Best Friends

1975

Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 10%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 10% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 634 634

road trip friends rv

Director

Noel Nosseck Photo
Noel Nosseck

Top cast

Michael Gordon Photo
Michael Gordon as Truck Driver
Susanne Benton Photo
Susanne Benton as Kathy
Richard Hatch Photo
Richard Hatch as Jesse
Ralph Montgomery Photo
Ralph Montgomery as Bar Boss
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
766.64 MB
1280*692
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 2
1.39 GB
1920*1038
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BA_Harrison 5 / 10

A downbeat drive-in drama.

I can only imagine what the drive-in crowd thought of Best Friends on its original release: it's a downbeat drama that is a far cry from Crown International's usual breezy/cheezy output.Richard Hatch and Doug Chapin play long-time pals and ex-army buddies Jesse and Pat, who, together with their partners Kathy (Susanne Benton) and Jo Ella (Ann Noland) embark on a cross-country road-trip in a rented Winnebago. Once the trip is over, Jesse intends to marry his girlfriend and get a job, but Pat has different ideas: he wants to continue his care-free friendship with his old buddy and proceeds to try and ruin Jesse's relationship with Kathy. Naturally, things spiral out of control for the foursome, with an unexpectedly tragic ending.Competently directed, with reasonable performances from its leads, Best Friends isn't a bad movie, but hardly makes for fun viewing. Avid Crown International fans might struggle with the film's rather depressing nature, but will at least appreciate Jo Ella's topless dance at a strip bar and Kathy's shower scene.
Reviewed by Wouldyabelieve 6 / 10

"We've been together for so many years..."

Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 4 / 10

Boring road trip movie

BEST FRIENDS is a boring, laid back road movie courtesy of Crown International Pictures. The cheapness of the production is apparent in the seeming lack of a script and the random aimlessness of the direction. It's almost like RACE WITH THE DEVIL as two couples go on a journey of self-discovery across America, but without any actual story.This is a good film to watch if you want to know what Richard Hatch was up to before he starred in BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Sadly, the slow pace and the resolute lack of action and incident makes it feel very dull from the start. I suppose you could argue that the film has a naturalistic feel to it and some realism, but what's the point when nothing happens? Being a 1970s movie, there's plenty of nudity here, included in random moments like the lengthy strip show in the bar. The actresses are naturalistic and 'real', a far cry from the modern plastic surgery-enhanced women you tend to see in American B-movies. Only in the second half does an oddly nihilistic plot line rear its head, but by that time I didn't care anyway.
Read more IMDb reviews

No comments yet

Be the first to leave a comment