Reuniting for the funeral of a college classmate, three women of a certain age join forces to gain revenge on their youth-obsessed former husbands. A scathing satire of both society and Hollywood, adapted from the best-selling novel by Olivia Goldsmith. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score.
cast
Bette Midler as Brenda Cushman Elizabeth Berkley as Phoebe LaVelle Goldie Hawn as Elise Elliot Heather Locklear as Gil Griffin's New Wife (uncredited) Maggie Smith as Gunilla Garson Goldberg Sarah Jessica Parker as Shelly Stewart Stephen Collins as Aaron Paradis Stockard Channing as Cynthia Swann Griffin Diane Keaton as Annie Paradis
Walking out of the big press screening for The First Wives Club, I couldn't help but feel as if I missed something. While the bulk of the audience, which had been laughing heartily during the film, left the theatre all aglow with laughter and smiles, I left thinking it wasn't anything remotely special, a light comedy that at best had its moments and at worst was trite, labored, and much too nice.