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She-Devil

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She-Devil
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PG13,1hr 40min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1989
Director:
Susan Seidelman
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Begley, Jr.  ...more
Synopsis: Susan Seidelman directed this loose adaptation of Fay Weldon's novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil concerning the extreme revenge exacted by a dumpy housewife on her philandering husband. Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep) is a best-selling romance novelist of the manner of Danielle Steel or Jackie Collins. One night at a glamorous dinner party, Ruth (Roseanne Barr), the frumpy housewife of Bob (Ed Begley Jr.), accidentally spills wine over Mary's pink evening gown. Bob rushes to Mary's assistance, they ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Director Susan Seidelman specializes in creating comedies that are not especially comic. Sometimes, as in Desperately Seeking Susan, there are enough other virtues to compensate for this lack of humor, but She-Devil falls somewhat short of the mark. The basic revenge premise has potential; indeed, in one form or another it has been used in dozens of other successful movies. But Seidelman and screenwriters ... Full Review
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Meryl Streep
Mary Fisher
Roseanne
Ruth Patchett
Ed Begley, Jr.
Bob Pachett
Linda Hunt
Hooper
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