Fast Friends

• Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Satire
• Main Cast: David Letterman
• Release Year: 1979
• Country: US
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

Fast Friends is a lumpy satire set "backstage" at a talk show (imagine what the film would have been like had it been made in 1989 rather than '79). Most of the action centers around egotistical, near-lunatic talk host Dick Shawn. His frantic antics are counterpointed with the story of career woman Susan Heldfond, a divorcee who re-enters the workplace for the sake of her child. This made-for-TV film costars former critic's darling Carrie Snodgress and then-hot actress MacKenzie Phillips. But the real attraction in Fast Friends is the prescient appearance of tenth-billed David Letterman as "Matt Morgan", a brash comedian who has the temerity to upstage the preening Dick Shawn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Edie Adams - Connie Burton; Jed Allan; Vivian Blaine - Sylvia; Roscoe Born - Ben Lakeman; Denise Du Barry - Marcy; Tom Hallick - Pat McKenna; Mitch Hara - Terry; Sumi Haru - TV Reporter; Elayne Heilveil - Amy; James David Hinton - Donnie Devlin; Joel Lawrence - Cue Card Man; David Letterman - Matt Morgan; Russ Marin - Mac; Michael Payne - Sam; Meeno Peluce - Josh Roman; Mackenzie Phillips - Susan; Dick Shawn - Deke Edwards; Carrie Snodgress - Diana Hayward; Michael Parks - David York; Pat Proft - Bill Owens; Jed Allen - Bernie; Susan Heldfond - Jenny Roman; Joella Deffenbaugh - Woman; Joseph Hardin - Johnny; Bruce Stidham - Alan Berkowitz; Moe DiSesso - Mr. Doodles; Lonnie Bradford - Man

Credit

Ross Bellah - Art Director, Zoltan Muller - Art Director, Steven Hilliard Stern - Director, Kurt Hirschler - Editor, Allen S. Epstein - Executive Producer, Jim Green - Executive Producer, Don Peake - Composer (Music Score), Howard Schwartz - Cinematographer, Sandra Harmon - Producer, Sandra Harmon - Screenwriter