Big success in theaters in the 80s, The War of the Roses with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner is broadcast this Friday, November 8, 2024 on France 5. Is this hilarious hair fight based on a true story?
Remember (for those who can), the 80s. Ah, that decade when everything was possible, and during which the most extravagant looks flourished in the streets. A whole era, with certain specificities that those who lived through this period miss. THE eightiesthese are also the debuts of certain stars who are still at the top today, like Mylène Farmer. Symbol of the continued popularity of these years, a cult cartoon is making a comeback live on television. In the cinema too, certain films marked their era. As The War of the Rosesbroadcast this Friday, November 8, 2024 at 9:05 p.m. on France 5.
The explosive comedy The War of the Roses Is it inspired by a true story?
Released in theaters in December 1989 in the United States (and in March 1990 in France), The War of the Roses is the second production of… Danny DeVito. Because yes, the brilliant interpreter of The Penguin of Batman, the challenge (1992), a character who has experienced a second youth in recent weeks, is also a director in his not-so-lost time. For his second feature film, the actor and director called on a proven tandem: Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. The two actors formed an inseparable duo on screen in the 1980s, with Chasing the green diamond (1984), the filming of which was marked by drama, and The Diamond of the Nile (1985), two adventure comedies with colossal public success. In this new film, the second announces to the first that she wants a divorce. It's the start of a merciless war where no holds barred. This scathing satire of married life, a clever mix of dark humor and burlesque, is adapted from the eponymous novel written in 1981 by the American novelist Warren Adler. And it is (fortunately) fiction.
Danny DeVito, an immense talent in front of and behind the camera
Nominated three times for the Golden Globes in 1990, The War of the Roses brought in no less than $160 million in worldwide revenue, which cemented Danny DeVito as director. This will then notably carry out Hoffa (1992), which for its part will accumulate two Oscar nominations, or the comedy 1 duplex pour 3 (2003). In front of the camera, he recently starred in the family production The one and only Ivanoffered in 2020 on Disney+. A man who definitely has all the talents!
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