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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 5358
Released: December 1, 1998 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Three Manhatttan first wives band together to take their due from the men who used them, abused them, then dumped them for a younger model.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 2-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVD
Description of The First Wives Club:
Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton prove that revenge is a dish best served cold. Former college buddies, they reunite at the funeral of a dear friend who took a swan dive onto Fifth Avenue. All three discover they share the same unhappy history of husbands who dove into middle-age by dumping them for trophy wives. Forming a warring triumvirate, they decide to get even, and along the way remind themselves of long-forgotten capabilities. The action gets a little too "wacky" at times, but the gals are great. Portraying an aging actress, Hawn is sometimes a little too flamboyant, but there is much fun to be had in her flashiness, especially when she pokes fun at Tinseltown and her persona. Instead of her usual brashness, Midler stretches herself and shows us a woman who is not just unhappy, but also deeply sorrowful. Not that she isn't quick with a wisecrack, but her expressive face alone tells the story of her marriage. As the repressed and guilt-ridden spouse of a self- involved ad executive, Keaton finds her anger, and her voice, when her psychiatrist (Marcia Gay Harden) oversteps ethical boundaries. Watching Keaton grow from an ineffectual homemaker into a powerful businessperson reminds us that it has been far too long since she has done a comedy. Director Hugh Wilson smartly chose supporting players who each brought something unique to the film. However, he does not maintain the first hour's effervescent humor throughout the film, as the ending is weakened by a softening of the wives' resolve. --Rochelle O'Gorman
The First Wives Club Reviews:
Sweet revenge. 
2008-05-29 - The First Wives Club is a funny and charming film. Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, and Goldie Hawn have terrific chemistry together. I love the premise of the film and also look for Sarah Jessica Parker and Elizabeth Berkley who play the younger women who have seduced their ex-husbands. I highly recommend checking this intelligent comedy out!
The First Wives Club Review 
2008-03-28 - I love this movie. Great story, great cast. It's heartbreaking, it's really funny, and the music is good, too.
HUGH WILSON, OPUS 5 
2008-03-06 - **1/2 1996. Based on Olivia Goldsmith's The First Wives Club. and directed by Hugh Wilson. One nomination for the Oscar in the Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score category. Three wives dumped by their husbands decide to take revenge and found the First Wives Club. Weak and harmless comedy with three good actresses but, alas, with no director to guide them. Already forgotten.
One of my Favorite Movies
2008-02-13 - Such a fun movie, with 3 great actresses. All three play off each other perfectly. Enjoy!
Why Elizabeth Berkley?!
2007-12-07 - Can someone PLEASE tell me why Elizabeth Berkely has top bill in this movie? With Bette Midler, Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn on the bill, why does she even get honorable mention? This is a great movie, full of fun and full of tears. When three former schoolmates (and ex-wives) all find themselves being jerked around by their philandering husbands, they decide to take matters into their own hands and get a little 'first wives' justice. The result is a hilarious comedy where 3 former husbands find out just what slime balls they really are, and first wives don't simply go away when they get a bit old and baggy. Goldie is the best choice for the aging actress, Diane plays the mousy one who can't make a decision, and Bette is the connsumate Jewish housewife who finds herself replaced by a 20 year old bimbo who lives well, while she and her son struggle to make the rent. Maggie Smith lends her considerable talent to this movie, and the result is a hilarious comedy that evey jilted wife whishes she'd thought of. In the end, revenge isn't the sweetest thing, but friendship and outreach to other hurt women is. The music is great and fits each scene, A fun show for all.
