Dinner with Friends (film)

Dinner with Friends

Directed by	Norman Jewison
Produced by	Patrick Markey
Written by	Donald Margulies (play/teleplay)
Starring	Dennis Quaid Andie MacDowell Greg Kinnear Toni Collette
Music by	Dave Grusin
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Ronald Sanders
Production company	HBO Films Nina Saxon Film Design
Distributed by	HBO
Release date	August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dinner with Friends is a 2001 HBO comedy/drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is an adaptation of the 1998 play of the same name by Donald Margulies.^[1]

Plot

Gabe, Karen, Tom, and Beth have been friends for years. While having dinner at Gabe and Karen's home, Beth tearfully reveals that she is getting a divorce from Tom, who has been unfaithful.^[2]

Cast

Dennis Quaid as Gabe
Andie MacDowell as Karen
Greg Kinnear as Tom
Toni Collette as Beth

Reception

The Variety reviewer wrote: "What makes 'Dinner With Friends' such an impressive work is Margulies’ ability to bring feelings of loss and the fear of change to the forefront in a truly honest fashion, without forcing the issues too bluntly."^[3] It was nominated for two Emmys, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie.^[4]

References

↑ "'Dinner with Friends' Listing" New York Times, accessed November 6, 2015
↑ Marks, Peter."Theater Review; A Menu Featuring Divorce And Fear," The New York Times, November 5, 1999 (subscription required)
↑ Oxman, Steve. "Review. 'Dinner with Friends'" Variety, August 8, 2001
↑ IMDB list of Awards for Dinner with Friends

External links

Dinner with Friends on IMDb

Films directed by Norman Jewison

40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
The Art of Love (1965)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Rollerball (1975)
F.I.S.T. (1978)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Best Friends (1982)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Agnes of God (1985)
Moonstruck (1987)
In Country (1989)
Other People's Money (1991)
Only You (1994)
Bogus (1996)
The Hurricane (1999)
Dinner with Friends (2001)
The Statement (2003)

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