More Than Friends

Plot

This made-for-TV ancestor to When Harry Met Sally stars the then-married Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall in what was essentially a replay of their own courtship. Covering a timespan from 1958 to 1971, the teleplay (written by Reiner and his frequent collaborator Phil Mishkin) asks the musical question "Should would-be novelist Alan Corkus (Reiner) and aspiring actress Maddy Pearlman (Marshall) become lovers, or merely remain good friends?" The whimsical nature of the plotline was carried over into the ABC network's ad campaign for the film, which was touted as "A Like Story." More Than Friends first aired on October 20, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Penny Marshall - Maddy Pearlman
• Rob Reiner - Alan Corkus
• Phillip Richard Allen - William Kane

Fawne Harriman - Beverly; Army Archerd - Himself; Carl Gottlieb - Director; Cindy Fisher - Wind; Marianne Bunch - Monastery Girl; Pamela Hayden - Sky; Kip King - Lily Pad Pal; Richard Crystal - Assistant Director; Linda Gillin - Hippie-in-Training; Paul Micale - Dominic; Frank Martone - Slanski; Alexander Petale - Cocciatti; William L. Sumper - Monk Waiter; Mike Preminger - Customer; Michael Brown - Anthony; Jerry Vicki - Passerby; Thomas Chu - Waiter; Howard Hesseman - Avery Salminella; Kay Medford - Gertie; Claudette Nevins - Frances Harrington; Joe Pantoliano - Ralphie; Dabney Coleman - Josh Harrington; Michael McKean - Terry Christopher

Credit

Ross Bellah - Art Director, Donald Roberts - Art Director, James Burrows - Director, Lee Burch - Editor, Rob Reiner - Executive Producer, Philip Mishkin - Executive Producer, Fred Karlin - Composer (Music Score), Sol Negrin - Cinematographer, Jack Swain - Cinematographer, Robert J. Koster - Production Manager, Rob Reiner - Teleplay By, Philip Mishkin - Teleplay By

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