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The War of the Roses Critics Consensus. The War of the Roses is a black comedy made even funnier by hanging onto its caustic convictions - and further distinguished by Danny DeVito's stylish. Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring the War of the Roses, a video that is certainly not early this.
Running time116 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$26 millionBox office$160.2 millionThe War of the Roses is a 1989 American based upon the. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.The film co-stars,. The three actors had previously worked together in and its sequel.
DeVito directed the film, which also had producer and actor working on a project outside of. The opening title sequence was created by and.In both the novel and the film, the married couple's family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to who were contending for the throne during the. as Oliver Rose.
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Gordon. as Mrs. DewittRelease The premiere of The War of the Roses took place in Los Angeles on December 4 and in New York at the on December 6, 1989. It was released in the United States on December 8, 1989,. Home media The War of the Roses was released in the U.S. On Special Edition on December 18, 2001.
Released by, the film is presented in its original 1.85:1 widescreen format; and features with, computer sketches, still galleries, 4, and 6 TV advertisements. A Filmmakers ‘Signature Series’ released on September 18, 2012 ports over old bonus features and adds new interviews in HD about revisiting the film and its. A Blu-ray was released by Fox in the United Kingdom in January 2013 with the same extra features. Reception Box office Upon its release, The War of the Roses grossed $87 million in the United States and Canada, and $73 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $160 million.During the film's weekend debut it grossed $9.5 million across 1,259 theaters, finishing the week ending December 10. The film grossed $6.9 million in its second weekend, representing a drop of just 26.5% and finishing second, and then made $5.5 million on the third. On its fourth weekend the film climbed up to first place again grossing $10,490,781 across 1,526theaters on New Years long weekend. In its fifth weekend the film made $7 million, bringing its running domestic total to $53.4 million.
In its twelfth weekend, its domestic total earnings reached $80.5 million. It was the thirteenth film of 1989. Critical response. This section needs expansion. You can help. ( April 2019)The film maintains an 85% rating on based on 39 reviews, with an of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: ' The War of the Roses is a black comedy made even funnier by hanging onto its caustic convictions - and further distinguished by Danny DeVito's stylish direction.'
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's Roger Ebert gave it three out of four stars, writing ' The War of the Roses is a black, angry, bitter, unrelenting comedy, a war between the sexes that makes James Thurber's work on the same subject look almost resigned by comparison. And yet the Roses fell so naturally and easily into love, in those first sunny days so long ago.' He concluded 'This is an odd, strange movie and the only one I can remember in which the moral is, 'Rather than see a divorce lawyer, be generous - generous to the point of night sweats.'
Gave the film a score of 79 based on 17 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'. Awards and nominations AwardCategorySubjectResultNominatedBest DirectorNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedCultural impact In, since the film's release, the word Rosenkrieg (meaning 'Roses war', or less literally, 'War of the Roses') has come to denote such a bitter fight for material possessions, as depicted in the film (and often also for of the children) with most speakers completely unaware of the word's origins.References. January 4, 1990. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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DVD United States Special Edition 20th Century Fox 1989 116 min Rated R Dec 18, 2001. United States Filmmakers Signature Series 20th Century Fox 1989 116 min Rated R September 18, 2012. United Kingdom 20th Century Fox 1989 116 min Rated BBFC: 15 January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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David Warner and Dame Peggy Ashcroft are mesmerising as, respectively, King Henry VI, and his wife Margaret of Anjou, the She-Wolf of France in Peter Hall's legendary production of Shakespeare's cycle of plays about The Wars of the Roses. Warner gives a performance that is indescribably sad as the saintly, depressed and mad king, (Shakespeare puts pearls of poetry into the mouth of a man who was effectively an imbecile) and equally, if not more memorable, is Ashcroft's depiction of the way Margaret descends from a figure of courage and steadfastness, into a monster of vengeance and terrifying cruelty. The brilliant decision of Ashcroft to give her Margaret a stutter adds tremendous poignancy to the character. I haven't seen this monumental production of the complete Wars of the Roses cycle for many years. It still haunts my memory, and I would give anything to see it again.
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