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Podcast: Old Roommates
Episode: Ep 287: "She-Devil" Revisited
Description: Meryl Streep ate a Gummi Bear out of her hair. Roseanne Barr fell flat on her face while holding a cheese plate. Ed Begley, Jr. showed his butt. And audiences stayed away. Yes, 1989โs black comedy She-Devil struggled to find its audience upon release and didnโt even earn back its budget. But now, decades later, was this tale of romance and revenge just misunderstood? Were we really prepared to see a funny pre-Prada Streep? Were we all hoodwinked into thinking this was a Meryl vs Roseanne showdown when they only have 2.5 scenes together? And, unlike Begleyโs โBob,โ does this Susan...