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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaIn 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.
- GoofsIn the final musical number, Elise's shoes change.
- Quotes
Ivana Trump: Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don't get mad, get everything.
- Alternate versionsIn 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)
- SoundtracksWives and Lovers
(opening title)
Composed by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David
Performed by Dionne Warwick
Featured review
Silly, fun movie
This is a silly movie with plenty of entertaining comedy. Any male-bashing in it is clearly intended in good fun, even if it's dead serious for the characters. I found absolutely nothing offensive about this film, recognizing it for the light-hearted fun it is. A lot of men ARE scum. This just isn't the sort of comedy where generalizations and stereotypes are dangerous and offensive. In contrast, I was rather frustrated by Waiting to Exhale, because I felt it was too serious in its male-bashing. The women in First Wives Club seemed clever and delightfully devious, whereas the women in Waiting to Exhale seemed to prefer to sit around discussing how evil men are and plotting bits of petty revenge that showed how superior they are, not to mention setting fire to their husbands' property. First Wives Club takes a more constructive and intelligent approach to the problem and does so with much hilarity. I don't see how anyone can be offended by something as fun as this. I also find a comparison to Birth of a Nation to be very stretched, particularly since the attitudes in First Wives Club are not as dangerous, and, as I have reiterated several times, they are not intended to be serious. Overall, I would rate this film at least a seven.
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- jruwaldt
- Dec 21, 2000
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- Also known as
- Клуб перших дружин
- Filming locations
- Robbins & Appleton Building, 1 Bond Street, New York City, New York, USA(The Cynthia Swann Griffin Crisis Center for Women)
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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
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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