Such Good Friends

Dec 16, 1971

1h 42m

★ 4.8

The little black book that became a national bestseller

Overview

Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit for her husband, Richard, spirals into chaos. As secrets unravel, her quest for authenticity clashes with societal expectations.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Otto Preminger Films

Such Good Friends Trailers

Cast

Julie

Dyan Cannon

Timmy

James Coco

Miranda

Jennifer O'Neill

Cal

Ken Howard

Julie's Mother

Nina Foch

Richard

Laurence Luckinbill

Marcy

Louise Lasser

Kalman

Burgess Meredith

Uncle Eddie

Sam Levene

Barney

William Redfield

Dr. Mahler

James Beard

Doria

Rita Gam

Natsuko Hirashima is a beautiful doctor at a hospital where her husband, Goro, is the chairman. She also had a good reputation among patients. When she was on night duty, she also allowed relatives of hospitalized patients to stay overnight. However, the doctors and nurses were not aware that the surveillance cameras were installed there, claiming that she was there to monitor hospitalized patients 24 hours a day. The reason Natsuko allows her patient's relatives to stay the night is so that she can enjoy watching them secretly have sex on a monitor.

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