FILM 1578: THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
TRIVIA: In 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 film as a
"fluke". Midler also said that just before the movie opened, she was
told it would not do very well because the film was competing against action movies
with male stars such as Bruce Willis.
This film opened at number one and out-grossed those action movies.
Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton were all born
within 45 days of each other, and celebrated their 50th birthdays together
while filming this movie.
Doctors created Goldie Hawn's
simulated collagen treatment by injecting her lips with a harmless saline
solution. Though temporary, Hawn later remarked in interviews that the
experience was quite painful and that it had discouraged her from ever getting
collagen for real.
Timothy Olyphant's screen
debut.
During her acceptance speech after winning the Golden Globe for Best
Actress in a Musical or Comedy for "The Silver Linings Playbook" in
2013, Jennifer Lawrence remarked, "Oh what does it say? It says 'I beat
Meryl!'" in reference to a line from this film. Unfortunately, many of the
viewers (and fellow celebrities) did not get the reference and criticized
Lawrence for her seemingly insensitive comment.
The cast features six Oscar winners, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Maggie Smith, Marcia Gay Harden, J.K.
Simmons, and Eileen
Heckart; three Oscar nominees, Bette Midler, Stockard Channing, and Rob Reiner; Emmy winner Sarah Jessica Parker; six
Emmy nominees, Bronson
Pinchot, Debra Monk,
Dan Hedaya, Kate Burton, Stephen Collins, and Victor Garber; and Golden
Globe nominee Heather
Locklear.
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