The film stars Olympia Dukakis, Ellen Burstyn, Diane Ladd and Danny Aiello.

Based on the play by Ivan Menchell, this comedy-drama concerns three friends, Doris, Lucille, and Esther.

Once a week, they gather to visit their husbands' graves and meet at a deli afterward to talk about their lives.

Esther is also not used to being alone after 39 years of marriage, but she doesn't feel ready to start dating again, at least not until she meets Ben, a former cop turned cab driver who gradually but firmly eases his way into her life.

And I enjoyed the life-affirming counterpoint of Selma, the much-married character played by Lainie Kazan, who seems to be a golddigger but comes through with some sound and sensible advice for Burstyn.