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The War of the Roses is a 1989 American motion picture based upon the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler. It is a dark comedy about an upper-middle class couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. He is a successful lawyer and his wife is building her own catering business. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.

In both the novel and the movie, the married couple's family name is Rose. At the same time, the title of the book/film alludes to the battles between the Houses of York and Lancaster at the end of the Middle Ages (see Wars of the Roses). In the German-speaking world, since the release of the movie the word Rosenkrieg (a literal translation of "War of the Roses") has come to denote such a bitter fight for material possessions (and maybe also for custody of the children) as depicted in the film, with most speakers completely unaware of the word's origins.

Primary cast:

Michael Douglas
: Oliver Rose
Kathleen Turner
: Barbara Rose
Danny DeVito
: Gavin D'Amato, attorney
Marianne Sägebrecht : Susan
Sean Astin
: Josh at 17
Heather Fairfield : Carolyn at 17
G.D. Spradlin : Harry Thurmont
Peter Donat
: Jason Larrabee

Award nominations

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay – (Michael Leeson)
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - (Kathleen Turner
)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - (Michael Douglas
)

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