Alex Tremor: Good. Well, not good...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd (#17.2)" (1991)

Soundtrack:

T'AINT NOBODY'S BIZNESS IF I DO

I guess some people are just too overly sensitive and hateful to understand this movie at all

This is the best performance Demi Moore has ever given in my opinion. She shows that despite her long time film career she is not the cookie cutter actress most people seem to want her to be. The accent she uses for this character is wonderfully eccentric and brings a realness to her that really makes her shine in this role. I loved her in the long blonde hair and flowy summer dresses much more then her typical costumes designed to show off her body. She was perfect as an out of whack psychic who can divine others fortunes accurately but not her own. This is a typical problem with true psychics by the way. The emotions they feel and the needs they have make it near impossible to accurately see their own future, hint: this is why you never see a psychic win the lottery. Demi is sweet and totally alluring in this film and anyone who says otherwise just has a grudge against her.

This is a wonderfully whimsical romantic comedy with great acting on all parts. Mary Steenburgen plays a perfect shut in turned night club singer and sings beautifully in my opinion. Jeff Daniels is perfect as the semi neurotic psychiatrist whose life is being turned inside out by this lovely psychic. George Dzundza is a great comic butcher and shows that he really has the chops to be a great actor. I think the problem with this film is just that some people tend to take it to seriously and want too much from it. I have watched it over 30 times now and I love it more every single time I watch it. I wish Demi Moore would play more roles like this instead of crap like GI Jane and Charlie's Angels. As for the lesbianism add in, I don't agree with homosexuality but I'm not going to force my sensibilities on other people. There are people that are homosexual, there is no getting around it, and as long as there are there will be some of that life style written into films. If you can't deal with it then just change the channel. Don't complain that Hollywood is trying to convert everyone because it simply isn't true. There is no homosexual conspiracy. Deal with it.