The Butcher's Wife is a 1991 American romantic comedy film directed by Terry Hughes and starring Demi Moore and Jeff Daniels.
Marina (Moore) is a clairvoyant who awaits signs for her true love, and she thinks that she found it when a butcher, Leo Lemke (George Dzundza), arrives at the small town where she lives. They marry and move to the his blue-collar neighborhood in New York City, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in his butcher shop. She helps others through her advice, but when a charming psychiatrist (Daniels) arrives in her life, she starts to wonder if her abilites work the least effectively on herself, and starts to wonder if he is the true man of her dreams.
This film features examples of:
- Good Wears White: Marina tends to prefer white dresses
◊, signifying her angel-like nature. - Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Marina is blonde and good-heartedly helps others through her clairvoyant abilites.
- Magical Barefooter: Marina is a clairvoyant who goes barefoot almost all the time, which is meant to signify her angel-like nature (especially prominent in the movie's cover image).
- Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Leo and Marina. Leo is on the portly side and is noticeably older than Marina; Marina is Demi Moore. Early '90s Demi Moore.
