She-Devil Page #6

Synopsis: Ruth is a wife and mother who tries to please her husband (Bob) but finds him pulling away and spending more time at the office than at home. When he begins an affair with a famous romance novelist (Mary) and leaves Ruth to raise their kids, she decides she's had enough of playing nice docile housewife. Ruth endeavors to show Bob and Mary the truth about themselves and each other, while creating a new successful life of her own.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Susan Seidelman
Production: 20th Century Fox
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
PG-13
Year:
1989
99 min
1,124 Views


Goody!

Say cheese!

Oh, Bobby!

It's so funny!

And sweet, you know?

This isn't just a fling for me,

you know?

What's that?

I love you Bobby, I do!

I really, truly, love you.

I told him I loved him,

and fired me!

He accused me of...

Of trying

to sleep my way to the top.

Aw, it sounds like he really

took advantage of you!

Yeah!

You know, it's like

you give men what they want...

And then they don't

want it anymore!

I can't believe

I trusted him!

Well, maybe you were

a little naive, but...

He certainly seemed like a nice guy,

an honest businessman...

Honest?

You got to be kidding me!

He cheats his own clients!

He does?

How?

Oh, he skims the interest

off their accounts...

And wires it

to a bank in Switzerland.

Ah, what a slime ball!

It's not fair.

Men get away

with murder, you know!

It seems like if you are a woman

there's just no justice in the world.

Well, I always found that...

Justice serves those who

serve themselves.

Poor Olivia!

She had learned something

about life and love.

But more importantly...

She had learned the secret access code

to Bob client's acconts...

People who trusted Bob...

Beyond the shadow of a doubt.

How much shall I transfer,

20,000 dollars?

More!

40,000?

More!

100,000?

Okay!

Let's take out...

200,000 dollars!

And transfer that to Robert

Patchett, Banque Suisse...

Zurich, Switzerland.

It's not exactly

like we were framing Bob...

We were just making his thievery

a little more obvious...

You know, sometimes you just

have to exaggerate things...

In order to make

people see the truth!

Dreadful, embarrassing...

Terrible, horriyfingly bad, bad, bad.

Even those words

don't adequately describe...

Mary Fisher's new novel.

This book simply chokes

the reader's brain...

Before he has

even finished chapter one.

Clearly this novel

is but a waist...

Of time, paper, ink

and shelf space.

This reviewer

wouldn't shed a tear...

To find his copy of

"Love In The Rinse Cycle"...

Lost in the garbage disposal.

I hate to say

"I told you so..."

But...

You just did, didn't you?

Hello!

Bills, bills, bills!

Oh, here's a little something

that should cheer you up!

Like a fan letter!

You know what I'm thinking?

I think we should go on a

little vacation, just you and me.

Have some fun,

go to the islands...

I don't know...

Have some Coco Loco

some Pias Coladas...

Just relax, recharge your batteries...

God, I 'd love that!

- What do you think, Mary?

- You bastard!

Mary!

Mary!

Mary... come back here!

Please!

You know you're the only woman

I've ever been faithful to?

Ute, where are you going?

I took this job because I only

had to cook and clean...

For one person

and one dog!

Then I get the

mother, the lover...

His kids, their dog!

Miss Fisher!

Up with this bullshit

I will not put!

I quit!

Oh no, no, no, no, no!

Stop that!

Stop it!

Stop it, now!

Take your filthy hands

off her, Garcia!

You're fired!

Get out!

Out of my house!

I hate you!

You go upstairs, young lady

and take off my dress!

You're not my mother!

I said move!

And you, young man...

Mother, go sit down!

To your room!

And stay there!

You're grounded!

What's going on here?

Bob!

I'm taking back

control of my life, Bob!

As long as you're all

under my roof...

Things will be done my way...

Starting now!

Mary Fisher had decided

to lay down the law!

That's not a bad idea!

Yes, I'd like the number for the

Internal Revenue Service, please.

Thank you.

But I think some matters

ought to be handled...

By the proper authorities.

- Mark.

- Mary!

- Great party!

- Thank you!

- I knew you would come!

- Glad to see you!

Mary!

You look wonderful!

Thank you!

Mary...

I'm glad to see you.

What a success, my dear,

everybody is having fun!

I just want you to know that

as far as I am concerned...

You are still on probation.

So, you should be nice...

To my friends!

- Hey!

- Why, see there!

- Can I bring you a fresh one?

- No thanks!

I'm enjoying your party,

Your Highness!

Going well!

Attention, everybody!

Everybody, quiet down!

I would like

to propose a toast...

To the wonderful woman...

Who put this fabulous

party together...

She doesn't know how

much I appreciate her...

And that's probably my fault...

Because I don't tell her

often enough.

And so I'm going

to tell her right now!

In front of all of you

good people.

Mary, come on up here!

- Come on!

- Music guys!

Come on everybody,

give her a big hand!

Mary...

You are the abosolute best!

And I'm the luckiest guy

this room!

It's a great life...

And things are only

going to get better.

Toast to you, honey!

Robert Patchett,

I have warrant for your arrest!

For what?

For fraud and embezzlement.

I can't imagine!

But this is a private party!

You can't just come...

You have to leave!

There must be some mistake!

There's no mistake, Mr. Patchett.

Will you please come with me?

Sorry to spoil your party!

Bye-bye, Bobby!

Call Larry!

Watch your head, sir.

Be brave, darling!

This would make

a bestseller.

How serious is it, Larry?

26 counts of fraud

and embezzlement...

We are looking at 200,000

to 300,000 dollars in fines...

That's a lot of money!

- I think we can handle it.

- Plus...

Two to five years in prison.

That's crazy, Larry!

You got to do something!

Mary!

Bob!

The solution to your problem

lies in two words...

Pay off?

No, Bob!

Judge Phillips!

Judge Phillips?

I have learned that Judge Phillips

will be hearing your case...

And that is

very good news!

For not only is he my father's

old golf partner...

Judge Phillips tends to be very...

Considerate towards

white-collar criminals.

Criminals?

Who's talking about criminals?

Larry, I'm no criminal!

Of course you're not, Bob!

Just relax, Bob!

We know that...

A considerable amount

of your client's money was...

Somehow transferred into your...

Personal bank account

in Switzerland.

- Yes!

- Our defense will claim...

That a virus somehow

crept into your computer...

Causing a mistaken transfer

of money.

The idea is to chalk the all thing up

to a software glitch!

I love it!

Plus, to ram home the idea

that the whole thing was an accident...

We can show that the largest

transfer of money...

Came from Mary's

own account...

We all know that

was a mistake, right?

Absolutely!

Don't worry about a thing!

Then I'm going to play two

rounds with the judge...

So we can all start doing

the ground work.

Are you sure this'll work,

this computer virus affair?

Bob, I don't get paid 350 dollars

an hour to give bad advice!

Okay!

Mary, you've been great!

How the hell did

a bum like me...

End up with a wonderful

woman like you?

Don't you dare touch me!

You think

I was born yesterday?

Hey, hey!

What is the matter?

It's bad enough to steal

from your own clients...

But to steal from the

very hand that feeds you!

You heard what Larry said,

it was the computer.

Computers don't have

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