The War of the Roses


1h 57m 1989

Brief Synopsis

A dark comedy about a couple whose marriage has fallen apart, but neither is willing to move out of the home they share.

Film Details

Also Known As
Den vilda jakten på lyckan, Der Rosenkrieg, Guerre des Roses, La Guerre des Roses, Rosenkrieg, War of the Roses, guerre des Rose
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Randy Mcdonald
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Coupeville, Washington, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

A dark comedy about a couple whose marriage has fallen apart, but neither is willing to move out of the home they share.

Crew

Stephen A Abrums

Makeup Supervisor

Nicky Addeo

Song

Nicky Addeo

Song Performer

Warren Adler

Source Material (From Novel)

Bob Apger

Assistant Camera Operator

James M Arnett

Stunts

Norman Ash

Other

Elaine Bass

Titles

Saul Bass

Titles

Lisa Beach

Casting Associate

Matt Bearson

Assistant Director

Ken Bellanca

Transportation Co-Captain

Christopher E Bennett

Sound Editor

Bill W Benton

Sound

Vicky Berglund

Location Manager

Jed Blaugrund

Other

Alan Blauvelt

Assistant Camera Operator

Dustin Blauvelt

Camera Operator

Kathryn Blondell

Hair

Tim Boyle

Music

Janet Brady

Stunts

John W Brilhante

Sound

Diane Brooks

Production Associate

James L. Brooks

Producer

Clayton Brown

Assistant

Neil Buckhantz

Video Assist/Playback

Roger Burford

Props

Thomas Burman

Stand-In

Reid Burns

Color Timer

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutting

Stephen H Burum

Dp/Cinematographer

Stephen H Burum

Director Of Photography

Paul Calabria

Animal Trainer

Ruth Cameron

Dialogue Coach

Suzanne Caplan

Other

Lyle Carolus

Special Effects

Carol Carr

Assistant

Doug Claybourne

Executive Producer

Clayton Collins

Editor

Douglas Cook

Best Boy

Dan Coufal

Boom Operator

Mary Courtney

Production Coordinator

James B Crawford

Other

Robert Dalva

Director Of Photography

Robert Dalva

Dp/Cinematographer

Tracy Keehn Dashnaw

Stunts

Valerie Davidson

Sound Editor

Wendy Davies

Stand-In

David Davis

Assistant

Glenn R Davis

Dolly Grip

Oscar Delgadillo

Swing Gang

Peter Depalma

Assistant

Karen Dew

Animal Trainer

Stacy Doran

Swing Gang

Bari Dreiband-burman

Stand-In

Richard Drown

Stunts

Francois Duhamel

Photography

John Duvall

Foley Editor

Brad Edmiston

Camera Operator

Jeffrey M Ellis

Assistant Director

Chuck Eskridge

Other

Charlie Eulo

Production Assistant

Mark Fabus

Set Designer

Richard Favazzo

Other

John Frazier

Special Effects Supervisor

Leigh French

Adr

John Ganem

Assistant Editor

Wilma Garscadden-gahret

Script Supervisor

Gary Gegan

Foley Mixer

Rocky Allen Gehr

Special Effects

Lynda Gilman

Assistant Director

Domenic Giorgio

Grip

James Godber

Other

William Goldman

Assistant

Laura Graham

Sound Editor

Perry Gray

Set Designer

Douglas Greenfield

Consultant

Gloria Gresham

Costume Designer

Oda Groeschel

Costumes

Nikki Allyn Grosso

Assistant

Kim Guthrie

Camera Operator

Jane Hamsher

Production Assistant

Donald R Hansard

Other

Donald Hansard

Other

Robert C Hansard

Other

Kirk D. Hansen

Other

Paul David Harris

Other

Clyde Hart

Key Grip

Kenny Heil

Swing Gang

David Hennings

Other

Donald Henry

Production Auditor

Richard L Hill

Special Effects

Steven C Hodge

Other

Hilda Hodges

Foley

Marcia Holley

Stunts

Mentor Huebner

Color

Jack Hulen

Other

Matthew Iadarola

Sound

Peter Jackson

Production Assistant

Lawrence Jordan

Associate Editor

Alfred Kalous

Other

Kerie Kimbrell

Sound Editor

David Klein

Production Assistant

Lynzee Klingman

Editor

Michael J Kohut

Sound

Elliot L. Koretz

Dialogue Editor

Robinson Kurth

Accounting Assistant

Sherman Labby

Art Department

Jim Langlois

Apprentice

Cindy Lasher

Other

Robert Latham Brown

Unit Production Manager

Bob Laux

Production

Michael Laws

Best Boy

Michael J Leeson

Screenplay

Michael J Leeson

Coproducer

Jane Legate

Other

Lana Repp Lewis

Assistant

Bob Lindsay

Props

Tom Lofaro

Assistant Director

Patty Macdonald

Assistant

Michael Magill

Dialogue Editor

William Barclay Malcolm

Assistant

Mark Mansbridge

Art Director

Joe Marquette

Camera Operator

Taman Mccall

Location Manager

Anne Mcculley

Set Decorator

Randy Mcdonald

Cable Operator

Janis Mekaelian

Costumes

Chuck Michael

Foley Editor

Arnon Milchan

Producer

Harvey Miller

Assistant

Carol Miyaoka

Production Assistant

J Marina Muhlfriedel

Associate Producer

David Newman

Music

Craig Nycz

Other

Jeffrey A. Okun

Effects Coordinator

Chris Thomas Palomino

Stunts

Bernadette Parker

Hair

Linda Parker

Assistant

Matthew Peerce

Apprentice

Francis Pennington

Special Effects

Trisha Peters

Stunts

Toby F Phillips

Other

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Polly Platt

Executive Producer

Sam Pottle

Song

Kelly J Quinn

Assistant Editor

Buck Ram

Song

Ande Rand

Song

Ida Random

Production Designer

Errol Reichow

Location Assistant

Mark Reilly

Stand-In

Christine Rogers

Assistant

Robert Rooy

Assistant Director

Sarah Rothenberg

Dialogue Editor

David Rubin

Casting Director

Michael Runyard

Stunt Coordinator

Paul Ryan

Special Effects

Gina Rylander

Makeup

Paul Rylander

Property Master Assistant

David Salter

Other

Stephanie Sandston

Other

G Tony Scarano

Costumes

Jeanine Schaack

Sound Editor

Paul F Schlicting

Assistant Director

Fred Scialla

Stand-In

Michael Seefus

Production

Hal Selig

Special Effects

Dan Sharp

Sound

Leslie Shatz

Sound

Leslie Shatz

Sound Editor

Rachel Shaw

Sound Editor

Nicole Shugrue

Assistant Editor

Terry Shugrue

Props

Maria Lee Silver

Assistant Editor

Jill Simpson

Assistant

Seana Skidmore

Animal Trainer

Alex Skvorzov

Gaffer

Mary Ann Skweres

Sound Editor

Nicholas C Smith

Editing

Alicia M Stevenson

Foley

David E Stone

Editor

Paul Sullivan

Assistant

Mark Suveg

Craft Service

James C. Taylor

Transportation Coordinator

The Plainsmen

Best Boy

The Platters

Song

Sammy Thurman

Stunts

Frank Tobin

Best Boy

Renee Tondelli

Sound Editor

Stan Tropp

Set Designer

Jamey Turner

Theme Music Performer

Tom Villano

Music Editor

Jennifer Ware

Sound Editor

Ed Weinberger

Assistant

Steve Westlund

Property Master

Jeffrey S Wexler

Sound Mixer

Marian Wilde

Foley

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Skip Wilson

Transportation Captain

Film Details

Also Known As
Den vilda jakten på lyckan, Der Rosenkrieg, Guerre des Roses, La Guerre des Roses, Rosenkrieg, War of the Roses, guerre des Rose
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Randy Mcdonald
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Coupeville, Washington, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 1990

Released in United States on Video June 28, 1990

Released in United States Winter December 8, 1989

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.

Began shooting March 21, 1989.

Completed shooting June 1989.

Released in United States February 1990 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.)

Released in United States on Video June 28, 1990

Released in United States Winter December 8, 1989