A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
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- TriviaActress Meryl Streep was considered for the "She-Devil" character. But due to some conceptual similarity with Streep's then previous picture A Cry in the Dark (1988), Streep decided to portray romance novelist Mary Fisher instead.
- GoofsThe handwriting on the list that Ruth has made of Bob's assets changes several times throughout the movie.
- Quotes
Mary Fisher: You're still the butler--so get to work!
Garcia: I may be the butler, but I'm NOT the maid!
- Crazy creditsAs the film ends, The End appears being used from 2 angels.
- SoundtracksTied Up
Written by Dieter Meier and Boris Blank
Performed by Yello
Provided Courtesy of Mercury Records
Featured review
I liked this film. It's a dark comedy about revenge. Apparently it was a star vehicle for Roseanne, and I thought she performed well enough. Meryl Streep really sank her teeth into this role, probably a lot of fun for her, after so many tragic, accented heroines. True, the special(??!!) effects shot of Roseanne walking away from the exploding house was awful, but it was so bad that I wonder if it might have been intentional. If so, I can't understand why, though. One gaping plot hole. Ed Begley, Jr. As an average-looking guy (OK, below average-looking) I can tell you that Begley is not the sort of man that the Meryl Streeps/Mary Fishers of the world fall for on first meeting. Anyway the film is cute. Not great by any means, but worth a viewing.
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Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,351,421
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,509,647
- Dec 10, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $15,351,421
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