She-Devil (1989 film)
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She-Devil is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman and written by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns. It stars Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr (in her film debut) and Ed Begley Jr. A loose adaptation of the 1983 novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by British writer Fay Weldon, She-Devil tells the story of Ruth Patchett, a dumpy, overweight housewife, who exacts devilish revenge after her philandering husband leaves her and their children for glamorous, best-selling romance novelist Mary Fisher.
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Directed by | Susan Seidelman |
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Based on | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon |
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Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
Edited by | Craig McKay |
Music by | Howard Shore |
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Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $16 million[1] |
Box office | $15.4 million (US)[2] |
Produced by Orion Pictures, She-Devil was released on December 8, 1989, and grossed $15.5 million at the box office. Streep earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy the following year.