Intolerable Cruelty
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joel Coen
Geoffrey Rush
George Ives
Catherine Zeta-jones
Douglas Fisher
Patrick Thomas O'brien
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything--and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the "Massey pre-nup") named after him, he's reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, boredom has set in and he's looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. But thanks to Miles' considerable skills, she ends up with nothing. Not to be outdone, Marylin schemes to get even and as part of her plan, quickly marries oil tycoon Howard Doyle. Miles and his unflappable associate, Wrigley, unwittingly dig themselves in deeper and deeper as they go head-to-head with Marylin. Underhanded tactics, deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marylin and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes.
Director
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Joel Coen
Cast
Geoffrey Rush
George Ives
Catherine Zeta-jones
Douglas Fisher
Patrick Thomas O'brien
Irwin Keyes
Emma Harrison
Julie Osburn
Kate Luyben
Mary Gillis
Dale E Turner
Booth Colman
John Bliss
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George Clooney
Paul Adelstein
Blake Clark
Kristin Dattilo
Bridget Marquardt
Judith Drake
Jack Kyle
Jonathan Hadary
Wendle Josepher
Isabell Monk
Colin Linden
Billy Bob Thornton
Stacey Travis
Julia Duffy
Tamie Sheffield
Mary Pat Gleason
Mia Cottet
Tom Aldredge
Sean Fenton
Ken Sagoes
Camille Anderson
Kitana Baker
Allan Trautman
Richard Jenkins
Royce D Applegate
Mark Weissenfluh
Nicholas Shaffer
Cedric The Entertainer
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Edward Herrmann
Kiersten Warren
Rosey Brown
Gary Marshall
Crew
Trish Almeida
J. Todd Anderson
J. Todd Anderson
Karyn Anonia
David Anthony
Paige Augustine
Rod Bacote
Randall Balsmeyer
Evan Barker
Barbara Benedek
Barbara Benedek
Cliff Bergman
Erik Bernstein
Jean Black
Josh Blakeslee
Jack Blanchard
Patti Brand
Big Bill Bronsey
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell
Emily Calderone
John Cameron
John Cameron
Carrie Cantore
Julie Carideo
John Chaldu
Ben Cheah
Ellen Chenoweth
Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Joel Coen
Amy Minda Cohen
Judy Cook
J. John Corbett
Shellaine Corwel
Marko Costanzo
Jennifer Cote
Sean Daniel
Jim M Davis
Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins
Will Dearborn
Jenny Dearmitt
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
David Diamond
David Diliberto
David Diliberto
Tracy Dixon
Kelly Doran
Clint Dougherty
Charles Dumont
Jenny Eagan
Diana Edgmon
Kate E Emmert
Jann Engel
Kevin Fahey
Tony Fanning
Catherine Farrell
Michael Farrow
Tony Finno
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Mark Flip
Daniel Fort
Sean Garnhart
Sean Garnhart
Annie Garrity
Bill Georgioli
Karen Ruth Getchell
Charley H Gilleran
Ariel Gold
Lewis Goldstein
Melinda Sue Gordon
Robert Graf
Brian Grazer
Joseph F Griffith
Nancy Haigh
Jason Cooper Hall
Bruce Hamme
Andy Harris
Joe Heffernan
Judy Heinzen
Grant Heslov
Alix Hester
Jery Hewitt
Billy Hill
Elizabeth Himelstein
Liz Himmelstein
Ryan Hintz
Jake Hogan
Jake Hogan
Lisa Hoyle
Stephani Hunter
Karyn L. Huston
Jim Jacks
Kenton Jakub
Mark James
Nancy James
Sondra James
Roderick Jaynes
Roderick Jaynes
Roderick Jaynes
Heather Jennings
Randy Johnson
Thomas R Johnston
Scott Jones
Tom Jones
Emmet Kane
Danl Kasow
Todd Kasow
Kathy Kelehan
Adam Kirby
Sonny Kompanek
Gene Kozicki
Ritchie Kremer
Cheryl Kurk
Peter Kurland
George Lara
David R Lawson
Skip Lievsay
Skip Lievsay
Mitch Lillian
Leslie Linville
Cookie Lopez
Betsy Magruder
Rusty Mahmood
Melissa Manchester
Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione
Adriana Marinescu
John H. Maxwell
Daniel May
Daniel May
Angel Mcconnell
Lee Alan Mcconnell
Leslie Mcdonald
Michael A Mcfadden
Jonathan Mcgarry
Robin E Mcmullan
Katie Mcquerrey
Michael Meaker
Joe Mendelson
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Cate Montana
Christopher Napolitano
Nicholas David Nesbitt
Peggy Nichols
Benjamin Nitze
Greg Orloff
Bill Orrico
Sandra Park
Dean Parker
David A Parks
Jeff Passanante
Betsy Paterson
Monica Perez
Nashon Petrushkin
Taylor Phillips
Mandy Philpott
Sara Philpott
Edith Piaf
Keith Potter
Elvis Presley
Rick Rader
Robert Ramsey
Robert Ramsey
Miguel Raya
Ferguson Reid M.d.
Krista Reymann
Paul Ripple
John Romano
Stephen Ross
Lori Rowbotham
Timothy P Ryan
Carole Bayer Sager
Waldo Sanchez
Amy Schmiederer
Steven J Scott
Brian Seccombe
Craig Seitz
Amit Sethi
Ned Shapiro
Ian Silverstein
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Andrew Slyder
Mark A. Sparks
Todd C Spears
Angela Stauffer
Neil Stelzner
Matthew Stone
Matthew Stone
Don Tardino
Karen Teneyck
Rachel Tenner
Jon Maichel Thomas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2003
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 6, 2003.
Jonathan Demme was previously attached to direct.
Project was previously in development at Lobell/Bergman.
Kodak
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2003
Released in United States on Video February 10, 2004
Released in United States 2003 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 6, 2003.)
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2003
Released in United States on Video February 10, 2004