When Friendship Kills (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

James A. Contner

Writer (WGA):

Elizabeth Gill (written by)

Release Date:

19 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

She'll be dead before she's thin enough.

Plot:

Two friends keep their vomiting a secret until one friend almost dies.

Plot Keywords:

Anorexia | Secret | Blood | Disability | Teen

Cast

Lynda Carter	...	Kathryn Archer
Katie Wright	...	Lexi Archer
Marley Shelton	...	Jennifer Harnsberger
Josh Taylor	...	Peter Archer
Colleen Winton	...	Pamela Harnsberger
Kimberley Warnat	...	Jill Archer
Malcolm Stewart	...	Mr. Harnsberger
Kevin McNulty	...	Ted, Kathryn's Boss
Ryan Reynolds	...	Ben Colson
Tobias Mehler	...	Justin Phelps
Sarah Sawatsky	...	Sarah
Cathy Merriman	...	Coach Beth
Lochlyn Munro	...	Nick McKay
Nancy Kerr	...	Phoebe Wills
Jill Teed	...	Jolene

Also Known As:

A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie (USA)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Libra Pictures

Quotes:

Ben Colson: Jen's in the zone. I hope she doesn't ah, fall into the fire.
Justin Phelps: I've never seen her like this. You know Jen, right? She never drinks.
Lexi Archer: She needs some food.

A very realistic and well told story, exploring the lives of two teenage girls who built a friendship based on their eating disorders

I agree with the above comment, I love the realism in this, and in many movies (not just movies on eating disorders) the producers seem to forget that. They take an every day problem and create a hugely dramatic scene and then come the end of the movie everything is perfect again, which I dislike because its not reality. Not meaning to say things can't get better, and not meaning to say things don't in this movie, but it doesn't spend most of the movie creating all these problems, and come the end of the movie everything is perfect again. When people have eating disorders people don't just admit it and want to get better, and then life is peachy, it takes time, and I like how in this movie we grow with the characters, we go through the difficulties with them, getting better and worse, because it is a very important part of the movie. It gets into the minds of people with eating disorders, and shows the complications and pain, in a very realistic way, and I loved that. I also love how it shows The secrecy and betrayal people feel when suffering from eating disorders, it is scary to see how people react when they find out, especially if they approve of it. I thought this movie was very touching and beautiful and well told, and defiantly one of my favourites.