The War of the Roses

Cast View all

	Michael Douglas	Oliver Rose
	Kathleen Turner	Barbara Rose
	Danny DeVito	Gavin D'Amato
	Marianne Sagebrecht	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
	Philip Perlman	Bidder at Auction
	Susan Isaacs	Auctioneer's Assistant
	Trenton Teigen	Josh at 10
	Bethany McKinney	Carolyn at 10
	Shirley Mitchell	Mrs. Dewitt
	Ellen Crawford	Nurse #1
	Michael Adler	Dr. Hillerman
	Lisa Howard	Nurse #2
	Jeff Thomas	Orderly
	Jacqueline Cassell	Gavin's Secretary

Crew View all

Director	Danny DeVito
Writer	Warren Adler, Michael Leeson
Producer	James L. Brooks, Doug Claybourne, Michael Leeson, Arnon Milchan, J. Marina Muhlfriedel, Polly Platt
Musician	David Newman
Photography	Stephen H. Burum

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Notes

Story Synopsis:
The War Of The Roses tells the story of a once happy marriage that disintegrates into an escalating war as Barbara Rose (Kathleen Turner) decides to divorce Oliver (Michael Douglas) who doesn’t want a divorce. The proceedings turn into something genuinely frightening and genuinely funny. This is Danny DeVito’s second feature motion picture effort (after Throw Momma From The Train) and was shot almost entirely on studio sound stages except for a rain scene shot in Seattle.


LaserDisc Picture:
The picture quality suffers on this transfer from a slight haze throughout and a reddish-orange cast which makes the fleshtones unnatural. While the theatrical projection was 1.85:1 this transfer has been matted at 1.66:1.


LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is generally good with excellent dialogue intelligibility although with a distinctive mono presence. The surrounds are subtle which restricts the sense of dimensionality.

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