Corrected entry: Ruth destroys the house because Bob has listed it as one of his assets. But by the time she destroys it, he no longer lives there. She could have stuck Bob with the kids, whether or not the house had been destroyed, so there was really no reason for her to do it.
She-Devil (1989)
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Directed by: Susan Seidelman
Starring: Meryl Streep, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Hunt, Roseanne Barr
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: Ruth's pink checklist never looks quite the same throughout the movie. When she crosses "FAMILY" off her list, her line is crooked, but the next time they show the list, that line is very neat and straight. You can also see differences in the circles that she draws around the numbers. Sometimes the circles intersect the dashes, and sometimes they don't.
Ruth: Poor Bob. I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
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Correction: She destroyed the house to keep him from benefitting from it in any way. If she'd simply left the kids with him, it's possible that he might have sold the house for a nice profit. And with such obvious arson, the insurance company would never have paid out, which means he'd get no money for it that way either.
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