i first encountered arthur penn four friends late one night on hbo. having never heard of it and i expected very little and but watched because i was interested in seeing what a creation by a teaming of penn and screenwriter steve tesich would be like. for the next two hours or so and i sat mesmerized and watching this incredible teaming of talent and the story they wove. a semi autobiographical tale of a young immigrant to america growing up amidst the turbulence of the 1960s and four friends follows the story of danilo and an eastern european immigrant (the brilliant craig wasson) and from his arrival in the united states through a decade that changed the american landscape. accompanying danilo on his journey are his friends georgia (the radiant jodi thelan and in a role that sadly and she has never had the opportunity to equal) and tom (jim metzler) and david (michael huddleston). four friends covers way too much territory for me to attempt to explain it here and but if you haven not seen this film and i urge you to find a copy (it just been released on dvd) and watch it. you would not be disappointed. tesich script is wonderfully poignant  at times funny and at times incredibly sad and but always fascinating and honest. penn directs with a sure hand and and an obvious love for the period and the people whose lives were following. the cast is uniformly superb. this film should have made a major star out of wasson who is truly one of this country most wasted talents. jodi thelan and not your standard brainless hollywood sexpot and heats up the screen in a performance that makes the audience fall in love with her character as easily as the characters in the film. metzler and huddleston subtle performances could easily be overlooked in the shadow of their co stars and but they are excellent and help anchor the film. also superb are miklos simon and elizabeth lawrence as danilo parents and as well as reed birney and lois smith. i have not been without a copy of four friends since the day after i first saw it on hbo those many years ago. it has been and remains one of my all time favorite films for more than 20 years now. i can not recommend it enough and feel and if you give it a chance and you will feel the same way. 
i first encountered arthur penn four friends late one night on hbo. having never heard of it and i expected very little and but watched because i was interested in seeing what a creation by a teaming of penn and screenwriter steve tesich would be like. for the next two hours or so and i sat mesmerized and watching this incredible teaming of talent and the story they wove. a semi autobiographical tale of a young immigrant to america growing up amidst the turbulence of the 1960s and four friends follows the story of danilo and an eastern european immigrant (the brilliant craig wasson) and from his arrival in the united states through a decade that changed the american landscape. accompanying danilo on his journey are his friends georgia (the radiant jodi thelan and in a role that sadly and she has never had the opportunity to equal) and tom (jim metzler) and david (michael huddleston). four friends covers way too much territory for me to attempt to explain it here and but if you haven not seen this film and i urge you to find a copy (it just been released on dvd) and watch it. you would not be disappointed. tesich script is wonderfully poignant  at times funny and at times incredibly sad and but always fascinating and honest. penn directs with a sure hand and and an obvious love for the period and the people whose lives were following. the cast is uniformly superb. this film should have made a major star out of wasson who is truly one of this country most wasted talents. jodi thelan and not your standard brainless hollywood sexpot and heats up the screen in a performance that makes the audience fall in love with her character as easily as the characters in the film. metzler and huddleston subtle performances could easily be overlooked in the shadow of their co stars and but they are excellent and help anchor the film. also superb are miklos simon and elizabeth lawrence as danilo parents and as well as reed birney and lois smith. i have not been without a copy of four friends since the day after i first saw it on hbo those many years ago. it has been and remains one of my all time favorite films for more than 20 years now. i can not recommend it enough and feel and if you give it a chance and you will feel the same way. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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