The Rich Man's Wife (1996)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Amy Holden Jones

Writer (WGA):

Amy Holden Jones (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

The price of wealth just went up.

Plot:

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger...

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Apostrophe In Title | Punctuation In Title | Happy Birthday To You | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Halle Berry	...	Josie Potenza
Peter Greene	...	Cole Wilson
Clive Owen	...	Jake Golden
Frankie Faison	...	Detective Ron Lewis
Charles Hallahan	...	Detective Dan Fredricks
Allan Rich	...	Bill Adolphe
Clea Lewis	...	Nora Golden
Christopher McDonald	...	Tony Potenza
Loyda Ramos	...	Grace
William Crossett	...	Cab Driver
Eddie Francis	...	Bartender
Lou DiMaggio	...	Party Guest
Alexandra Hedison	...	Party Guest
John Paragon	...	Maitre D'
Marc Shelton	...	Instateller Man

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

Spoiler: According to Cinematographer Haskell Wexler, after the test screening the ending was changed as "the bad guy at the end didn't die badly enough. As it was, Halle Berry shot the guy, bang, he died. When we redid the scene, she shot him, kicked him in the nuts, struck him with a hatchet so he fell back, shattering a car windscreen before hitting the ground, where we stabbed him with a high heel..."

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Josie and Cole are struggling in the tunnel at the park, Cole wrestles away Josie's revolver and fires it 3 times at some would-be rescuers. Josie gets away and runs to the end of the tunnel. Cole fires the gun at her another 7 times. A total of 10 shots from a revolver holding 6 bullets.

Soundtrack:

CHILL OUT (THINGS GONNA CHANGE)

It's worth taking a look at

This wasn't a bad film, it was entertaining, made you guess most of the time, and was pretty tense, its only flaw is some stupidity, and the jump scenes in it are predictable. Plus the film itself is predictable, but it is good, and it worth watching. Halle Berry is sensational as The Rich Man's Wife. The ending is especially satisfying, making your jaw drop to the ground. I give it a 7 out of 10. Rated R for strong violence and language.