Oliver (Michael Douglas) and Barbara Rose (Kathleen Turner), the main characters of Danny DeVito's War of the Roses, are a wealthy couple whose marriage has turned sour over the years, resulting in an increasingly intense feud over their property and belongings.
Their marriage is toxic while they're still together, exemplified by Oliver's selfish, dismissive behavior and Barabara's ensuing contempt toward him. When Oliver thinks he may be having a heart attack, Barbara barely blinks an eye. But after they decide to divorce, their behavior continues to escalate, becoming more and more destructive. Barbara and Oliver try to undermine each other in various ways, including Barbara attempting to seduce Oliver's lawyer to get her way. Both of them start destroying objects around the house. When Oliver runs over Barbara's cat — albeit accidentally — she gets back at him by trapping him in the sauna, leading to near heatstroke.
Finally, their destructiveness reaches its apex in a physical fight initiated by Oliver. Barbara loosens the chandelier to drop on Oliver, but instead, they both end up hanging from it. Ultimately, they both fall from the ceiling and die — but not before Barbara pushes away Oliver's last attempt to make peace.
