Divine Madness (1980)

Directed by

Michael Ritchie

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This concert film captures Bette Midler and the Harlettes performing at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1980. It combines stand-up comedy routines with songs like The Rose and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.

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What happens

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. 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". Richie filmed three of Midler's concerts on the Divine Madness 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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