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'You know what it says........I beat Meryl' !!!!


............That has got to be one of my favourite lines from the whole movie....and of course it was delivered perfectly by the Divine Miss M!!

I just love the little reference / joke about Meryl and the Oscars!

Anyone else got any favourite lines??

"Did you fall down and smack your little head on the pavement?"

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Hahaha. That line is golden! One of the main reasons why I love this movie so much is because of its witty script. If I have to choose one line, it would be this:

"You have always been gorgeous and thanks to Cher's pioneering efforts, you still look like you haven't reached puberty!"

Are you saying that real life isn't like the movies?

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when Ivana Trump pops up and says 'don't get mad , get everything" Haha, mainly cause I hate Donald trump

Don't ask me, I'm just a girl

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Maggie Smith saying, 'She's got fabulous taste,' pausing, and then adding '...for an actress.'

I remember when I first saw Gosford Park I thought Maggie Smith had all the best lines, and then when I watched it again I realized that she just made them the best lines. Wonderful, wonderful woman.

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I loved when Maggie Smith was eating lunch with SJP and Sarah didn't understand that the maid wanted the fork back. Just the way Maggie says, "FORK!" With the hard "K" cracks me up every time!

Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them. I don't give a *beep* how crazy they are!

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I thought it too funny when Sarah Jessica Parker was eating lunch with Maggie Smith and said the food was "restaurant quality". Again, another perfect Maggie Smith reaction moment.

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"Such a tragedy... and your lips".
I love the way Maggie Smith delivered that line!


"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"

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Maggie smith is so fantastic in this movie, even though it is a small role, she is really wonderful the way she delivers her lines.

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When they are falling on the scaffolding (the window washing thing) and they land, and they get off, Midler says "Wanna go again?" I LMAO every time!

"I made that tape especially for today, my special monday morning tape!"

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What about the moment that Goldie Hawn says of Bette that she has her own aisle in the supermarket? LMAO

What the hell's wrong with expressing yourself?

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When Brenda says "he brought HER to my son's bar mitzvah!" and Annie says "is she a gift"
daveramsey.com "Best thing to ever happen to us" Are you weird too?

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I think my favourite lines are when Annie get's really pissed with Aaron.

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Ha i know she just starts screaming at him.

she just got up, broke wind and died

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A few of my faves are...

Annie: "Hes ready to come home and commit to an equitable loving relationship.
told him to drop dead."
"When you say lesbian..."

Brenda: "The vampire Lestat... and Louis..."
"Shut up you geriatric sex kitten!"

Chris: "Gentleman... and Daddy..."
"I'm a lesbian... a big one"

"Come on... Sneak a peek..." (Medusa, Percy Jackson)

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I agree. The way she screams "I'm SORRY!" Gets me every time!

House: Climb out of your holes, people!

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I love the scene where Brenda is pouring out all of the alcohol and brings out the trash can full of empty bottles.

Elise: I had guests!
Brenda: Who? Guns and Roses??

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

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Regarding Elise's plastic surgery

Brenda's boss: She looks wonderful. Has she had any work done?
Brenda: Honey, she's a quilt.

Annie: You haven't changed one bit in 20 years, not one little bit.
Brenda: It's utterly bizarre.

Annie: You've been yanked and stitched and stuffed and pulled! You're a turkey!

And the lines about the people who ran off with other women:

Elise: He ran off with some preschooler.

Lady at the gay bar: She ran off with some teenager who weighs 12 lbs.

Brenda: Shelly. Shelly the barracuda. She's 12.


I've seen this movie waaaaaaaaay too many times. I love it so much.

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The part at the Gay Bar when Midler showed a picture of "Her Marty" to the lesbian and the lesbian says in this hilarious tone "She's Butch"

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Also a cute reference to the movie they made together

"Death Becomes Her"

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Oh, yeah! Somehow, I forgot about that, Barb67.

Good movies, both of them.

House: Climb out of your holes, people!

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The scene where they are at the auction and Bette is in disguise bidding. Shelly is like "who is that?". Maggie says.. "Probably euro-trash.. I forbid u to let that plate leave the country". Shelly says.. "But its from China" lol

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Maggie says.. "Probably euro-trash.. I forbid u to let that plate leave the country". Shelly says.. "But its from China" lol
And then Maggie adds, "Well....don't they have ENOUGH?"

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I love the way Goldie tells Rob Reiner (about her lips): "I want Tina Turner. I want Jagger. FILL 'EM UP!!!".
I just loved Goldie in this film. Such a gift for comedy. Also the scenes in the bar when she goes off "I'm not Monique's mother...Sean Connery is" LMAO

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I love the scene where Goldie's character is drunk and says, "You think just because I'm a movie star, I don't have feelings. Well you're wrong! I do have a feelings! I'm an actress! I have all of them!

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I love that Jennifer Lawrence quoted this movie in her acceptance speech!

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JLaw gets it!

My girlfriends and I quote this movie all the time!

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