FILM · 1991
The Butcher's Wife
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13 Interesting Facts About The Butcher's Wife
Interesting Facts (8)
- #001
Actress Mary Steenburgen sang her own song in the role of Stella.
- #002
Filming took place in October, November and December 1990.
- #003
The film is an example of the "Magical Realism" genre.
- #004
Some film posters carried a long promotional tagline: "There's Magic in the Air. A medium who turns New Yorkers into lovers. Obviously from out of town. The Butcher's Wife."
- #005
Actress Demi Moore is blonde in this film. Moore's hair is usually dark brunette.
- #006
This was the only film written by Ezra Litwak and Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen.
- #007
Leo's car is a four-door Studebaker Lark sedan, most likely a 1961 or 1962 model.
- #008
Demi Moore did not enjoy shooting this film because she had to be barefoot for most of it. Even though the street the city walks along was actually a set, walking without shoes every day still hurt her feet. She found it embarrassing, and some of her fellow actors made fun of her.
Characters & Cast (3)
- #009
Meg Ryan was considered for the lead role.
- #010
It is one of a series of supernatural films starring Demi Moore. The films include Ghost (1990), Half Light (2006), The Seventh Sign (1988) and The Butcher's Wife (1991).
- #011
The character played by Mary Steenburgen becomes a singer in a nightclub, something she has always wanted to do. In Last Vegas (2013) her character reaches a similar ambition as a casino singer. In both films her singing wins her a romantic admirer.
Career & Awards (2)
- #012
According to her 2019 memoir "Inside Out", Moore regretted taking part in the film and vowed it would be the last time she would work purely for money. She also wrote that she did not trust the director, Terry Hughes, who is best known for directing 108 episodes of the television classic The Golden Girls (1985). Moore's film directors were mostly Oscar winners such as Stanley Donen, Barry Levinson, Neil Jordan, Edward Zwick and Woody Allen.
- #013
The cast includes two Oscar winners, Mary Steenburgen and Frances McDormand, and one Oscar nominee, Demi Moore.
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