Between Friends (1983) (TV)

Regisseur:

Lou Antonio

Drehbuchautoren:

Jonathan Estrin (writer)
Shelley List (novel)

Premierendatum:

11. September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship while continuing to deal with their own lives. |

Plot Keywords:

Affair | Divorcee | Friendship | Melodrama | Middle Age

Filmpreise:

1 win & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Two Legends brought together in a gimmicky film that almost works...

Besetzung

Elizabeth Taylor	...	Deborah Shapiro
Carol Burnett	...	Mary Catherine Castelli
Henry Ramer	...	Sam Tucker
Bruce Grey	...	Malcolm Hallen
Chuck Shamata	...	Dr. Seth Simpson
David Clement	...	Man at Party
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Clare Barklay	...	Young customer
James Bearden	...	Realty office customer
Lally Cadeau	...	Lolly
Simon Clery	...	Waiter
Jeri Craden	...	Mrs. Ingram
Vera Cudjoe	...	Essie
Nancy Kerr	...	Customer
Shelagh McLeod	...	Heather
James D. Morris	...	Lionel
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Kevin Sullivan
Maida Rogerson	...	Woman at party
Barbara Tyson	...	Francie (as Barbara Bush)
Stephen Young	...	Martin

Alternativ:

Nobody Makes Me Cry
Freundinnen fürs Leben (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

USA:100 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Canada

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | Iceland:12

Drehorte:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Firma:

HBO Premiere Films

Two Legends brought together in a gimmicky film that almost works...

BETWEEN FRIENDS was an HBO-TV movie that brought together two show biz legends- Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett, for the first time in this shallow but watchable film about two women who run into each other (literally) and become best friends in the blink of an eye. Burnett's character, if memory serves, is a divorced real estate agent with a daughter, currently having an affair with a married man and who, since her divorce has drifted from one man to another and that suits her fine because "nobody makes her cry" anymore. Elizabeth Taylor is a sheltered woman on the verge of a divorce who has no idea how to live by herself, meet a man, or act on a date. Granted, it is fun watching these two show biz icons share the screen, but the script leaves a lot to be desired...these two women have absolutely nothing in common and their becoming best friends makes no sense and it is definitely stretching credibility to have Burnett playing the aging sex kitten who floats from affair to affair and Taylor as the woman who doesn't know how to even meet a man. But if you're a fan of the two actresses, it's worth a look.