Some of My Best Friends Are...

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Some of My Best Friends Are...
Directed by	Mervyn Nelson
Written by	Mervyn Nelson
Produced by	Martin Richards
Starring	Fannie Flagg Rue McClanahan Candy Darling
Cinematography	Tony Mitchell
Edited by	Angelo Ross
Music by
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	October 27, 1971 (1971-10-27)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Some of My Best Friends Are... is a 1971 drama film written and directed by Mervyn Nelson and starring Fannie Flagg, Rue McClanahan, and Candy Darling.

Premise[]

On Christmas Eve 1971, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, a group of gay men and lesbians meet at the mob-owned Blue Jay Bar to talk about their lives and relationships.

Cast[]

• Fannie Flagg as Helen/Mildred
• Rue McClanahan as Lita Joyce
• Candy Darling as Karen/Harry
• David Drew as Howard
• as Tanny
• as Gable
• as Leo
• Nick De Noia as Phil
• as Gertie
• James Murdock (credited as David Baker) as Clint
• Paul Blake as Kenny
• Carleton Carpenter as Miss Untouchable
• Robert Christian as Eric
• Dick O'Neill as Tim
• as Terry
• Gil Gerard as Scott
• Lou Steele as Barrett
• as Michel
• as Marvin
• Gary Sandy as Jim
• Peg Murray as Terry's mother
• Sylvia Syms (singer) as Sadie

See also[]

• List of American films of 1971

References[]

• White, Dave (18 December 2007). "Where the Boys Aren't". The Advocate. p. 64.

External links[]

• Some of My Best Friends Are... at IMDb
• Some of My Best Friends Are... at AllMovie

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