Between Friends (1983 film)

Between Friends (Canadian title: Nobody Makes Me Cry) is a 1983 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett,[1] based on the 1975 novel Nobody Makes Me Cry by Shelley List.[2] The film premiered in the United States as Between Friends on HBO on September 11, 1983 and was broadcast in Canada as Nobody Makes Me Cry on First Choice (Pay-TV) on October 5, 1983. The film was directed by Lou Antonio.[1]

Between Friends
VIH cover of Between Friends
GenreDrama
Based onNobody Makes Me Cry by Shelley List
Written byShelley List
Jonathan Estrin
Directed byLou Antonio
StarringElizabeth Taylor
Carol Burnett
Music byJames Horner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRobert Cooper
Marian Rees
ProducersJonathan Estrin
Shelley List
Production locationToronto
CinematographyFrançois Protat
EditorGary Griffen
Running time105 minutes
Production companyHBO Premiere Films
DistributorHBO
Release
Original networkHBO
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original releaseSeptember 11, 1983 (1983-09-11)

Synopsis

Mary Catherine Castelli (Carol Burnett) is a fifty-year-old real estate agent whose husband left her for a younger woman; since then she's been making up for lost time with short term relationships with a number of men, some of whom are married. Deborah Shapiro (Elizabeth Taylor) is also middle-aged and newly divorced, though she is still coming to terms with being single again and has had little luck finding a new beau. Mary and Deborah meet literally by accident when they get into a fender-bender outside Mary's office, but the two soon strike up a friendship after Deborah asks Mary to help her sell her house. Together, Mary and Deborah help each other deal with their new lives as single women, the difficulty of getting back into the dating pool, and the mildly terrifying onset of middle age and menopause.[3]

Cast

Production

Between Friends was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from February to March 1983.[4]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Name Result
1984
 CableACE Award Best Actress in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program Carol Burnett Won
1984
 CableACE Award Best Writing in a Dramatic Program Jonathan Estrin, Shelley List Won
1984
 CableACE Award Best Actress in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program Elizabeth Taylor Nominated

References
  1. "Between Friends". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. List, Shelley Steinmann (1975). Nobody makes me cry (1st ed.). New York City: Saturday Review Press. ASIN B0006CJ350.
  3. "Between-Friends - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. Elizabeth Taylor: A Shining Legacy on Film De La Hoz, Cindy.
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