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.

Three former college chums -- vain Elise, brassy Brenda and wimpy Annie -- reunite after the death of a friend. Soon, the ladies discover that they've all been recently dumped by their smarmy husbands for younger, nubile women. The neurotic trio decide to band together and seek vengeance, using such bureaucratic methods as the IRS and the legal system. But their dogged efforts lead the femmes to break laws themselves. Lots of them.
So will revenge be sweet for these first wives? Or will they land in the slammer instead?

Released theatrically in the USA September 20, 1996.

Color by DuArt.

Additional cast: Ari Greenberg (Jason Cushman).

Copyright 1996 Paramount Pictures.

Excerpt: "What's the matter, Morty? Can't you buy her a full dress?" -- Brenda (BETTE MIDLER) to ex-husband Morty (DAN HEDAYA), in reference to the mini-dress worn by Morty's new wife.

"Don't get mad -- get evvvvverything." -- Ivana Trump (playing herself).

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Goldie Hawn: Oscar-winning actress, PRIVATE BENJAMIN, CACTUS FLOWER
Bette Midler: American actress/singer, THE ROSE (1979)
Diane Keaton: American actress/director, LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR
Dan Hedaya: American TV/Film Actor
Stephen Collins: American film & television actor, 7TH HEAVEN
Victor Garber: Stage/Film Actor
Stockard Channing: American actress, GREASE
James Naughton: American Actor
Heather Locklear: American television actress, MELROSE PLACE, T.J. HOOKER
Elizabeth Berkley: Actress
Marcia Gay Harden: Oscar winning american actress, POLLOCK
Sarah Jessica Parker: American actress, SEX AND THE CITY
Jon Stewart: Actor/comedian/television host, THE DAILY SHOW
Bronson Pinchot: American TV/Film Actor
Bella Abzug: 
Gloria Steinem: Author/Feminist

Hugh Wilson: American Director/Screenwriter

Thomas Imperato: 
Ezra Swerdlow: Producer/Executive
Adam Schroeder: Producer
Scott Rudin: Producer/Executive

Robert Harling: Playwright/Screenwriter

Marc Shaiman: American Composer

John Bloom: Editor - NOT Joe Bob Briggs

"...This witty revenge romp is sinfully satisfying....Irresistible fun..."
"...Midler, Hawn and Keaton are a refreshingly cohesive comedy combo with that indefinable thing known as screen chemistry..."