Product Details

• Actors: Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Barnard Hughes, Audra Lindley
• Directors: Norman Jewison
• Writers: Barry Levinson, Valerie Curtin
• Producers: Norman Jewison, Joe Wizan, Patrick J. Palmer
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: January 27, 1993
• Run Time: 116 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300269760
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,684 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Art imitates life in this romantic comedy, which casts Reynolds and Hawn as a successful Hollywood screenwriting team. Their harmonious working and romantic relationship goes south when they decide to get married after years of living together. Written by and based on the lives of writers Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin, the film is a decidedly bittersweet affair: after all, Levinson and Curtin got married, then divorced, just like the characters in the movie. Consequently, there's less real humor than kidding as the relationship develops cracks, chinks, and leaks, before foundering altogether. Still, Reynolds and Hawn have a likable chemistry because neither is trying too hard. Watch for a particularly funny and crass cameo by Ron Silver, as a big-shot director they wind up working for. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Friends, September 23, 2005

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Janet E. Cullen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Friends (DVD)

This movie is timeless. I thought it was hilarious when it was first released in the theaters, and found it the same all these years later. Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn at their best! I would say, if you enjoyed the movie Grumpy Old Men, you will find this as entertaining. I was so happy to find it on DVD and add it to my library.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most underrated films., March 2, 2005

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Barbara Daddario "Barb" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Friends (DVD)

Most people I know have not seen this movie. In my opinion, it is very underrated. I love it. What's funny is when they visit each other's parents. Jessica Tandy plays Goldie's mom, and she is wonderful. Goldie doesn't want to sleep with Burt in her old room at her childhood home: "This is my teenage room. It's not for sexual relations, it's for slumber parties."

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Goldie Hawn and Burt Reynolds together!, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Friends [VHS] (VHS Tape)

First of all, the fact that Amazon.com even has this available video, is amazing! I went to a number of different video stores and found it virtually impossible to find! Luckily for all of us, Amazon.com makes it easier than ever to purchase "the hard to find" videos. Secondly, this is the best of the best in Goldie Hawn movies. She is wonderful and Jessica Tandy is unforgettable as her mother. Ron Silver is very funny as the Hollywood Mogul and last but definitely not least, Burt Reynolds does what he does best, comedy!The soundtrack is excellent, with the song at the end of the film, unforgettable. Run, do not walk to purchase this video! and then sit back with some popcorn and enjoy.