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With Friends Like These (1998)

With Friends Like These (1998), directed by Philip Frank Messina, starring Bill Murray and Adam Arkin.

09/10/1998 BR Comedy 1h 45m

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Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.

  • Brian J. ReynoldsCinematography
  • Philip Frank MessinaDirector, Writer
  • Claudia FinkleEditing
  • Amy LemischProducer

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With Friends Like These... is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Philip Frank Messina and starring Robert Costanzo, Jon Tenney, David Strathairn and Adam Arkin. Bill Murray appears in a cameo.

The film was originally released on home video in 1998 and was later give a theatrical release in 2005.

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With Friends Like These... is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Philip Frank Messina and starring Robert Costanzo, Jon Tenney, David Strathairn and Adam Arkin. Bill Murray appears in a cameo.

The film was originally released on home video in 1998 and was later give a theatrical release in 2005.

Plot

Four small-time two-bit character actors (Costanzo, Tenney, Strathairn, and Arkin), all close friends, are competing for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.

Cast

Adam Arkin as Steve Hersh

David Strathairn as Armand Minetti

Jon Tenney as Dorian Mastandrea

Robert Costanzo as Johnny DiMartino

Amy Madigan as Hannah DiMartino

Laura San Giacomo as Joanne Hersh

Elle Macpherson as Samantha Mastandrea

Lauren Tom as Yolanda Chin

Beverly D'Angelo as Theresa Carpenter

Ashley Peldon as Marissa DiMartino

Allison Bertolino as Dana DiMartino

Bill Murray as Maurice Melnick

Frederika Kesten as Catrice

John Capodice as Actor Friend

Carmine Costanzo as Nino DiMartino

Heather Stephens as Babette

Martin Scorsese as Himself

Jon Polito as Rudy Ptak

Critical reception

The Village Voice, "Even a few strong strands of acting from David Strathairn aren't enough to stitch the threadbare script in this cheap mohair suit of a movie, where plot and characterization are drawn strictl off the rack. Only a mook could love it, and if you don't know what a mook is, go see With Friends Like These and be found—I mean find out."

The New York Times, ""With Friends Like These," which was originally released seven years ago on home video, is only now surfacing as a theatrical release. Although it's no classic, it's a cut or two smarter than the average Hollywood comedy. At its best, it plays like a less acerbic, less Jewish triple episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The movie's retrieval from oblivion is well deserved."

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With Friends Like These... at IMDb

With Friends Like These... at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from With Friends Like These... on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Friends_Like_These...

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What is With Friends Like These about?

With Friends Like These: Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.

Who directed With Friends Like These?

With Friends Like These was directed by Philip Frank Messina in 1998.

Who stars in With Friends Like These?

The cast of With Friends Like These includes Bill Murray, Adam Arkin, David Strathairn, Amy Madigan and Jon Tenney.

How long is With Friends Like These?

With Friends Like These runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.

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