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Four Friends (1981)

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Also known as Moritorium and Georgia's Friends, Four Friends follows the titular quartet from high school to young adulthood. The film is set during the tumultuous 1960s, an era when everyone's values were turned inside out, shaken around, and reassembled. The central character is first-generation American Craig Wasson, who confounds his Yugoslavian father (Miklos Simon) by pursuing his own let-it-all-hang-out lifestyle. Wasson's best friends are athlete Jim Metzler and chubby Michael

R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Arthur Penn

In Theaters: Dec 11, 1981 Wide

On DVD: Aug 23, 2005

Cast

Craig Wasson
Danilo Prozor
Jodi Thelen
Georgia Miles
Jim Metzler
Tom Donaldson
Michael Huddleston
David Levine
Reed Birney
Louis Carnahan
Julia Murray
Adrienne Carnahan
David Graf
Gergley
Zaid Farid
Rudy
Miklos Simon
Mr. Prozor
Elizabeth Lawrence
Mrs. Prozor
Beatrice Fredman
Mrs. Zoldos
James Leo Herlihy
Mr. Carnahan
Lois Smith
Mrs. Carnahan
Petrea Burchard
Lady Flag Burner
Paul Greco
Car Thief
Glenne Headly
Lola
James Maxwell
Hippie
Natalia Nogulich
Vera
Mercedes Ruehl
Woman in Taxi
Felix Shuman
Principal
Dick Sollenberger
Doctor
William Theiss
Georgia Miles
George Womack
Mr. Bellknap
Jim Netzler

Critic Reviews for Four Friends

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)

Ends in an unconvincing pat way after much tragedy.

February 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Arthur Penn's saga is too episodic and the acting is uneven, but film's scope is ambitious, the issues socially relevant, and it centers on a new type of Amrican heroine, one in love with all her husband's friends--call is menage a quatre.

August 22, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Some say this is a better-than-average film that effectively captures the tumultuous sixties and the young folks who were caught up in the craziness of it all. I don't see it.

September 19, 2005 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

involving drama

August 26, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Steven Teisch's outstanding screenplay charts one young man's coming-of-age during the 1960s amidst a swirl of changes.

January 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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Great movie. A favorite.

July 26, 2008

Leo L

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What starts as a rather humdrum coming-of-age film transforms into a profound view on human emotion and life choices. This metamorphosis occurs halfway through during one of the most shockingly abrupt changes in overall tone I have ever seen, adding a large dose of dark comedy to this touching drama.

October 17, 2010