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| Divine Madness | |
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| Directed by | Michael Ritchie |
| Written by | Jerry Blatt Bette Midler Bruce Vilanch |
| Produced by | Michael Ritchie |
| Starring | Bette Midler |
| Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
| Music by | Tom Jans |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,318,098 |

Divine Madness is a 1980 Americanconcert film directed byMichael Ritchie, and featuringBette Midler and theHarlettes during her February 13–15, 1980 concerts atPasadena Civic Auditorium inPasadena, California.[1] The 94-minute film features Midler'sstand-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 thehome video version.Divine Madness has been re-released on DVD, but, as yet, only in the US.
For further info seeDivine Madness (Bette Midler album)
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