

The First Wives Club
1996-09-20 · 102 min · ★ 6.7
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. 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!
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- Directors
- Hugh Wilson
- Production companies
- Scott Rudin Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 26,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 116,400,000
Top Cast
Goldie HawnElise Elliot Atchison
Bette MidlerBrenda Morelli Cushman
Diane KeatonAnnie MacDuggan Paradis
Maggie SmithGunilla Garson Goldberg
Sarah Jessica ParkerShelly Stewart
Dan HedayaMorton Cushman
Stockard ChanningCynthia Swann Griffin
Victor GarberBill Atchison
Stephen CollinsAaron Paradis
Elizabeth BerkleyPhoebe LaVelle
Marcia Gay HardenDr. Leslie Rosen
Bronson PinchotDuarto Feliz
Jennifer DundasChris Paradis
Eileen HeckartCatherine MacDuggan
Philip BoscoUncle Carmine Morelli
Rob ReinerDr. Morris Packman
James NaughtonGill Griffin
Ivana TrumpIvana Trump
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