Girlfriends (1978)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Claudia Weill

Writer:

Vicki Polon (writer)

Release Date:

August 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Single | Friendship | Insecurity | Character Study | Roommate

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jane Anderson	...	Omega Receptionist
Bob Balaban	...	Martin
Tanya Berezin	...	Rabbi's Wife
Adam Cohen	...	Bar Mitzvah Boy
Roderick Cook	...	Carpel
Regina David	...	Rabbi's Receptionist
Jean De Baer	...	Terry
Christopher Guest	...	Eric
Russell Horton	...	Photo Editor
Mike Kellin	...	Abe
Ted Lambert	...	Rabbi's Son
Viveca Lindfors	...	Beatrice
Stacey Lomoe-Smith	...	Rebecca
Melanie Mayron	...	Susan Weinblatt
Norma Mayron	...	Mrs. Weinblatt
Kenneth McMillan	...	Cabbie
Nancy Mette	...	Denise
Gina Rogak	...	Julie
Albert Rogers	...	Hair Dresser
Anita Skinner	...	Anne Munroe
Kristoffer Tabori	...	Charlie
Kathryn Walker	...	Carpel's Receptionist
Eli Wallach	...	Rabbi Gold
Amy Wright	...	Ceil

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | UK:AA | USA:PG

Company:

Cyclops

Trivia:

Stanley Kubrick raved about this film in an interview with Vicente Molina Fox, which was conducted during the production of The Shining (1980), and named it his favorite film of 1978.

Unjustly forgotten

Well-done and engrossing drama of a woman (played by Melanie Mayron) who's living with her best friend. Her best friend decides to get married and move out. It devastates Mayron and she goes on a journey of self-discovery...and trying to find a new roommate.

This was a big hit in 1978. It played the art house circuit for quite a while. I saw it when I was 16. Being a guy, I wasn't sure I would like it but I was fascinated. The characters were complex, the story absorbing and showed me what NYC was like (back in 1978). After it died down it disappeared completely. There was a showing on cable back in the early 1980s but that was it. I've asked a few friends who are film fanatics (like me) if they knew about this and none of them had even heard of it! That's too bad. This is a wonderful film for anybody--you don't have to be a woman to understand the loneliness and shock Mayron feels when her best friend leaves. Also it has some casual nudity which was surprising for a PG film. It also has Christopher Guest in an early role (and doing a nude scene--not much is shown).

An excellent film. It's probably dated by now and who knows if any copies still exist--but I'd love to see it again.