Four Friends (1981)

Director:

Arthur Penn

Writer:

Steve Tesich (writer)

Release Date:

11 December 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

All the boys love Georgia...and Georgia loves all the boys!

Plot:

This story of four working-class kids in a small industrial town--who go their separate ways after high...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Wedding | Pregnancy | Immigration | Love

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Craig Wasson	...	Danilo
Jodi Thelen	...	Georgia
Michael Huddleston	...	David
Jim Metzler	...	Tom
Scott Hardt	...	Young Danilo
Elizabeth Lawrence	...	Mrs. Prozor
Miklos Simon	...	Mr. Prozor
Michael Kovacs	...	Prozor Neighbor
Beatrice Fredman	...	Mrs. Zoldos
Pier Calabria	...	Conductor
Zaid Farid	...	Rudy
David Graf	...	Gergley
Felix Shuman	...	Principal
George Womack	...	Mr. Bellknap
Todd Isaacson	...	Senior Kid

Also Known As:

Georgia's Friends

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 (original rating) | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Cinema 77

Trivia:

Filmed on the campus of Northwestern University (Evanston IL).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As Danilo Prozor is fighting with Gergley in the bar, one can see the shape of knee pads worn under Prozor's trousers.

Quotes:

Georgia: Shouldn't you be at work?
Danilo: I called in sick.
Georgia: Then you should call a doctor.
Danilo: I'm fine.
Georgia: Then you should be at work.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Arthur Penn (1995)

Soundtrack:

The Third Man Theme

Great flick

This movie is, yes, melodramatic, overdone, super-intense, and at times ridiculous. So what? It is a deep and touching exploration of human relationships that struggles to understand, from the very beginning of adulthood -- from the hopefulness of high school graduation to the emancipation of college graduation -- what it is that makes us individuals. And it takes us to a very disturbing conclusion that all of us -- idealists and cynics -- have to resolve: Life's hard. Real hard. Jodi Thelen is particularly effective as the Isadora Duncan-like free spirit who wants so badly to be taken seriously but can't seem to find an audience that really matters. And Craig Wasson plays a tender soul who clings to dear sanity as the craziness of the '60s wreaks havoc with his mind. See this movie; it reveals a great truth -- about relationships, about this country, about..... you.