Field said, "Goldie really wanted me to do it. Maybe it would have been fun, but they were all so musical, and I'm not."
Sally Field, left, says her friend Goldie Hawn "really wanted" her to take a role in "The First Wives Club." (SGranitz/WireImage)
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Sally Field attends the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival world premiere of "80 For Brady." (David Crotty/Getty Image)
Field didn’t specify which part she was offered, but the final trio ended up being Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton.
According to Field, "the movie wouldn't have been the same" if she had signed on.
"The First Wives Club" was based on a 1992 novel of the same name by Olivia Goldsmith, and followed Hawn, Midler and Keaton as they made a pact to get back at their ex-husbands who left them for younger women. It went on to earn just over $181 million at the box office worldwide, and has remained a popular rental and streaming option.
From left, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton star in 1996's "The First Wives Club."
"The First Wives Club" isn’t the only role Field turned down.
In the same interview, the actress revealed she turned down the starring role opposite Michael Douglas in 1984’s "Romancing the Stone." The part was ultimately played by Kathleen Turner, who Field believed was better suited for the movie.
"My instinct was there's somebody else out there who's better. And that somebody was Kathleen Turner," Field said. "That long-legged Kathleen, with her husky voice. I mean, she's still breathtakingly good. And she's so sweet. There's nobody else like her."
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner on the set of 1984’s "Romancing the Stone," directed by Robert Zemeckis. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Field hasn’t said no to everything, of course. The 76-year-old has had an illustrious career, with roles in films such as "Steel Magnolias," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Lincoln," and she has two Oscar wins, for "Norma Rae" and "Places in the Heart."
Her latest film, "80 for Brady," teams her with another set of iconic actresses: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Rita Moreno. The foursome play best friends obsessed with NFL legend Tom Brady who make it their mission to travel to the 2017 Super Bowl to see him in action.
From left, Rita Moreno, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda star in "80 for Brady." (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
"80 for Brady" is set bow in theaters Friday.