She-Devil (1989)

Director
Susan Seidelman

Main cast
Meryl Streep; Ed Begley Jr.; Linda Hunt; Roseanne Barr; Sylvia Miles

Genres
Comedy

Description
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.


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