Such Good Friends (1971)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1972-03-23
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Lois Gould , Elaine May , David Shaber
Language: English
Stars: Dyan Cannon , James Coco , Jennifer O’Neill , Ken Howard , Nina Foch (1924–2008) , Laurence Luckinbill , Louise Lasser , Burgess Meredith , Sam Levene , William Redfield
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Des amis comme les miens (France, French Republic) , 男と女のあいだ (Japan) , Such Good Friends (United States of America) , Ægteskab på tremandshånd (Denmark) , So gute Freunde , Such Good Friends , Otoko to omina no aida (Japan) , Ma che razza di amici! (Italy) , Suloiset ystävät (Finland) , Такие хорошие друзья , Amantes Desconhecidos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Amigo é pra Essas Coisas (Brazil) , Extraña amistad (Spain) , Such Good Friends (United Kingdom)
Plot: Julie Messinger has it made. She is a New York housewife whose husband, Richard, is an editor for a prominent photography magazine. They have a small circle of friends, including well-meaning, but inept Dr. Timothy Spector, photographer Cal Whiting and Cal's live-in girlfriend Miranda. Julie's mother spends her days getting pedicures and manicures, applying make-up and fake eye-lashes and buying expensive clothes, all the while criticizing her daughter for her looks and behavior. When Richard goes into the hospital for a minor mole-removal surgery, Julie gets more than she bargained for. Richard suffers from complications and goes into a coma, supposedly caused by a rare surgical factor, and she gathers friends and family together, culminating in a hilarious "quasi-cocktail-party" scene in the blood donation center of the hospital. While dealing with red tape, hospital bureaucracy and clueless doctors, Julie discovers her husband's "little black book," which contains the names of her friends. She confirms that her husband had been sleeping around and proceeds to make a fool out of him by getting it on with his male friends. When the complications get more ominous, guilt opens the door to her liberation as a woman. A scathingly funny examination of the dirty rich partying while one of their number lies on the brink of death.
IMDB:tt0067801