Tag: The War of the Roses screenplay

The War of the Roses

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Year:1989
Director:Danny DeVito
Written by:Michael J. Leeson (Screenplay), Warren Adler (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
The War of the Roses Script Resources:

  • The War of the Roses Script PDF at Script Slug
  • The War of the Roses Script PDF - 2nd 5/27/1986 (early) at Script Fly ($)
  • The War of the Roses Script PDF - Undated (later) at Script Fly ($)
  • The War of the Roses Script PDF - 6/28/89 REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • The War of the Roses Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


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