Fast Friends

1979 1h 40m EN

🤯

9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A young divorcee struggles to provide for her young son and make a new life for herself in the backstage jungle of a TV talk show, becoming fast friends with its head writer whose job it is to see that its host, a woman-chasing egomaniac, stays at the top of the ratings.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Carrie Snodgress
Diana Hayward
Dick Shawn
Deke Edwards
Edie Adams
Connie Burton
Jed Allan
Bernie
Vivian Blaine
Sylvia
Denise DuBarry
Marcy
Tom Hallick
Pat McKenna
Elayne Heilveil
Amy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Writers: Sandra Harmon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 6

ERA

Did you know

47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 6

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, shot by Howard Schwartz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 6

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Kurt Hirschler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 6

CAST

Did you know

Carrie Snodgress and Dick Shawn and Edie Adams carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 6

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0079139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 6

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Hilliard Stern directs. Howard Schwartz behind the camera. Kurt Hirschler cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, shot by Howard Schwartz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kurt Hirschler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Carrie Snodgress and Dick Shawn and Edie Adams carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0079139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.