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She-Devil
Directed by
Susan Seidelman
Produced by Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett
Screenplay by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns Based on the novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon
Produced by Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett
Screenplay by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns Based on the novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon
With:
Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Hunt, Sylvia Miles, A Martinez, Deborah Rush, Robin Leach, and Sally Jessy Raphael
Cinematography:
Oliver Stapleton
Editing: Craig McKay
Music: Howard Shore
Editing: Craig McKay
Music: Howard Shore
Runtime:
99 min
Release Date: 08 December 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 08 December 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Seidelman’s tame adaptation of Weldon’s darkly satirical novel about an ugly woman's revenge on her husband and his beautiful lover. The casting coup of teaming Streep and Barr is also the film’s downfall since neither's performce style fits such a middle-of-the-road comedy.