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The Butcher's Wife ()

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A clairvoyant impulsively marries a butcher, moves to New York City and has a positive impact on the people she meets, changing their futures...which in turn changes hers.
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Marina Lemke
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Dr. Alex Tremor
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Leo Lemke
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Stella Keefover
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Grace
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Robyn Graves
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Eugene
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Gina
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Molly
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Mr. Liddle
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Luis
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Beau
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Grammy D'Arbo
Stephanie Laurence ...
Choir Student
Barry Neikrug ...
Bicyclist
Ed Kenney ...
Uncle Chauncy
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Trendoid
Cameron Milzer ...
Customer
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Transvestite
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Fire Eater (as Scott Baker)
Sam Menning ...
Doorman
Steve Love ...
Skater in the Park
Sara Noel Herring ...
Young Marina
Ken Fritz ...
Street Sweeper
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Skater (uncredited)
Mickey O'Connor ...
Juggler (uncredited)
Scott Seidman ...
Extra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Terry Hughes

Written by

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Ezra Litwak ... (written by) &
Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen ... (written by) (as Marjorie Schwartz)

Produced by

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Lauren Lloyd ... producer
Wallis Nicita ... producer
Arne Schmidt ... executive producer

Music by

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Michael Gore
Steven Jae Johnson

Cinematography by

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Frank Tidy

Editing by

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Donn Cambern

Editorial Department

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David Bryden ... color timer
Jeff Etcher ... assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter

Casting By

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Gail Levin

Production Design by

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Charles Rosen

Art Direction by

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Diane Yates

Set Decoration by

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Donald J. Remacle

Costume Design by

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Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department

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K.G. Ramsey ... hair department head
Gail Rowell-Ryan ... hair stylist
Robert Ryan ... makeup artist
Rick Sharp ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Stephen Lim ... unit production manager (as Steve Lim)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kenneth D. Collins ... first assistant director
Carey Dietrich ... second assistant director (as E. Carey Dietrich)
Rick Feder ... second second assistant director
Richard Patrick ... second assistant director: New York

Art Department

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John Alvin ... poster artist
James R. Bayliss ... set designer
Frank L. Brown ... asst prop master
Gary Clark ... head paint foreperson
Jeff Clark ... sign writer
Bruce J. Gfeller ... construction coordinator
Jeffery J. Jenkins ... painter
Martha Johnston ... set designer
C.J. Maguire ... property master
Dave Margolin ... painter
Peter Olexiewicz ... construction foreman
Mick Rossman ... scenic artist
Robert Van Dyke ... propmaker foreman
Dianne Wager ... set designer

Sound Department

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Bob Baron ... adr mixer
Pamela Bentkowski ... foley editor
Anne Couk ... first assistant sound editor
Greg Curda ... foley mixer
Ken Dufva ... foley artist
Juno J. Ellis ... adr editor
David Lee Fein ... foley artist
Cecelia Hall ... supervising sound editor
Steve Maslow ... re-recording mixer
Kathy McCart ... sound recordist
Gary Ritchie ... sound recordist
Art Rochester ... production sound mixer
Greg P. Russell ... re-recording mixer
Douglas J. Schulman ... boom operator
Beth Sterner ... supervising sound editor
Marcy Stoeven ... sound assistant (as Marcy Stoeven Gibbens)
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer
Jack Keller ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Jack Tucker ... foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David P. Kelsey ... special effects supervisor

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Mannix Bennett ... matte artist
Mark Sawicki ... matte photography
Robert Stromberg ... matte artist

Stunts

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Gregory J. Barnett ... stunt coordinator
Steve Boyum ... stunts
Shane Dixon ... stunts
David Draves ... stunts
Roy Farfel ... stunts
Allan Graf ... stunts
John Hateley ... stunts
R.A. Rondell ... stunts
Steve Wolf ... utility stunts (uncredited)

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Audie Aragon ... dolly grip
Nico Bally ... grip
Bobby Brown ... first assistant camera: "b" camera / second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ken Fisher ... steadicam assistant
Earl Gilbert ... chief lighting technician
Brian C. Glover ... first assistant camera
Elliott Marks ... still photographer
David Norris ... camera operator: Wescam camera
Jalal Pashandi ... assistant camera
Robert C. Thomas ... camera operator
Charles A. Vogeler ... video assist operator
Elizabeth Ziegler ... steadicam operator

Casting Department

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Paul Cruz ... background casting (as Paul Garnica)
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Mark Fincannon ... casting: North Carolina (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rhona Meyers ... set costumer
Eric H. Sandberg ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Pamela Carter ... location manager
Pamela Thur ... assistant location manager: New York

Music Department

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Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist
George Doering ... musician
Charles Martin Inouye ... music editor
Brian Kilgore ... musician: percussion
George A. Martin ... music editor
Larry Rench ... orchestrator: additional
Lonnie Sill ... music department
Shirley Walker ... conductor / orchestrator
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Tim Morrison ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Bonnie Prendergast ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Greg Stancil ... driver
Tom F. Thomas ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Paul Bode ... key production assistant
Kevin Richard Buxbaum ... production accountant
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot
Bret Culpepper ... stand-in
Ethan Gussow ... production assistant
Vic Heutschy ... unit publicist
Cress Horne ... helicopter pilot
Jennifer Irvine ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Rosemary Lombard ... production office coordinator: New York
Maria Papapetros ... psychic consultant
David M. Rodriguez ... production accountant
Debbie Schwab ... production coordinator
Susan Towner ... production accountant
Michael R. Williams ... production assistant (as Michael Williams)

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Plot Summary

A clairvoyant thinks she's met her husband to be because she's seen him in her dreams. They marry quickly, and return to the husband's ("the butcher"), home in the city. She has a big impact on everyone she meets by anticipating their questions and actions and advising them on their love life. Her interference then brings her into contact with the real man of her dreams. Written by Rob Hartill

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Taglines It's not about meat, it's about magic. See more »
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Also Known As
  • La femme du boucher (France)
  • Der Mann Ihrer Träume (Germany)
  • Una bruja en Nueva York (Spain)
  • ¡Qué linda adivina! (Argentina)
  • Yume no furu machi (Japan)
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Runtime
  • 107 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $2,442,229, 27 Oct 1991

Did You Know?

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Trivia Actress Mary Steenburgen provided her own singing in her portrayal of Stella. See more »
Goofs The opening and closing scenes supposedly show Marina in her Ocracoke (NC) home, but the tall, diamond-patterned lighthouse actually stands at Cape Lookout, about 45 miles down the coast from Ocracoke. Ocracoke has its own, much-photographed lighthouse, a shorter, white tower. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Other People's Money/Ernest Scared Stupid/City of Hope/Life Is Sweet (1991). See more »
Soundtracks (Love Moves in) Mysterious Ways See more »
Quotes Marina Lemke: Well, what I say and what people hear aren't always the same thing. Don't you find that in your calling, Doctor?
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