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First Wives Club (The)
- Director: Hugh Wilson
- Writer: Olivia Goldsmith; Robert Harling
- Producer: Noah Ackerman; Tod Scott Brody
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Desperate wealthy ex-wives...
Don't expect feminist bravado, expect implausible, sentimental drivel.
There is a lesbian daughter - why? She's got nothing to do with the story.
Wilson's direction is bizarre - perhaps, he was intimidated by the 50-year-old trio - it looks as if they did what they wanted with an impotent script - and that's why actors need a director!
A major disappointment - considering the acting talent. Still, worth watching for that song alone!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three wives have been dumped for newer, curvier models. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts, in the wallet. Sit back and watch the sparks fly as The Wives get mad, get even, and get it all. Justice has seldom been so sweet. Or so much fun.
Cast & Characters
Bette Midler as Brenda Cushman;
Goldie Hawn as Elise Elliot;
Diane Keaton as Annie Paradis;
Maggie Smith as Gunilla Garson Goldberg;
Dan Hedaya as Morton Cushman;
Sarah Jessica Parker as Shelly Stewart;
Stockard Channing as Cynthia Swann Griffin;
Victor Garber as Bill Atchison;
Stephen Collins as Aaron Paradis;
Elizabeth Berkley as Phoebe LaVelle;
Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Leslie Rosen;
Bronson Pinchot as Duarto Feliz;
Jennifer Dundas as Chris Paradis;
Eileen Heckart as Catherine MacDuggan;
Philip Bosco as Uncle Carmine Morelli