She-Devil

"The story of the greatest evil ever known to man... His ex-wife."

1989 1h 39m EN

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6.0

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46%

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METACRITIC

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5.7

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★6.0TMDB · 443🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 19,653

Comedy

Synopsis

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A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

“The story of the greatest evil ever known to man... His ex-wife.”

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Cast

Meryl Streep
Mary Fisher
Roseanne Barr
Ruth
Ed Begley Jr.
Bob
Linda Hunt
Hooper
Sylvia Miles
Mrs. Fisher
Elisebeth Peters
Nicolette Patchett
Robin Leach
Robin Leach
Sally Jessy Raphael
Sally Jessy Raphael

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susan Seidelman
Writers: Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 77% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Susan Seidelman, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig McKay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of the greatest evil ever known to man... His ex-wife.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Susan Seidelman directs. Oliver Stapleton behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Craig McKay cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 77% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Susan Seidelman, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Craig McKay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley Jr. carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The story of the greatest evil ever known to man... His ex-wife.".
8IMDB entry: tt0098309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "career woman", "deceived wife", "revenge", "author".

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Original score: Howard Shore
Editing: Craig McKay
Production design: Santo Loquasto
Costume design: Albert Wolsky
Makeup / hair: Werner Sherer
Sound: Tom Fleischman
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $15,400,000
Return: 77% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: She-Devil (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes: 46% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 45/100
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 19,653 votes
MPAA: PG-13

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r96sk2023-11-21
★ 9/10
Big fan of this! Recommended. <em>'She-Devil'</em> offers up a pretty simple story but it's one that is portrayed in an amusing and interesting manner. Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley Jr. all give top performances, in a film that lasts a brisk 90 or so minutes. Streep and Barr are the particular standouts, I enjoyed them from the beginning to the end. Begley plays an asshole character very well, much different to my only previous experience if him as a nice guy in television's <em>'Better Call Saul'</em> some 27 years after this. Also neat to see newbie-at-the-time Lori Tan Chinn appear, albeit minutely - always like seeing actors pop up randomly in their early movie roles.

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