Three long-lost college classmates are reunited after the suicide of one of their friends. After a very long lunch, they find out each of their husbands have left them for a younger woman. They set out for revenge but soon realize the payoff wouldn't be so satisfying and instead decide to start an organization to aid women in crisis with the help of their ex's checkbooks.
I caught this movie on cable one day and was rather entertained. Robert Harling of Steel Magnolias (1989) and Soapdish (1991) fame delivers a hilarious script with Goldie Hawn easily being the funniest first wife. Sarah Jessica Parker, Elizabeth Berkley and Victor Garber also account for some laughs among star-studded supporting cast. Lesley Gore's female anthem "You Don't Own Me" is a perfect fit for this light-hearted comedy about sisters doing it for themselves.
The First Wives Club was filmed in New York, NY
Location: Cynthia Swann Griffin's Penthouse
Address: 2 E 61st Street, New York, NY
Location: Cynthia Swann Griffin's Funeral
Address: 1076 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel
Location: The Post-Funeral Lunch
Address: 1 W67th Street, New York, NY The Leopard at des Artistes
Location: Barney's
Address: 660 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Location: Chris' Lesbian Bar
Address: 310 Bowery, New York, NY The Bowery Bar
Location: Gunilla Garson Goldberg's Mansion
Address: 1009 5th Avenue, New York, NY
Location: Morty & Shelley's Apartment Building
Address: 1056 5th Avenue, New York, NY
Location: Elyse Eliot's Apartment Building
Address: 635 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Location: Elyse's Bar
Address: 2 E 55th Street, New York, NY The St. Regis Hotel
This bar was also seen in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Location: Of A Certain Age Theater
Address: 236 W 45th Street, New York, NY Schoenfeld Theatre
Location: The Cynthia Swann Griffin Crisis Center for Women
Address: 1 Bond Street, New York, NY Robbins & Appleton Building
Locations Visited: August 2016, June 2017, December 2019
Any clue where Annie's (Diane's) townhouse is at? All I know is that it's in the Upper East Side. No one seems to know any specifics.
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm still looking for that one.
DeleteIt’s not on the Upper East Side. It’s actually located in Turtle Bay. There is a scene where Annie is walking with her mother and you can notice turtles on the iron fence behind her. The location is 244 e 49th st. It’s one of the homes along that stretch. Katherine Hepburn used to live there, as did Mary-Kate Olsen. There’s a beautiful private garden behind (Turtle Bay Gardens) accessed only by residents. I think this location fit Diane’s character perfectly.
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