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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Olivia Goldsmith (novel)
Robert Harling (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 September 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Getting even... this fall. more
Plot:
Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
User Comments:
Bright, sparky and snappy. more (104 total)

Cast

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Bette Midler ... Brenda Cushman

Goldie Hawn ... Elise Elliot

Diane Keaton ... Annie Paradis

Maggie Smith ... Gunilla Garson Goldberg

Dan Hedaya ... Morton Cushman

Sarah Jessica Parker ... Shelly Stewart

Stockard Channing ... Cynthia Swann Griffin

Victor Garber ... Bill Atchison

Stephen Collins ... Aaron Paradis

Elizabeth Berkley ... Phoebe LaVelle

Marcia Gay Harden ... Dr. Leslie Rosen

Bronson Pinchot ... Duarto Feliz
Jennifer Dundas ... Chris Paradis

Eileen Heckart ... Catherine MacDuggan
Philip Bosco ... Uncle Carmine Morelli
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, some mild language and sensuality.
Runtime:
103 min
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Trivia:
P.J. Hogan was originally set to direct the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the three women have lunch after the funeral, Annie says Elise has not changed in the 20 years since they graduated but when she talks about Aron, she says they had been married for 25 years. more
Quotes:
[Upon seeing a slinky dress]
Brenda: Now, I ask you, Duarto, who's supposed to wear that? Some anorexic teenager? Some fetus? It's a conspiracy, I know it is! I've had enough. I'm leading a protest. I'm not buying another article of clothing until these designers come to their senses!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Loose Women: (#13.199)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Wives and Lovers more

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18 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Bright, sparky and snappy., 5 March 2002
Author: Devyalento Latchford Deschanel from London, England

A dynamite cast and a great script make a great comedy, and The First Wives Club is just that. Having Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton together for a picture should guarantee that the film is going to be something special, and it is, a witty, breezy comedy about women getting even with their philandering spouses. Although the film can be perceived as very anti-men, it manages to even out the put-downs with some sparkling humour, even though the men in this film are portrayed as not very bright creatures. Another reason to watch it is the amazing supporting cast of first rate players, ranging from Maggie Smith and Sarah Jessica Parker, to Stephen Collins and the great Stockard Channing in a brief but memorable role (she plays too many of these, she needs to get into the limelight). As a trio, Hawn, Midler and Keaton work together like a dream. If you really want to nitpick, I'd say that Keaton occasionally wilts under Hawn and Midler's mammoth talent, but that doesn't really matter when you look at the film as a whole. It's a great, great film, one with many fabulous comedic moments and some star turns. The perfect comedy? No, but it's close, real close.

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