Two lifelong friends find their friendship severely tested when both of their husbands die within a short time of each other.
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Title: Best Friends for Life (TV Movie 1998)
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| Gena Rowlands | ... | Mrs. Harriet Cahill | |
| Linda Lavin | ... | Sarah 'Coop' Cooper | |
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | Will Harper | |
| Gwen Verdon | ... | Edith Cooper | |
| Ja'net DuBois | ... | Katie Pegues | |
| Burke Moses | ... | David McCord | |
| Karen Austin | ... | Violet Evans | |
| Dakin Matthews | ... | Mr. Burnham | |
| Helen Slater | ... | Pammy Cahill | |
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Robby Preddy | ||
| Deborah Hobart | ... | Jewel | |
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Linda Pierce | ||
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Fran Taylor | ||
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Marion Guyot | ||
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Lee Freeman | ||
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Two lifelong friends find their friendship severely tested when both of their husbands die within a short time of each other.
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 January 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amies pour la vie See more »Filming Locations:
Waxhaw, North Carolina, USACompany Credits
Production Co:
Daniel L. Paulson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Signboard Hill Productions See more »
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Great acting by the two leads makes this film a believable tale of what real friendship is all about. Despite living many miles apart and in different social circles, their friendship endures lifes ups and downs, their husbands deaths and even their harsh words with one another. Rowlands seems to begrudge her friend (Lavin), the 'perfect' life she has had, as now her husband has died she must face the fact that he had an affair, her daughter hates her, and now there is no money coming in she must amend her lifestyle and downsize. Then she is diagnosed with cancer and she deals with it in her own way. Even with its sombre ending it still has a feelgood factor to it. Make time to watch it.