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Release Date:
20 September 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Getting even... this fall. more
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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
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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3 nominations
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(22 articles)
Bronson Pinchot Gets Candid About Hollywood Stars
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(From Cinematical. 20 October 2009, 2:32 PM, PDT)
Meg Ryan in 'Serious Moonlight' trailer: Seriously?
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Bright, sparky and snappy.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Rated PG for thematic elements, some mild language and sensuality.
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103 min
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Iceland:L |
USA:PG (certificate #34443) |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-8 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Ireland:12 |
Norway:7 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG |
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P.J. Hogan was originally set to direct the film.
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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.
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Featured in "Loose Women: (#13.199)" (2009)
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Wives and Lovers
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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.