Best Friends Forever (film)

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|name = Best Friends Forever

|image =

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|director = Brea Grant

|writer = Brea Grant
Vera Miao

|producer = Vera Miao
Stacey Storey

|starring = Brea Grant
Vera Miao

|editing = Jacob Chase
Amy McGrath

|cinematography = Michelle Lawler

|music = Matthew Puckett

|studio = Storeyteller Films
Pacer Car Productions

|distributor =

|released = {{Film date|2013|1|20|Slamdance Film Festival}}

|runtime = 80 minutes

|country = United States

|language = English

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Best Friends Forever is a 2013 American female buddy road comedy film directed by Brea Grant and written and starring Brea Grant and Vera Miao. The film premiered at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival.{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/12/slamdance-sets-2013-competition-programs-42687|last=Knegt|first=Peter|title=Slamdance Sets 2013 Competition Programs|work=IndieWire|date=December 5, 2012|accessdate=August 9, 2021}}

Plot

Harriet and Reba take their '76 AMC Pacer on the open road and instead get a wild ride towards an impending nuclear holocaust in downtown Los Angeles.

Cast

  • Brea Grant as Harriet
  • Vera Miao as Reba
  • Glen Powell as Nick
  • Tamara Rey as Olivia
  • Constance Wu as Melanie
  • Sean Maher as Sean
  • Sean Riggs as Chris
  • Mylinda Royer as Lesly
  • Stacey Storey as Amanda
  • Kit Williamson as Kit
  • Tom Fox Davies as Sebastian
  • Ben Hethcoat as Kyle
  • Riccardo LeBron as Austinite
  • Grace Yang Vitali as Reba's mom
  • Christopher Jon Martin as sheriff
  • Stevin Espinoza as Mattias
  • Nora Nagatani as woman
  • Leslie Chappell as woman
  • Alex Berg as Alex 1
  • Alex Fernie as Alex 2

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 50% based on reviews from 6 critics, with an average rating of 4.5/10.{{cite web|title=Best Friends Forever (2013|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/best_friends_forever_2012|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|accessdate=August 9, 2021}}

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "The destruction of Los Angeles isn't enough to enliven this muddled road movie".{{cite web|title=Best Friends Forever: Slamdance Review|last=DeFore|first=John|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/best-friends-forever-slamdance-review-411776/|date=January 20, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=August 9, 2021}}

References

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