The First Wives Club

Year:

1996

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-09-20

Filming Locations: Robbins & Appleton Building, 1 Bond Street, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $26,000,000

Opening Weekend: $18,913,411 (USA) (22 September 1996)

Gross: $105,444,419 (USA) (9 February 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dan Hedaya

J.K. Simmons

Goldie Hawn

Elise Elliot

Bette Midler

Brenda Cushman

Diane Keaton

Annie Paradis

Maggie Smith

Gunilla Garson Goldberg

Sarah Jessica Parker

Shelly Stewart

Stockard Channing

Cynthia Swann Griffin

Victor Garber

Bill Atchison

Stephen Collins

Aaron Paradis

Elizabeth Berkley

Phoebe LaVelle

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Leslie Rosen

Bronson Pinchot

Duarto Feliz

Jennifer Dundas

Chris Paradis

Eileen Heckart

Catherine MacDuggan

Philip Bosco

Uncle Carmine Morelli

Rob Reiner

Dr. Morris Packman

James Naughton

Gilbert Griffin

Ari Greenberg

Jason Cushman

Aida Linares

Theresa

Ivana Trump

Kathie Lee Gifford

Gloria Steinem

Ed Koch

Lea DeLaria

Elise's Fan (as Lea De Laria)

Debra Monk

Jilted Lover

Jennfer Lam

Chris' Friend

Christopher Burge

Auctioneer

Stephen Pearlman

Mr. Christian

J. Smith-Cameron

Miss Sullivan

Walter Bobbie

Man in Bed

Kate Burton

Woman in Bed

Gregg Edelman

Mark Loest

Mark Nelson

Eric Loest

Harsh Nayyar

Mohammed

Sue Simmons

Newscaster

Timothy Olyphant

Brett Artounian

Edward Hibbert

Maurice (the Bartender)

Teresa DePriest

Hostess

Johnny Sanchez

Busboy

Stephen Mendillo

Federal Marshal

Robin Morse

Karen

Peter Frechette

Broadway Director

Mark Perman

The Cantor

George Vlachos

Waiter

Armand Dahan

Contractor

Michele Brilliant

Young Brenda

Dina Spybey-Waters

Young Elise (as Dina Spybey)

Adria Tennor

Young Annie

Juliehera Destefano

Youth Cynthia (as Juliehera DeStefano)

Marla Sucharetza

Exercising Woman

Paul Hecht

'A Certain Age' Cast Member

Anne Shropshire

'A Certain Age' Cast Member

Chelsea Altman

'A Certain Age' Cast Member

Eric Martin Brown

'A Certain Age' Cast Member

Nancy Ticotin

Dancer

Roxane Barlow

Dancer

Amy Heggins

Dancer

Elizabeth Bracco

Dancer

Jon Stewart

(scenes deleted)

Richard Council

Security Guard (uncredited)

Deanna Dys

Auditioning Actress (uncredited)

Jeff Eigen

Man yelling 'Author' (uncredited)

Olivia Goldsmith

Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

Heather Locklear

Gil Griffin's New Wife (uncredited)

Bonnie Rose

Dancer (uncredited)

Matilda Szydagis

Graduating Student (uncredited)

Hugh Wilson

Commercial Director (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Jenny McCarthy turned down the role of Phoebe LaVelle.

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The role of Duarto originally went to writer David Rakoff. He found acting in front of the camera to be difficult compared to his previous stage roles, and was fired after one day.

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"The First Wives Club" is the second time that Diane Keaton and Jennifer Dundas (Lowe) have played mother and daughter. The first time was in Mrs. Soffel (1984), when Dundas was still being billed as Jennie Dundas.

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Goofs

When Duarto comes up to the office to tell the girls that Morty and Shelly are back, he closes the door behind him. In the next shot, the door is open.

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At the end of the film, during the musical number, Elise's shoes change. She is wearing one pair before they walk through the doors of the center and another pair after.

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Just before the ending musical number, all three women spin around in their overcoats. Elise's hand can be seen getting caught in Annie's belt, but in the next shot, it is free.

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Quotes

Brenda: Wake up and smell the audit!

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Elise: I drink because I am a sensitive and highly strung person.

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Shelly: [of her salad dressing] Normally I bring my own. You know that fat free ranch stuff. But this, this is restaurant quality.

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