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Such Good Friends

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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"Such Good Friends" (Saul Bass Poster) 1971 Paramount Pictures
While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.
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While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.

IMDb RATING
6.1/10
592
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Lois Gould(based on the novel by)
    • Elaine May(screenplay)
    • David Shaber(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Dyan Cannon
    • James Coco
    • Jennifer O'Neill
Top credits
  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Lois Gould(based on the novel by)
    • Elaine May(screenplay)
    • David Shaber(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Dyan Cannon
    • James Coco
    • Jennifer O'Neill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:00
    Trailer

    Photos26

    Dyan Cannon, Sam Levene, and Jennifer O'Neill in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Oscar Grossman in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon, Nina Foch, and Sam Levene in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and Ken Howard in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and Nina Foch in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and James Coco in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and Nina Foch in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and James Coco in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and Ken Howard in Such Good Friends (1971)
    Dyan Cannon and Laurence Luckinbill in Such Good Friends (1971)

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    Dyan Cannon
    Dyan Cannon
    • Julieas Julie
    James Coco
    James Coco
    • Timmyas Timmy
    Jennifer O'Neill
    Jennifer O'Neill
    • Mirandaas Miranda
    Ken Howard
    Ken Howard
    • Calas Cal
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Julie's Motheras Julie's Mother
    Laurence Luckinbill
    Laurence Luckinbill
    • Richardas Richard
    Louise Lasser
    Louise Lasser
    • Marcyas Marcy
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Kalmanas Kalman
    Sam Levene
    Sam Levene
    • Uncle Eddieas Uncle Eddie
    William Redfield
    William Redfield
    • Barneyas Barney
    James Beard
    • Dr. Mahleras Dr. Mahler
    Rita Gam
    Rita Gam
    • Doriaas Doria
    Michael Giordano III
    • Matthewas Matthew
    Oscar Grossman
    • The Doormanas The Doorman
    Nancy Guild
    Nancy Guild
    • Mollyas Molly
    T.J. Hargrave
    • Nickyas Nicky
    Bette Howard
    • Darleneas Darlene
    Elaine Joyce
    Elaine Joyce
    • Marianas Marian
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Lois Gould(based on the novel by)
      • Elaine May(screenplay)
      • David Shaber(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    Julie Messinger has it made. She is a New York housewife whose husband, Richard, is an editor for a prominent photography magazine. They have a small circle of friends, including well-meaning, but inept Dr. Timothy Spector, photographer Cal Whiting and Cal's live-in girlfriend Miranda. Julie's mother spends her days getting pedicures and manicures, applying make-up and fake eye-lashes and buying expensive clothes, all the while criticizing her daughter for her looks and behavior. When Richard goes into the hospital for a minor mole-removal surgery, Julie gets more than she bargained for. Richard suffers from complications and goes into a coma, supposedly caused by a rare surgical factor, and she gathers friends and family together, culminating in a hilarious "quasi-cocktail-party" scene in the blood donation center of the hospital. While dealing with red tape, hospital bureaucracy and clueless doctors, Julie discovers her husband's "little black book," which contains the names of her friends. She confirms that her husband had been sleeping around and proceeds to make a fool out of him by getting it on with his male friends. When the complications get more ominous, guilt opens the door to her liberation as a woman. A scathingly funny examination of the dirty rich partying while one of their number lies on the brink of death. —thustlebird
    • male nudity
    • children's author
    • male rear nudity
    • f rated
    • no opening credits
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    • Taglines
      • How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...Miranda, Audrey, Jessica, Marcy, Doria...
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • R
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The original novel by Lois Gould was much more serious in tone; many of the barbed, humorous lines of the film are missing entirely from the book. Otto Preminger saw the satirical potential in such a premise and had it written as such.
    • Quotes

      Shakespeare Theatre in the Park: [talking to a musician for a Shakespeare production] The sitar is... it's interesting. But can you tell me what a sitar has to do with a play set in Denmark?

    • Crazy credits
      In the film's opening, three red-colored "legs-crossed icons" (the trademark that Saul Bass created for the film, as seen on the poster) converge on a blank screen to form one whole icon. The title appears and then below the title, it reads "AN OTTO PREMINGER FILM". Cast and crew are credited in the closing, but nowhere else. Preminger was the only one credited in the opening.
    • Alternate versions
      Some versions cut the intimate scene between Ken Howard and Dyan Cannon, in which Howard's character takes a faux nude picture of Cannon.
    • Connections
      Features Adventures of Superman (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      Suddenly It's All Tomorrow
      Sung by O.C. Smith

      Music by Thomas Z. Shepard

      Lyrics by Robert Brittan

    User reviews10

    Review
    Top review
    Preminger's great satire
    Otto Preminger's later films are an acquired taste. But this one, while completely outrageous, seems to be one of his better efforts.

    Some of the more memorable scenes: Burgess Meredith walking around nude at a cocktail party (!); Ken Howard impotent while making love to Dyan Cannon; Cannon attempting to seduce obese James Coco who is wearing a girdle (!); and Cannon finding her husband's black book with notes about sex with other women.

    Despite its unusualness, SUCH GOOD FRIENDS is an enjoyable picture to watch because it's something you don't have to take seriously. It is obviously a black comedy and the first few minutes establish the mood perfectly. It does become a bit of a maudlin soap opera where Cannon's character is figuring out her husband's infidelities and trying to decide if she still loves the guy or not. But the melodramatic aspects are definitely overshadowed by the satirical look at urban mores that Preminger presents.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 23, 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • So gute Freunde
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Otto Preminger Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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