Divine Madness (film)

{{Short description|1980 American film directed by Michael Ritchie}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Divine Madness

| image = Divine Madness poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Michael Ritchie

| producer = Michael Ritchie

| writer = Jerry Blatt
Bette Midler
Bruce Vilanch

| starring = Bette Midler

| music = Tom Jans

| cinematography = William A. Fraker

| studio = The Ladd Company

| distributor = Warner Bros.

| released = {{Film date|1980|9|26}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $5,318,098

}}

File:Bette Midler (1981).jpg in Amsterdam promoting the film]]

Divine Madness is a 1980 American concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler and the Harlettes during her February 13–15, 1980 concerts at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121629637/bette-midler-concerts-to-be-filmed-for/ |title=Bette Midler Concerts to Be Filmed for Upcoming Movie |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=February 2, 1980 |page=52}} 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", "E Street Shuffle" / "Summer (The First Time)" / "Leader of the Pack", and "The Rose".

Richie filmed three of Midler's concerts on the 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 the home video version. Divine Madness has been re-released on DVD, but, as yet, only in the US.