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Director:
Writers:
Valerie Curtin (written by) &
Barry Levinson (written by)
Release Date:
17 December 1982 (USA) more
Tagline:
What a present for Christmas [US Theatrical] more
Plot:
When a professional couple who have lived & worked together for many years finally decide to marry,... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
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User Comments:
Watchable and pretty amusing more (16 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Reynolds | ... | Richard Babson |
 | Goldie Hawn | ... | Paula McCullen |
 | Jessica Tandy | ... | Eleanor McCullen |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Tim McCullen |
| Audra Lindley | ... | Ann Babson |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Tom Babson |
 | Ron Silver | ... | Larry Weisman |
 | Carol Locatell | ... | Nellie Ballou |
| Richard Libertini | ... | Jorge Medina |
 | Peggy Walton-Walker | ... | Carol Brandon |
 | Noah Hathaway | ... | Lyle Ballou |
| Mikey Martin | ... | Robbie Ballou |
| Helen Page Camp | ... | Maid |
| Joan Pringle | ... | Doria |
| Vincent J. Isaac | ... | Cab Driver |
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116 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Iceland:L
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The film's writers Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin based the script on their very own marriage. more
Quotes:
Paula McCullen:
Breasts too large, Richard? Every female character you create has breasts too large.
Richard Babson:
Mmm... but I make them suffer for it.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Think About Love more
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"Best Friends" is a nice film for a weekend afternoon. It is entertaining, has an easy-to-follow storyline, and shows some respect for the viewer. Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn are quite appealing in the leads, but so is the supporting cast, which includes Barnard Hughes, Jessica Tandy, Keenan Wynn, and Audra Lindley (best known as Mrs. Roper on "Three's Company").
Though a comedy, "Best Friends" has, alas, very few laugh-out-loud moments, and is almost too casual in pace for its own good. The near-classic wedding scene (with Richard Libertini) offers perhaps the most genuine laughs, although Reynolds, a very underrated comedic actor, adds some subtle bits of his own throughout the movie.
"Best Friends" is a competently-made and sometimes touching film that also lacks drive and usually fails to produce much more than an occasional smile. But it's worth a look, to be sure.