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The First Wives Club

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
61K
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POPULARITY
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Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler in The First Wives Club (1996)
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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.Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.

  • Director
    • Hugh Wilson
  • Writers
    • Olivia Goldsmith
    • Robert Harling
  • Stars
    • Goldie Hawn
    • Bette Midler
    • Diane Keaton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    61K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,116
    1,522
    • Director
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Writers
      • Olivia Goldsmith
      • Robert Harling
    • Stars
      • Goldie Hawn
      • Bette Midler
      • Diane Keaton
    • 175User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast77

    Goldie Hawn
    Goldie Hawn
    • Elise Elliot Atchison
    Bette Midler
    Bette Midler
    • Brenda Morelli Cushman
    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Annie MacDuggan Paradis
    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Gunilla Garson Goldberg
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Shelly Stewart
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Morton Cushman
    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Cynthia Swann Griffin
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Bill Atchison
    Stephen Collins
    Stephen Collins
    • Aaron Paradis
    Elizabeth Berkley
    Elizabeth Berkley
    • Phoebe LaVelle
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Dr. Leslie Rosen
    Bronson Pinchot
    Bronson Pinchot
    • Duarto Feliz
    Jennifer Dundas
    Jennifer Dundas
    • Chris Paradis
    Eileen Heckart
    Eileen Heckart
    • Catherine MacDuggan
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Uncle Carmine
    Rob Reiner
    Rob Reiner
    • Dr. Morris Packman
    James Naughton
    James Naughton
    • Gil Griffin
    Ari Greenberg
    • Jason Cushman
    • Director
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Writers
      • Olivia Goldsmith
      • Robert Harling
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In an interview Bette Midler mentioned that all three main cast members wanted to make a sequel, but the studio was not agreeable as they viewed the success of this movie as a "fluke." Midler also said that just before the movie opened she was told it would not do very well because it was competing against action movies with male stars such as Bruce Willis. This movie opened at number one and out-grossed those action movies.
    • Goofs
      In the scene after Cynthia's funeral, when the girls are at the restaurant table, Brenda asks Elise about her surgery. When Brenda says "...the full enchilada", it's dubbed from "...the full Ivana" (as seen in the trailer), referencing Ivana Trump.
    • Quotes
      • Ivana Trump: Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don't get mad, get everything.
    • Alternate versions
      In the scene where Annie and Aaron meet for dinner and start dancing, the song playing in the background is different on some DVD/on-demand releases (possibly due to music rights)
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: American Buffalo/Fly Away Home/Feeling Minnesota/The Rich Man's Wife/Grace of My Heart/The Wife (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Wives and Lovers
      (opening title)
      Composed by Burt Bacharach
      Lyrics by Hal David
      Performed by Dionne Warwick

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 20, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • El club de las divorciadas
    • Filming locations
      • Robbins & Appleton Building, 1 Bond Street, New York City, New York, USA(The Cynthia Swann Griffin Crisis Center for Women)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Scott Rudin Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $105,489,203
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,913,411
      • Sep 22, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $181,489,203
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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