Divine Madness (1980)
A National Treasure Chest
95 min
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".
- Release date
- September 26, 1980
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $5,318,098
Trailer
Cast
- Bette Midler as Self
- Bette Midler as 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
Crew
- Michael Ritchie · Director
- Jerry Blatt · Writer
- Bette Midler · Writer
- Bruce Vilanch · Writer
- Michael Ritchie · Producer
- William A. Fraker · Cinematographer
- Scott Miller · Cinematographer
- Alan Balsam · Editor
- Glenn Farr · Editor
- Albert Brenner · Production designer