She-Devil (1989 film)

She-Devil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Susan Seidelman
Screenplay by	Barry Strugatz Mark R. Burns
Based on	The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon
Produced by	Jonathan Brett Susan Seidelman
Starring	Roseanne Barr Meryl Streep Ed Begley Jr. Sylvia Miles Linda Hunt
Cinematography	Oliver Stapleton
Edited by	Craig McKay
Music by	Howard Shore
Production company	Orion Pictures
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16 million[1]
Box office	$15.4 million (US)[2]

She-Devil is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman and written by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns. It stars Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr (in her film debut) and Ed Begley Jr. A loose adaptation of the 1983 novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by British writer Fay Weldon, She-Devil tells the story of Ruth Patchett, a dumpy, overweight housewife, who exacts devilish revenge after her philandering husband leaves her and their children for glamorous, best-selling romance novelist Mary Fisher.

Produced by Orion Pictures, She-Devil was released on December 8, 1989, and grossed $15.5 million at the box office. Streep earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy the following year.