Friends & Lovers (1999 film)

Friends & Lovers
Directed by	George Haas
Written by	George Haas
Story by	Neill Barry George Haas
Produced by	Josi W. Konski
Starring	Stephen Baldwin Danny Nucci George Newbern Alison Eastwood Claudia Schiffer Suzanne Cryer David Rasche Neill Barry Jamie Luner Leon Ann Magnuson Robert Downey Jr.
Cinematography	Carlos Montaner
Edited by	Barry B. Leirer
Music by	Emilio Kauderer
Production company	Laguna Entertainment
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date	April 16, 1999 (1999-04-16)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$33,543[1]

Friends & Lovers is a 1999 American romantic-drama film directed and co-written by George Haas[2] about a group of twentysomethings on a ski trip. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Claudia Schiffer and Robert Downey Jr.[3]

Plot

As Christmas season approaches, Ian is invited by his father, Richie, to join him for a skiing holiday in Park City, Utah. Ian persuades several of his friends to come along. There is Jon, who brings along his German girlfriend, Carla, but has competition for her from a German ski instructor, Hans. Another friend, David, is gay and wants to lose his virginity. Keaton discovers his sister Jane is pregnant and has no plans to tell the man who might be the father. Keaton also has issues with his friend, Lisa, who wants their relationship to become romantic.[3]

Cast

• Stephen Baldwin as Jon
• Danny Nucci as Dave
• George Newbern as Ian Wickham
• Alison Eastwood as Lisa
• Claudia Schiffer as Carla
• Robert Downey Jr. as Hans
• Neill Barry as Keaton McCarthy
• Suzanne Cryer as Jane McCarthy
• David Rasche as Richard "Richie" Wickham
• Ann Magnuson as Katherine
• Leon as Tyrell

Critical reaction

The film has overwhelmingly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 7% of critics gave positive reviews based on 15 reviews (1 "Fresh", 14 "Rotten") with an average score of 2.2/10,[4] while Roger Ebert considered it not just an example of a bad film, giving it a half star, but incompetent filmmaking,[5] going so far as to suggest in his oral review that it could be shown in film class as an example of what not to do.[6][7][8]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to Friends & Lovers was released on April 20, 1999.

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Friends and Lovers"	Ali Olmo	3:34
2.	"Too Shy"	Mike Riojas	2:24
3.	"Can't Keep Still"	Mike Riojas	2:48
4.	"Stuck in the Middle"	Orphan	4:08
5.	"Anything for You"	Ali Olmo	3:26
6.	"You Belong to the Moon"	Orphan	3:41
7.	"Someone Like You"	Mike Riojas	2:58
8.	"Father and Son"	Peter Tomashek	2:39
9.	"Jacuzzi"	Peter Tomashek	2:24
10.	"David, and Manny"	Peter Tomashek	1:24
11.	"Hallways and Stairs"	Peter Tomashek	1:34
12.	"Meditation"	Peter Tomashek	1:14
13.	"Hans' Theme"	Peter Tomashek	0:47
14.	"Getting Ready"	Peter Tomashek	2:33
15.	"Keaton and Jane"	Peter Tomashek	2:20
16.	"Bedroom Bug"	Peter Tomashek	1:13
17.	"Country Motel"	Peter Tomashek	1:20
18.	"Everything 'Bout Sex"	Peter Tomashek	1:19
19.	"Morning Confessions"	Peter Tomashek	4:02
20.	"Pointed Head"	Peter Tomashek	0:59
Total length:			47:20[9]

References

1. "Friends and Lovers (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
2. "George Haas movie reviews & film summaries | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
3. "Friends and Lovers". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
4. Friends & Lovers at Rotten Tomatoes
5. "Friends & Lovers RogerEbert.com Reviews". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
6. Friends & Lovers Review^[permanent dead link‍]
7. "Siskel & Ebert capsule summary for the weekend of April 03/99". Archived from the original on December 2, 2001. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
8. "'Friends and Lovers': On a Weekend Ski Trip, Where It's Very Warm in the Lodge". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
9. Friends & Lovers Soundtrack AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2014

External links

• Friends and Lovers (1999) at IMDb
• Friends & Lovers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Friends & Lovers at Rotten Tomatoes