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Friends & Lovers (1999) 4.2
Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's father. (Ian and dad are estranged because dad worked too many hours when Ian was a lad.) Dad ... See full summary » Director:George Haas |
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Ian Wickham
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Lisa
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Carla
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Jane McCarthy
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Richard 'Richie' Wickham
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Keaton McCarthy
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Manny
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Katherine
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Angel, Little Girl
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Motel Clerk
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Josi K. Waksman | ... |
Tree Lot Owner
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Hans
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Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's father. (Ian and dad are estranged because dad worked too many hours when Ian was a lad.) Dad has something to say, but Ian won't listen. Meanwhile, David is gay and virginal; Ian's business partner, Keaton, is unhappy that his sister Jane is pregnant with no plans to tell the father; Lisa is everybody's pal and no one's lover; John, stuck in adolescence, is always on the make. He brings German-born stunner, Carla, and promptly loses her affection to Hans, a fast-talking ski instructor. David meets Manny: they have chess in common. Soon, surprises abound as relationships take new turns. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
16 April 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amigos e Amantes See more »Filming Locations:
Canyons Ski Resort - 4000 The Canyons Resort Drive, Park City, Utah, USA See more »Box Office
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$33,543 (USA) (16 April 1999)Gross:
$94,633 (USA) (7 May 1999)Company Credits
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Written by Robert Downey Jr.
Played on piano and Sung by Robert Downey Jr.
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When Ian and his dad take the cable car to the top of the slope, the amount of skis on the side change when we see what's supposed to be their car. See more »Soundtracks
"Carla"(uncredited)
Written by Robert Downey Jr.
Played on piano and Sung by Robert Downey Jr.
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There are three kinds of bad movies: movies that defy reality but still entertain, movies that so bad that they're funny, and unforgivable pieces of cow dung that you watch in disbelief as it approaches badness from all directions. "Friends & Lovers" fits the last category like a wedding dress. It is one of the most jaw-droppingly bad movies I have ever seen. This film has, virtually, no redeeming qualities. The acting is wooden and unrealistic, notably by Claudia Schiffer and, surprisingly, Robert Downey Jr. One person I did like and care for was Danny Nucci's character, but he couldn't have save this film if his life depended on it. The characters carry on, endlessly, in boring, silly and uninvolving conversations. This cast could have had a lot of potential had they had a script that wasn't found in a garbage dump. I was never really fond of Stephen Baldwin, the only role I accepted him in was "The Usual Suspects." There was a moment in the film where is a graphic close-up shot of a man's genitals that is, not only gratuitous, but it ruined what could have been a semi-chuckle on my part. I don't know. All was lost on this film. "Friends & Lovers" ranks in the same field as 1997's worst film, "Gone Fishin'."