Divine Madness

Divine Madness

95 mins | Comedy, Documentary, Music | Sept. 26, 1980

Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium. 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", "The E-Street Shuffle/Summer (The First Time)/"Leader of the Pack" and "The Rose".

Divine Madness

95 mins | Comedy, Documentary, Music | Sept. 26, 1980

Divine Madness
Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium. 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", "The E-Street Shuffle/Summer (The First Time)/"Leader of the Pack" and "The Rose".
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers The Ladd Company
Original title Divine Madness
Directors Michael Ritchie
Writers Jerry Blatt, Bruce Vilanch, Bette Midler

Cast

Bette Midler

as Herself / The Divine Miss M

Jocelyn Brown

as The Harlettes

Ula Hedwig

as The Harlettes

Diva Gray

as The Harlettes

Irving Sudrow

as Head Usher

Tony Berg

as Band Vocals

Jon Bonine

as Band Vocals

Joey Carbone

as Band Vocals

Randy Kerber

as Band Vocals