Continuity mistake: In the shot where the Roses are hanging in the chandelier, Kathleen Turner goes from being barefoot to having some type of shoe on and then back to barefoot.
The War of the Roses (1989)
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Starring: Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Marianne Sagebrecht
Continuity mistake: In one shot, the small Asian figurine that Oliver tricks Barbara with is tied and knotted with string, but in the next quick shot, the string is gone.
Revealing mistake: In the shot where Barbara is cartwheeling down the stairs after Oliver wrestles the ornament from her in the previous shot, the stairs have become totally flat like a ramp.
Trivia: In this film, to get back at Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas saws off all the heels of his wife's shoes; in the film "Romancing the Stone", which was filmed earlier, Michael Douglas, using a machete, chops the heels off Kathleen Turner's shoes for practical purposes.
Gavin: There are two dilemmas... that rattle the human skull. How do you hold onto someone who won't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?
Oliver Rose: I think you owe me a solid reason. I worked my ass off for you and the kids to have a nice life and you owe me a reason that makes sense. I want to hear it.
Barbara Rose: Because. When I watch you eat. When I see you asleep. When I look at you lately, I just want to smash your face in.
Gavin: Oliver, my father used to say that a man can never outdo a woman when it comes to love and revenge.
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