The War of the Roses (1989)

I Want a Divorce

Barbara (Kathleen Turner) realizes that she doesn’t want to be married to Oliver (Michael Douglas) anymore and she punches him for emphasis.

Directed by Danny DeVito.

© Fox 2012

Released in 1989 by Fox.

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  • character-type: Wife
  • character-type: Husband
  • action: Argue
  • action: Punch
  • editors-choice: Jerks
  • editors-choice: Break-Ups
  • editors-choice: K.O's
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Dark Humor & Black Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • mood: Angry
  • mood: Dark
  • primary-occasion: Other
  • secondary-occasion: Midlife Crisis
  • secondary-occasion: Divorce
  • setting: Bedroom
  • theme: Moving On
  • theme: Aggression
  • theme: Alienation
  • actor: Michael Douglas
  • actor: Kathleen Turner
  • director: Danny DeVito
  • producer: Michael Leeson
  • producer: J. Marina Muhlfriedel
  • producer: James L. Brooks
  • producer: Doug Claybourne
  • producer: Arnon Milchan
  • producer: Polly Platt
  • cinematographer: Stephen H. Burum
  • composer: David Newman
  • editor: Lynzee Klingman
  • costume-designer: Gloria Gresham
  • production-designer: Ida Random
  • role-name: Barbara Rose
  • role-name: Oliver Rose
  • screenwriter: Warren Adler
  • screenwriter: Michael Leeson
  • year: 1989
  • studio: Fox

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