Divine Madness (film)

Divine Madness is a 1980 American concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler and the Harlettes during her February 13–15, 1980 concerts at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.^[1] The 94-minute film features Midler's stand-up comedy routines, as well as 16 songs, including "Big Noise from Winnetka", "Paradise", "Shiver Me Timbers", "Fire Down Below", "Stay With Me", "My Mother's Eyes", "Chapel of Love" / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Do You Want to Dance", "You Can't Always Get What You Want" / "I Shall Be Released", "E Street Shuffle" / "Summer (The First Time)" / "Leader of the Pack", and "The Rose".

Divine Madness
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Ritchie
Written by	Jerry Blatt Bette Midler Bruce Vilanch
Produced by	Michael Ritchie
Starring	Bette Midler
Cinematography	William A. Fraker
Music by	Tom Jans
Production company	The Ladd Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$5,318,098

1981, Bette Midler in Amsterdam promoting the film

Richie filmed three of Midler's concerts on the tour, and cut them together to look like one. Divine Madness was released in 1980 to relative critical success. The tracks "Shiver Me Timbers" and "Rainbow Sleeve" were edited out of the home video version. Divine Madness has been re-released on DVD, but, as yet, only in the US.

Music

For further info see Divine Madness (Bette Midler album)

References

1. "Bette Midler Concerts to Be Filmed for Upcoming Movie". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. February 2, 1980. p. 52.

External links

• Divine Madness at IMDb
• Divine Madness at AllMovie
• Divine Madness at Rotten Tomatoes
• Divine Madness at Box Office Mojo