Divine Madness (1980)
| Release Date | 13 September 1980 |
| Tagline | Bette Midler is Divine Madness |
| Genre | Comedy, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Pasadena Civic Auditorium - 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Performance |
| Film Class | Concerts [nf] |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Tones | Bright, Campy, Raunchy, Earthy, Irreverent, Madcap, Racy |
| Tags | Comedian, Performer, Singer, Stage Show |
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".
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jocelyn Brown
The Harlettes
Ula Hedwig
The Harlettes
Diva Gray
The Harlettes
Irving Sudrow
Head Usher
Tony Berg
Band Vocals
Jon Bonine
Band Vocals
Joey Carbone
Band Vocals
Randy Kerber
Band Vocals
Director
Cinematographer
Jerry Blatt
writer
William A. Fraker
-
Costume Designer
Dorothy Baca
-
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John T. Kretchmer
assistant director
Sound Department
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
Robert Nichols II
sound recordist
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Byrne
director of photography: additional photography
Robert D. McBride
camera operator
Scott Miller
principal photographer
Robert Seaman
camera operator
Rick Fee
assistant camera
Other Crew
Mike Sudrow
production assistant
Mike Tiano
guitar technician
Julia Tucker
script supervisor
Production Company
Ladd Company, The
-
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
,
Ladd Company, The
-
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Michael Ritchie
A Simple Wish (1997)
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
Cops and Robbersons (1994)
Diggstown (1992)
Divine Madness
Downhill Racer (1969)
Fletch (1985)
Fletch Lives (1989)
Prime Cut (1972)
Semi-Tough (1977)
Smile (1975)
Student Bodies (1981)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
The Candidate (1972)
The Couch Trip (1988)
The Fantasticks (1995)
The Golden Child (1986)
The Island (1980)
The Scout (1994)
The Survivors (1983)
Wildcats (1986)
