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Her Best Friend's Husband

  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
350
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Bess Armstrong and Cheryl Ladd in Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)
DramaRomance

Successful architect Will Roberts organizes a grand surprise birthday party for his wife Mandy with their daughter Kelly and college days friend, only to be told afterward she wants a divorc... Read allSuccessful architect Will Roberts organizes a grand surprise birthday party for his wife Mandy with their daughter Kelly and college days friend, only to be told afterward she wants a divorce to lead her own life. Soon each spouse commits to another lover.Successful architect Will Roberts organizes a grand surprise birthday party for his wife Mandy with their daughter Kelly and college days friend, only to be told afterward she wants a divorce to lead her own life. Soon each spouse commits to another lover.

  • Director
    • Waris Hussein
  • Writers
    • Duane Poole
    • Jean Abounader
  • Stars
    • Cheryl Ladd
    • Bess Armstrong
    • William R. Moses
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    350
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Waris Hussein
    • Writers
      • Duane Poole
      • Jean Abounader
    • Stars
      • Cheryl Ladd
      • Bess Armstrong
      • William R. Moses
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Cheryl Ladd
    Cheryl Ladd
    • Jane Thornton
    Bess Armstrong
    Bess Armstrong
    • Mandy Roberts
    William R. Moses
    William R. Moses
    • Will Roberts
    Lindy Booth
    Lindy Booth
    • Kelly Roberts
    John Ralston
    John Ralston
    • Elliott
    Meg Hogarth
    Meg Hogarth
    • Evelyn
    Jim Thorburn
    Jim Thorburn
    • Sam
    Kerry Dorey
    Kerry Dorey
    • Frank
    Maria Ricossa
    Maria Ricossa
    • Lorraine
    Steve Cumyn
    Steve Cumyn
    • Caterer
    Phillip Jarrett
    Phillip Jarrett
    • Construction Foreman
    • (as Phil Jarrett)
    Geoffrey Whynot
    • Dennis
    Martin Doyle
    Martin Doyle
    • Gordon
    Vladimir Jon Cubrt
    Vladimir Jon Cubrt
    • Engineer
    • (as Jon Cubrt)
    Matt Trueman
    • Peter (in Photo)
    • Director
      • Waris Hussein
    • Writers
      • Duane Poole
      • Jean Abounader
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    1bkriger

    In good times, and bad times...I'll sleep with your man forever more. THAT'S what friends are for.

    Absolutely nothing says, "I'm your BEST friend.", like sleeping with said friend's estranged husband.

    It's a scary feeling knowing that this movie is being beamed out via satellite and other civilizations may honestly think that we're the imbeciles that most Lifetime movies portray us to be. I have to go, my best friend's husband is here to pick me up for our romantic weekend in Bali.
    4Jackbv123

    About what you'd expect

    In terms of story, everyone is wrong here, except maybe the daughter. Mandy - where did she get the idea that she wanted out? Jane - she was part of that family. You don't do that to family, not to your best friend, not to her mom, not to her daughter who is like a daughter to you. But people seldom do what is right full across the board. People do what pleases them most at the time. Sometimes they also repent. Sometimes they forgive.

    The main actors feel like they are trying to hard. They feel like they are acting. Like they bear down on each line. Strangely, relative newcomer Lindy Booth seems the most natural.

    The story is pure hype, pure sensational, dare a say pure cliché.
    6Uriah43

    An Emotional Triangle

    Still not over the death of her husband a couple of years earlier, a widow by the name of "Jane Thornton" (Cheryl Ladd) takes a flight from New York to attend a surprise birthday party for her best friend "Mandy Roberts" (Bess Armstrong) in Seattle. Naturally, Mandy is delighted to see her best friend but later turns the tables on Jane by confiding that she is terribly unhappy in her marriage and is going to file for divorce from her husband, "Will Roberts" (William R. Moses) in the near future. This unexpected news not only shocks Jane, but it completely devastates Will who realized Mandy had been rather cold and aloof lately but never suspected how unhappy she really was. Be that as it may, as Will drives her to the airport for her return flight back to New York, she is taken by complete surprise when Will reaches out and kisses her in an extremely passionate manner. But it's only when she returns to Seattle several months later that she discovers that Will isn't the only one starved for affection. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be a better romantic-drama than I initially expected with both Cheryl Ladd and Bess Armstrong performing quite well in their respective roles. Admittedly, the made-for-television format may have lessened the overall impact but even so I enjoyed this film for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
    Yabahonda

    Soapy but not too bad...

    Whether intended or not, this movie seems to have some deeper levels. The predicament of the heroine naturally attracted to her "best friend's" discarded husband, the Oedepian (spelling?) reaction of the young daughter and the self centered and self seeking wife looking for herself... all made interesting viewing on different levels.... not the worst way to spend a couple of hours...
    vchimpanzee

    Lifetime has done a hundred of these

    Jane is a busy New York attorney who did not have time to come to the funeral when her best friend Mandy lost her father. But for Mandy's birthday, she is flying to Seattle and taking some time off.

    Mandy is not happy. She never sees her architect husband Will except when they are in bed. She wants a divorce. And she wants to start her own design business, to be located in a building owned by furniture designer Elliott. Mandy also thinks that two years after Peter died, Jane needs to start dating again, and Jane and Elliott seem to get along.

    Mandy and Will have a daughter Kelly who is in college and dating Sam, a rock musician. Kelly doesn't think her parents will approve. Jane has connections that might help Sam's career.

    From the movie's title, you can probably guess what will happen. I won't give too much away, but I will say characters have mature reactions to the events that take place ... eventually. They set examples for people who might behave otherwise in the real world, because situations like this happen all the time.

    Lindy Booth was absolutely adorable as Kelly. I hated to see her sad, but Booth handled both perky and depressed well.

    Cheryl Ladd looks cute with short hair. And, at least when this movie was made, she had nice legs for tennis and ... other activities.

    Bess Armstrong wasn't much to look at and all her character seemed to do was complain, and yet I didn't find her unpleasant. It has been a lot of years since she was so cute in "On Our Own", and I would say she looks her age. But she must have done a good job with this role, because a guy should automatically run and hide on hearing the first words in this paragraph.

    If you cry during movies, make sure to stock an ample supply of Kleenex.

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El marido de mi mejor amiga
    • Filming locations
      • Opera House - 735 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(music venue where Kelly's boyfriend's band performs at)
    • Production companies
      • Jean Abounader Productions
      • Hearst Entertainment Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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