Miles, a high-profile divorce lawyer, wins a case for his rich but adulterous client Rex Rexroth. But Rex's ex-wife, Marylin, who is no saint and is a gold-digger, plots to take revenge on M... Read allMiles, a high-profile divorce lawyer, wins a case for his rich but adulterous client Rex Rexroth. But Rex's ex-wife, Marylin, who is no saint and is a gold-digger, plots to take revenge on Miles.Miles, a high-profile divorce lawyer, wins a case for his rich but adulterous client Rex Rexroth. But Rex's ex-wife, Marylin, who is no saint and is a gold-digger, plots to take revenge on Miles.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
- Gus Petch
- (as Cedric the Entertainer)
- Directors
- Joel Coen
- Ethan Coen(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCatherine Zeta-Jones' style of acting in this movie was modeled upon Katharine Hepburn's romantic roles.
- GoofsMuch of the film's plot is driven by inaccurate representations of California divorce law. Under the community property theory, factors like infidelity are virtually irrelevant to the distribution of property upon divorce.
- Quotes
Wrigley: Uh, I'll just have a, um, salad, please. Um, baby field greens.
Nero's Waitress: What did you call me?
Wrigley: Uh, no, I-I... I-I didn't call you anything.
Nero's Waitress: You want a salad?
Wrigley: Yeah. Do you... Do you have a, uh, green salad?
Nero's Waitress: What the fuck color would it be?
- Crazy creditsAdios SEÑOR GREAZER. Hello MISTER HAND.
- ConnectionsEdited into A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2004)
- SoundtracksThe Boxer
Written by Paul Simon
Performed by Simon & Garfunkel (as Simon and Garfunkel)
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
End Credit Performance by Colin Linden
- Isaac5855
- Aug 24, 2006
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Intolerable
- Filming locations
- Norm's Restaurant - 470 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, California, USA(lunch scene: as "Nero's")
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $35,327,628
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,525,075
- Oct 12, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $120,802,239
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1