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About
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.
Theatrical
Dec 8, 1989
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 18, 2012
Box Office
$160.2M
Budget
$26.0M
Return
6.2x
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox, Gracie Films
Cast
Full credits →M
Michael Douglas
Oliver Rose
K
Kathleen Turner
Barbara Rose
D
Danny DeVito
Gavin D'Amato
M
Marianne Sägebrecht
Susan
S
Sean Astin
Josh at 17
H
Heather Fairfield
Carolyn at 17
G
G.D. Spradlin
Harry Thurmont
P
Peter Donat
Jason Larrabee
D
Dan Castellaneta
Man in Chair
G
Gloria Cromwell
Mrs. Marshall
H
Harlan Arnold
Mr. Dell
M
Mary Fogarty
Mrs. Dell
P
Patricia Allison
Maureen
P
Peter Brocco
Elderly Mourner
P
Philip Perlman
Bidder at Auction
S
Susan Isaacs
Auctioneer's Assistant
T
Trenton Teigen
Josh at 10
S
Shirley Mitchell
Mrs. Dewitt
E
Ellen Crawford
Nurse
M
Michael Adler
Dr. Hillerman
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