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Is it me, or Hollywood rarely makes movies about two guys being friends?

posted 10 years ago by tomasfigueroagaray
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I could be wrong (feel free to correct me), but this kind of film seems to be a rarity: a movie in which the central conflict deals with the friendship between two men. When Hollywood does the guy friends thing, it's usually about a group of guys in highly comedic, sometimes outlandish scenarios (Tha Hangover, Grown Ups, Last Vegas, Wild Hogs, Old Dogs). I wonder if it's because one-on-one guy friendships are still seen as “weird” by some people? In any case, are there any other films like that? The only one I remember is Brian's Song from the seventies.

[–] princessofblah 10 years ago

Have you seen "I love you, man."?

[–] carbenv 10 years ago

Really? Cmon! Not even close.

[–] gregoryrushing2 10 years ago

Boom^

[–] Monkey1234567890 10 years ago

Owen Wilson starred in a few movies with "two guys being friends":
Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, The Internship, Wedding Crashers.

[–] carbenv 10 years ago

Yeah, yeah, but this isn't slapstick. It's Matthew weiner

[–] j0hnayres 10 years ago

Wedding crashers wasn't about two guys being friends, it was about Owen Wilson banging Regina George.

[–] carbenv 10 years ago

I get what you're saying. It's not a "buddy movie" like the ones people have suggested. It's nuanced, like real friendship.

[–] BelleStar82 10 years ago

I think you are right; it seems more likely to be seen on tv instead of film.

For some reason what comes to mind are movies from 1994 haha. The friendship in Shawshank Redemption between the Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins' characters is really poignant. The scene where they reunite gets me every time.

I also like the friendships depicted in Forrest Gump with Forrest & Bubba and Forrest & Lt. Dan. And then I like the Vincent & Jules relationship in Pulp Fiction. Not that the actual friendship is that deeply explored, but some of the best scenes are the two of them talking.

[–] xXnXnXnXx 10 years ago

I doubt that anyone in such a selfish industry knows anything about real friendship...

[–] chiefbrody62 10 years ago

pineapple express

[–] chipoetryreturns 9 years ago

Heaven Can Wait with Warren Beatty