Best Friends (1982)
Popularity4/5
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Directors
Norman Jewison
Cast
Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Ron Silver, Jessica Tandy, Barnard Hughes, Audra Lindley, Keenan Wynn
The story
Richard Babson and Paula McCullen are a couple of Hollywood screenwriters who have lived and worked together for a number of years. Richard desperately wants to get married but Paula does not feel the need. Having just written a film script for producer Larry Weisman, the couple decides to get married without letting anyone else know.
Genres
Romantic Comedy, drama film, romantic comedy
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