Synopsis
When a professional couple, who have lived and worked together for many years, finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpected difficulties. They soon find that being married is often quite different from being "best friends."
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Cast
- Burt ReynoldsRichard Babson
- Goldie HawnPaula McCullen
- Jessica TandyEleanor McCullen
- Barnard HughesTim McCullen
- Audra LindleyAnn Babson
- Keenan WynnTom Babson
- Ron SilverLarry Weisman
- Richard LibertiniJorge Medina
- Peggy Walton-WalkerCarol Brandon
- Noah HathawayLyle Ballou
Recommandations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
A movie filled with moments in which we recognize not movie stars, but ourselves. - 88
Washington Post
Best Friends turns out to be exceptionally authentic and endearing--the most original and keenly observant romantic comedy to emerge from Hollywood since the underrated All Night Long. [16 Dec 1982, p.C1] - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The chemistry between Hawn and Burt Reynolds is sublime in Norman Jewison's underappreciated gem, written by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson and loosely based on their relationship. - 75
The Associated Press
There are lots of laughs in the script by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson, as well as wry insights into modern relationships. [20 Dec 1982] - 70
The New York Times
Even when Best Friends isn't working uproariously as a comedy, there's an element of original, offbeat humor that keeps it promising. - 70
Variety
Best Friends is probably not the light romantic comedy audiences expect from a Burt Reynolds-Goldie Hawn screen pairing but is nevertheless a very engaging film. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Miss Tandy is so good, in fact, that when she leaves at the end of the first hour, the picture never quite recovers. The second hour is fine, but flat. [17 Dec 1982] - 60
Time Out
The script is sharply written, while Jewison is a lot more sensitive to the material than he was on that earlier Levinson-Curtin effort, And Justice For All. But though engaging and agreeable, the film is never wildly funny.
