What is The War of the Roses (movie)?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox film | name = The War of the Roses | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Danny DeVito]] | producer = [[James L. Brooks]]<br />[[Arnon Milchan]] | screenplay = [[Michael J. Leeson]] | based_on = {{based on|''[[The War of the Roses (novel)|The War of the Roses]]'' |[[Warren Adler]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Michael Douglas]] * [[Kathleen Turner]] * Danny DeVito }} | music = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]] | cinematography = [[Stephen H. Burum]] | editing = Lynzee Klingman | studio = [[Gracie Films]] | distributor = [[20th Century Fox]] | released = {{Film date|1989|12|08}} | runtime = 116 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 116:26--> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $26&nbsp;million | gross = $160.2 million }} '''''The War of the Roses''''' is a 1989 American [[black comedy]] film based upon the 1981 novel of the same name by [[Warren Adler]]. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle. The film co-stars Michael Douglas, [[Kathleen Turner]] and [[Danny DeVito]]. DeVito directed the film, which also had producer [[James L. Brooks]] working on a project outside of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The opening title sequence was created by [[Saul Bass]] and [[Elaine Makatura Bass]]. In both the novel and the film, the married couple's family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to [[Wars of the Roses|the battles between the warring Houses of York and Lancaster]] who were contending for the English throne during the late Middle Ages. In Germany, the film was such a huge success that its German title ''Der Rosenkrieg'' became synonymous with high-conflict divorce and is now regularly used in the media. ==Cast== {{Cast listing| * [[Michael Douglas]] as