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'''''The War of the Roses''''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] [[United States|American]] [[motion picture]] based upon the 1980 novel ''War of the Roses'' by [[Warren Adler]]. It is a [[dark comedy]] about an upper-middle class couple with a seemingly perfect [[marriage]]. He is a successful lawyer and his wife is building her own catering business. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter [[divorce]] battle.
'''''The War of the Roses''''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] [[United States|American]] [[motion picture]] based upon the 1981 novel [[The_War_of_The_Roses|''War of the Roses'']] by [[Warren_Adler|Warren Adler]]. It is a [[dark comedy]] about an upper-middle class couple with a seemingly perfect [[marriage]]. He is a successful lawyer and his wife is building her own catering business. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter [[divorce]] battle.


In both the novel and the movie, the married couple's family name is Rose. At the same time, the title of the book/film alludes to the battles between the [[House of York|Houses of York]] and [[House of Lancaster|Lancaster]] at the end of the [[Middle Ages]] (see [[Wars of the Roses]]). In the [[German language|German-speaking world]], since the release of the movie the word ''Rosenkrieg'' (a literal translation of "War of the Roses") has come to denote such a bitter fight for material possessions (and maybe also for [[custody]] of the children) as depicted in the film, with most speakers completely unaware of the word's origins.
In both the novel and the movie, the married couple's family name is Rose. At the same time, the title of the book/film alludes to the battles between the [[House of York|Houses of York]] and [[House of Lancaster|Lancaster]] at the end of the [[Middle Ages]] (see [[Wars of the Roses]]). In the [[German language|German-speaking world]], since the release of the movie the word ''Rosenkrieg'' (a literal translation of "War of the Roses") has come to denote such a bitter fight for material possessions (and maybe also for [[custody]] of the children) as depicted in the film, with most speakers completely unaware of the word's origins.

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The War of the Roses
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Directed byDanny DeVito
Thomas Lofaro (1st Ass't)
Written byWarren Adler (novel)
Michael Leeson (screenplay)
Produced byJames L. Brooks & Arnon Milchan
StarringMichael Douglas
Kathleen Turner
Danny DeVito
CinematographyStephen H. Burum
Edited byLynzee Klingman
Music byDavid Newman
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
December 8, 1989
Running time
116 min.
LanguageEnglish
For other uses, see The War of the Roses (film) (disambiguation).

The War of the Roses is a 1989 American motion picture based upon the 1981 novel War of the Roses by Warren Adler. It is a dark comedy about an upper-middle class couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. He is a successful lawyer and his wife is building her own catering business. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.

In both the novel and the movie, the married couple's family name is Rose. At the same time, the title of the book/film alludes to the battles between the Houses of York and Lancaster at the end of the Middle Ages (see Wars of the Roses). In the German-speaking world, since the release of the movie the word Rosenkrieg (a literal translation of "War of the Roses") has come to denote such a bitter fight for material possessions (and maybe also for custody of the children) as depicted in the film, with most speakers completely unaware of the word's origins.

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