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With Friends Like These...

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Casting agents for an upcoming Martin Scorsese movie suggest that actor Johnny DiMartino try out for a part, and he thinks it might be his big break. When his fellow actor buddies, Steve Hersh, Armand Minetti and Dorian Mastandrea, hear about Johnny's opportunity, they marvel at his good fortune. Soon, as their bemused significant others look on, the four pals are trying to outmaneuver one another and win a spot in the film's cast.

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Andrew Sarris Observer Mar 10, 2005
The incessant betrayals and confidences become monotonous after a time, and the film sinks into the familiar swamp of suburban futility. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Feb 25, 2005
The movie works as well as it does because the cast knows the material so intimately. Go to Full Review
Lou Lumenick New York Post Feb 25, 2005
2/4
Only sporadically amusing. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
2/5
Eric Monder Film Journal International Mar 24, 2005
The question of why this film is being re-released is superseded by the question of who would want to watch it. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Philip Frank Messina

Director

Adam Arkin

Steve Hersh

Robert Costanzo

Johnny DiMartino

Beverly D'Angelo

Theresa Carpenter

Elle Macpherson

Samantha Mastandrea

Amy Madigan

Hannah DiMartino

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Movie Info

Synopsis Casting agents for an upcoming Martin Scorsese movie suggest that actor Johnny DiMartino try out for a part, and he thinks it might be his big break. When his fellow actor buddies, Steve Hersh, Armand Minetti and Dorian Mastandrea, hear about Johnny's opportunity, they marvel at his good fortune. Soon, as their bemused significant others look on, the four pals are trying to outmaneuver one another and win a spot in the film's cast.
Director
Philip Frank Messina
Producer
Penny Marshall, Amy Lemisch, Robert Greenhut
Screenwriter
Philip Frank Messina
Distributor
New Line Cinema, Miramax Films
Production Co
Parkway Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2015
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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