The War of the Roses
1989 · 116 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 59,020 VOTES · DIR. Danny DeVito
Overview
The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,091 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:22 Do you have some valid reasons for wanting a divorce?
00:07:17 - l love the rain. - God, l love it, too.
00:11:57 Kids who get it all the time, it's no big deal - they turn out normal.
00:15:14 This man has a face juries can't help but believe.
00:18:17 A field of crystal. lt was so... so pretty.
00:21:49 Oh! Oh, l'm very sorry.
00:25:01 So l did. l'm gonna pick it up tomorrow.
00:28:22 although l suppose some people find my life disgusting. Disgusting is too strong a word.
00:32:22 No, no, no. Course you're not bothering me.
00:36:10 The wife stabbed me in the stomach.
00:39:24 Thank you, Gavin.
00:43:43 l can't believe you didn't call us at school, Mother.
00:48:51 lndigestion.
00:52:40 By showing him my letter
00:56:04 Yeah. The law was put on the books for poor people:
01:00:52 - Time is passing. - l'd love to be done with this, too.
01:04:46 - These are my favourite kind of cars. - lt's a Morgan.
01:10:45 Barbara.
01:14:53 Josh. Don't leave like this.
01:18:12 As a professional and a friend, l'm telling you, one way or another
01:26:22 Look fora high today of92 degrees.
01:31:10 Nobody who makes pâté this good can be all bad.
01:38:46 Oh, no!
01:46:33 - Gavin! - Gavin!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,091
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:02:22
Final line01:46:33
Production Record
DirectorDanny DeVito
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26,000,000
Revenue$160,188,546
IMDb votes59,020