Divine Madness (1980)
Overview
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".
Where to watch Divine Madness
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 |
| Canada | — | Apple TV | Apple TV, YouTube |
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What is Divine Madness about?
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 is a Documentary, Comedy, Music movie, released on 1980-09-26, runtime 95 minutes.
Is Divine Madness worth watching?
TMDB users rate Divine Madness 6.4 out of 10 from 17 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Divine Madness?
In the United States, Divine Madness can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Cast
- Bette Midler as Self - The Divine Miss M
- Jocelyn Brown as Self - The Harlettes
- Ula Hedwig as Self - The Harlettes
- Diva Gray as Self - The Harlettes
- Irving Sudrow as Self - Head Usher
- Tony Berg as Self - Band Vocals
- Jon Bonine as Self - Band Vocals
- Joey Carbone as Self - Band Vocals
- Randy Kerber as Self - Band Vocals
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Sources
Details and the 6.4/10 rating from Divine Madness on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.