Frumpy, overweight wife and mother Ruth Patchett desperately attempts to please her accountant husband Bob, who is trying to boost his business. After Bob meets narcissistic romance novelist Mary Fisher at a party, they begin an affair. Ruth, aware of the affair, confronts Bob while his parents are visiting, and Bob leaves her. Angry, Ruth vows revenge on him and Mary.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Comedy |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Susan Seidelman, G. Mac Brown, Jonathan Brett |
Directed By: | Susan Seidelman |
Written By: | Mark R. Burns, Fay Weldon, Barry Strugatz |
Cast: | Rosanna Carter, Deborah Rush, David McCarthy, Joe Pentangelo, Jack Gilpin, Mary Louise Wilson, Roseanne Barr, Doris Belack, Martin Snaric, Larry Marshall, A Martinez, Maria Pitillo, Nitchie Barrett, Elisebeth Peters, Linda Hunt, Clifton James, Jill Tompkins, Robin Leach, George W.S. Trow, Anna Marie Winds, Sylvia Miles, Bryan Larkin, June Gable, Lori Tan Chinn, Susan Willis, Sally Sockwell, Meryl Streep, Ed Begley Jr., Cynthia Adler, R. Patrick Sullivan, Jeanine Joyce, Sally Jessy Raphael |
In Theaters: | Dec 08, 1989 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 39 minutes |
Production: | Orion Pictures, A Seidelman/Brett Production |
Box Office: | $15,351,421 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |