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The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996Movie⏱️ 1h 43mPG🏆 #4162 Top Rated
Comedy
6.5
IMDB Rating
59,383 votes

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
Release Date
September 20, 1996
Language
English, Italian, French
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 168
Reviews
📋 53.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn
as Elise Elliot Atchison
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
as Brenda Morelli Cushman
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton
as Annie MacDuggan Paradis
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
as Gunilla Garson Goldberg
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Shelly Stewart
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
as Morton Cushman
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
as Cynthia Swann Griffin
Victor Garber
Victor Garber
as Bill Atchison
Stephen Collins
Stephen Collins
as Aaron Paradis
Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley
as Phoebe LaVelle

💰 Box Office

$181,489,203
Worldwide Gross
$105,489,203
Domestic Gross
$18,913,411
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
DTS
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Robbins & Appleton Building, 1 Bond Street, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

🏷️ Keywords

friendship between womenargumentgold diggerreunion of old friendsolder man younger woman relationship

🎯 Categories

FarceComedy

⭐ Featured Review

A Completely Winning Comedy
by Isaac58552005-12-12
8/10

"THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is a sparkling all-star comedy that hits all the right notes and makes you want to cheer out loud while you're watching. This is the story of three former college girlfriends (Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler) who are reunited after many years due to the suicide of a mutual friend (Stockard Channing) and all learn that they have been dumped by their husbands for younger women. They bond and not only plan revenge on their husbands but take their revenge to another unexpected level that is curiously refreshing for a comedy of this type. Keaton, Hawn, and Midler a..."

💡 Did You Know?

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.

📖 Synopsis

Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.