"From the very beginning, they knew they'd be friends to the end. What they didn't count on was everything in between."

1981

1h 55m

5.4(36 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.

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47 members

Acting

Jacqueline Bisset

Liz Hamilton

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Candice Bergen

Merry Noel Blake

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David Selby

Doug Blake

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Hart Bochner

Chris Adams

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Steven Hill

Jules Levi

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Meg Ryan

Debby Blake, 18 Years

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Matt Lattanzi

Jim

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Daniel Faraldo

Ginger Trinidad

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Nicole Eggert

Debby Blake, 8 Years

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Joe Maross

Martin Fornam

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Cloyce Morrow

Martha Antilles

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Cheryl Robinson

UCLA Voice (voice)

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Allan Warnick

Desk Clerk

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Ann Risley

Max's Wife

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Damion Scheller

Max's Son

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Haley Fox

Max's Daughter

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Writing

Fay Kanin

Professor Fields

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Herb Graham

Waiter

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Tara Simpson

Stewardess

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Charlotte Moore

Clerk / Cartier

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William G. Schilling

Doorman / Waldorf-Astoria

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John Perkins

Limo Driver

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Herbert Bress

Waiter-Hallway

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Alan Berliner

Photographer

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Don Bachardy

Malibu Party Guest

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Ruth Storey

Malibu Party Guest

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Marsha Hunt

Malibu Party Guest

Writing

Christopher Isherwood

Malibu Party Guest

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Pola Miller

Malibu Party Guest

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Paul Morrissey

Malibu Party Guest

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Jennifer Nairn-Smith

Malibu Party Guest

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Karen Somerville

Malibu Party Guest

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Roger Vadim

Malibu Party Guest

Writing

Sandra Smith Allyn

Literary Party Guest

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Frances Bergen

Literary Party Guest

Writing

Ray Bradbury

Literary Party Guest

Art

Ellen Brill

Literary Party Guest

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Gwen Davis

Literary Party Guest

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Frank De Felitta

Literary Party Guest

Acting

Michael Dewell

Literary Party Guest

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Nina Foch

Literary Party Guest

Writing

Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey

Literary Party Guest

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Oliver Hailey

Literary Party Guest

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Randal Kleiser

Literary Party Guest

Writing

Gavin Lambert

Literary Party Guest

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Michael Brandon

Max (uncredited)

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Dack Rambo

Kent (uncredited)

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