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Post by spiderwort on Jun 20, 2017 21:08:04 GMT
Unlikely or otherwise.
These come immediately to mind:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
For some reason I'm short on classics here; I know there must be many. . .
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Post by bravomailer on Jun 20, 2017 21:13:58 GMT
The Deer Hunter
Scarecrow
The Odd Couple
River's Edge
Bully
Sundays and Cybele
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 20, 2017 21:21:55 GMT
You know I must say OF MICE AND ME for this one.  For a newer film, STAND BY ME = boyhood friendships ( I know some don't agree with this one but, whut tha hey !) May seem off the wall at first glance perhaps but, BAMBI. It really is all about friendships. Ditto. THE WIZARD OF OZ. Sticking together in the face of adversity, ie friendship. TOY STORY and follow-ups. More friends! |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 20, 2017 21:38:36 GMT
The first to come to mind, is the excellent Hungarian film from Miklós Jancsó, Így jöttem , My Way Home (1965).
In the final days of World War II, a young Hungarian man is making his way home, through a countryside ravaged from war, he is captured and imprisoned by the Russians. and then left in the custody of a young Russian soldier who is tending cows for a dairy farm.
The two youths strike up an unlikely friendship and form a close bond in spite of not speaking each other's language
Jancsó's portrait of human warmth, the developing relationship between the two men is one of the most moving and clear-sighted analyses of male sensibilities and friendship in all cinema.
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Post by mikef6 on Jun 20, 2017 21:53:59 GMT
Little Caesar / Mervyn LeRoy (1931). Rico’s rise is helped by his friend, Joe and his fall comes because of his breakdown when Joe goes off with a woman.
Angels With Dirty Faces / Michael Curtiz (1938). The story turns on the childhood bond between the adults played by Pat O’Brien and James Cagney – one of whom couldn’t run as fast as the other.
Double Indemnity / Billy Wilder (1944). The friendship between Neff and Keyes leads to some great scenes and one of film’s greatest endings.
Nora Inu (Stray Dog) / Akira Kurosawa (1949). These two great Japanese actors appeared together in several movies but I don’t think they played closer friends than here where Takeshi Shimura is the wise and supportive veteran cop mentor to new detective Toshiro Mifune.
The Third Man / Carol Reed (1949). Holly Martins goes to Vienna at the invitation of his old friend Harry Lime only to (eventually) find him much changed.
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Post by mattgarth on Jun 20, 2017 22:16:44 GMT
William Holden and Glenn Ford (best friends in real life, practically brothers) -- as best pals whose friendship disintegrates in two classic Westerns, TEXAS and THE MAN FROM COLORADO.
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Post by wanton87 on Jun 21, 2017 0:27:07 GMT
Someone already added of Mice and Men, so I’ll add a few that are somewhat obscure, and possibly unknown to many even here. The Barefoot Boy, 1938. This one features über cutie, Marcia Mae Jones, in one her feistier roles, and also Jackie Moran; this would be a common pairing over the next few years. Reg'lar Fellers (1941). This “Little Rascals-esque” feature, included, of all people, Our Gang actor Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer. It was based on the comic strip of the same name. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 21, 2017 2:17:30 GMT
Another animated film that is not "just a kids movie" UPIt opens with a wonderful friendship between a little boy and a little girl and evolves into a lifelong friendship between a husband and wife and then finishes up with a friendship between a grandfather-type and a lonely little boy. There is something special about this film. (The gang-dogs aside, but even they are ok.) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 6:47:32 GMT
When Harry Met Sally
A heartwarming film about friendship between a man and a woman
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jun 21, 2017 8:56:06 GMT
... Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Michael Cimino, 1974), co-starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. Some observers have analogized the film to Midnight Cowboy, a point raised by interviewer Brian Linehan to Eastwood in the 21:05-21:20 portion of this interview from 1974:
And although Eastwood's following film, his self-directed The Eiger Sanction (1975), is not a movie about friendship per se, it does feature a friendship (between Eastwood's character and George Kennedy's) that becomes troubled, ending on a highly ambiguous note.
Perhaps the most remarkable exploration of friendship in an Eastwood film comes in his self-directed Bronco Billy (1980), where Eastwood's protagonist goes to certain humiliating lengths to salvage a young friend (played by Sam Bottoms) who had landed in trouble for a controversial and illegal act. Aside from Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, though, the Eastwood film that leans most heavily on the concept of friendship is Million Dollar Baby (2004), where Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play aging friends. Incidentally, earlier this month, the New York Times named that movie the third-best of the twenty-first century so far (for what that is worth). Eastwood's Jersey Boys (2014), meanwhile, explores the tenuous nature of relationships—perhaps friendships—in a musical group.
Another recent film about friendship is A Walk in the Woods (Ken Kwapis, 2015), co-starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Or try a film from fifty years ago: director Howard Hawks' Western El Dorado (1967, in terms of the US release), co-starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. In that movie, friendship trumps economic self-interest.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jun 21, 2017 8:57:58 GMT
When Harry Met Sally A heartwarming film about friendship between a man and a woman A recent film about a friendship between a man and a woman—an ironic friendship between a younger man and an older woman—is I'll See You in My Dreams (Brett Haley, 2015). |
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jun 21, 2017 9:03:16 GMT
Little Caesar / Mervyn LeRoy (1931). Rico’s rise is helped by his friend, Joe and his fall comes because of his breakdown when Joe goes off with a woman. Angels With Dirty Faces / Michael Curtiz (1938). The story turns on the childhood bond between the adults played by Pat O’Brien and James Cagney – one of whom couldn’t run as fast as the other. Double Indemnity / Billy Wilder (1944). The friendship between Neff and Keyes leads to some great scenes and one of film’s greatest endings.Nora Inu (Stray Dog) / Akira Kurosawa (1949). These two great Japanese actors appeared together in several movies but I don’t think they played closer friends than here where Takeshi Shimura is the wise and supportive veteran cop mentor to new detective Toshiro Mifune. The Third Man / Carol Reed (1949). Holly Martins goes to Vienna at the invitation of his old friend Harry Lime only to (eventually) find him much changed. ... excellent citation. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 21, 2017 11:22:51 GMT
Citizen Kane
Friendships sometimes get derailed. Kane and Leland as a prime example.
Forever Friendships :
Stanley and Oliver.
They may whop each other with this and that and get majorly exasperated but they are FOREVER Friends.
Shrek and Donkey fit the bill here, as well.
Animal friends that mean more than everyday "companion animals"
The Black Stallion
Harry and Tonto
Another racing friendship:
Velvet and Mi Taylor in National Velvet
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Post by spiderwort on Jun 21, 2017 15:05:36 GMT
Animal friends that mean more than everyday "companion animals" The Black Stallion Harry and Tonto
Another racing friendship: Velvet and Mi Taylor in National Velvet Thanks for including the animals, Bat. We forget those sometimes. |
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Post by spiderwort on Jun 21, 2017 15:08:10 GMT
Someone already added of Mice and Men, so I’ll add a few that are somewhat obscure, and possibly unknown to many even here. The Barefoot Boy, 1938. This one features über cutie, Marcia Mae Jones, in one her feistier roles, and also Jackie Moran; this would be a common pairing over the next few years. Reg'lar Fellers (1941). This “Little Rascals-esque” feature, included, of all people, Our Gang actor Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer. It was based on the comic strip of the same name. Oh, you're bringing back memories now! These were before my time, but I believe I saw them on tv when I was a kid. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 21, 2017 16:44:53 GMT
spiderwort" These were before my time, " That's the beauty of films. NOTHING is before anyone's time any more. Today with the internet even more so than when we had to rely on what was being shown on the tv. Same goes for long departed singers preserved on vinyl. I used to watch the "Farmer Grey" cartoons on early B&W tv and had no idea that I was watching silent movies. Imagine my surprise and delight when I found about them in a book.
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Post by teleadm on Jun 21, 2017 18:23:14 GMT
It's Always Fair Weather 1955 friends forever after WW2, they meet 10 years after and have forgotten why they were best friends. A bitter truth about many reunions.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), friendship and bonding among the merry men, forced together by injustice.
The Cheyenne Social Club 1970, Henry Fonda and James Stewart (the latter inheriting a bordello).
The Group 1966 Sidney Lumet
Where the Boys Are 1960 four friends goes to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break, and discovers different kinds of men, seems like light fare but one of the girls get's raped and dissilusioned.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 21, 2017 18:42:09 GMT
spiderwort Thought up a couple ,ok a few more: STEEL MAGNOLIASOnly REAL friends could be that mean to each other ! NINE TO FIVECo-workers can become close friends. BEACHESForever friends from childhood even if they drift apart for a while. The Wind Beneath My Wings !
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
Polar opposites can become close friends when they have a common goal.
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Post by louise on Jun 21, 2017 19:27:02 GMT
Keeping Up With the Joneses. ordinary suburban couple make friends with super spies. My favourite line is mrs Jones: "i can't help having perfect bone structure and flawless skin. I may not have to moisturise, but i still have feelings."
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Post by OldAussie on Jun 21, 2017 19:40:08 GMT
To those who came up with Double Indemnity, well done. My favourite lines -
The Big Chill - a whole bunch of friends.
A couple of unconventional friendships -
The Tall T
3:10 To Yuma
In both films the bad guy learns to respect the good guy while realizing the members of his gang are contemptible people.
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