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Just Between Friends (1986)

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A timid aerobics instructor learns that her new best friend is also her husband's mistress in this domestic drama starring Mary Tyler Moore. Suffering from a bit of empty-nest syndrome as her children pass through adolescence, indecisive homemaker Holly Davis (Moore) reluctantly accepts a part-time gig teaching exercise classes for frazzled gym owner Helga (Salome Jens). There, she meets struggling, independent-minded broadcast journalist Sandy Dunlap (Christine Lahti), and they quickly become

PG-13, 2 hr.

Drama, Television, Romance

Directed By: Allan Burns

In Theaters: Mar 21, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Jan 13, 2004

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Cast

Mary Tyler Moore
Holly Davis
Christine Lahti
Sandy Dunlap
Ted Danson
Chip Davis
Sam Waterston
Harry Crandall
Salome Jens
Helga
Jane Greer
Ruth Chadwick
Susan Rinell
Kim Davis
Timothy Gibbs
Jeff Davis
Diane Stilwell
Carla
James MacKrell
Bill
Andra Akers
Andrea
Lewis Arquette
TV Station Guard
Mark Blum
George Margolin
Darwyn Carson
Janet
Chet Collins
Stage Manager
Jeannie Elias
Marci
Castulo Guerra
Sportscaster
Terri Hanauer
Woman in Shower
Joshua Harris
Boy with Runny Nose
Robert Kino
Mr. Hasegawa
Christina Kokubo
Nurse
Read Morgan
Charlie
Julie Payne
Karen
Gary Riley
Clerk in Ice Cream Shop
Robert Rothwell
Bill
Beverly Sanders
Judy
George D. Wallace
Bob Chadwick
Lisle Wilson
Newswriter
Helene Winston
Woman in Ice Cream Shop
John Terry Bell
Minister
Brigette Desper
Heather
Tiffany Desper
Heather
Dorothy Francis
Herself
Leslie Ann Rieder
Candy Striper
Leda Siskind
Coffee Shop Waitress
Suzanne Wishner
Receptionist at Gym
Reed Morgan

Critic Reviews for Just Between Friends

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Offers a fresh exploration of women's friendship which must bear many strains.

August 26, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Dumb, dumb story but wonderful performers.

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Interesting! Touching.

December 16, 2007

Leo L

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So '80s bad it hurts: VHS vs Betamax, short male shorts, high-waisted mom jeans, hair, leotards, and ted danson.I kept waiting for MTM and Lahti to become lesbians.

February 20, 2009

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