New Best Friend
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New Best Friend is a 2002 American film based on a story by author James Edwards. The film was originally owned by MGM, which eventually let this film go. Since then, TriStar Pictures
acquired the rights to distribute this film in the United States
and some other territories, primarily for home video
markethttp://www.screendaily.com/columbia-winchester-take-over-new-best-friend/407380.articlehttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1117865366.html?categoryid=1082&cs=1&query=%22New+Best+Friend%22; still, TriStar Pictures
gave this film a limited theatrical release in the United States
on April 12, 2002.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newbestfriend.htm
) investigates the near-fatal drug overdose of an underachieving college girl (Mia Kirshner
) and discovers many sordid details of her life before and during her descent into drugs and debauchery.
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film production/distribution studio and subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures...
acquired the rights to distribute this film in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and some other territories, primarily for home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
markethttp://www.screendaily.com/columbia-winchester-take-over-new-best-friend/407380.articlehttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1117865366.html?categoryid=1082&cs=1&query=%22New+Best+Friend%22; still, TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film production/distribution studio and subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures...
gave this film a limited theatrical release in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on April 12, 2002.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newbestfriend.htm
Summary
A North Carolina sheriff (Taye DiggsTaye Diggs
Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent, the motion picture How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the television series Private Practice...
) investigates the near-fatal drug overdose of an underachieving college girl (Mia Kirshner
Mia Kirshner
Mia Kirshner is a Canadian actress and social activist who works in movies and television series. She is best known for her portrayal of Jenny Schecter on The L Word and for her role in the 2006 crime film The Black Dahlia as Elizabeth Short.- Early life :Kirshner was born in Toronto, Ontario,...
) and discovers many sordid details of her life before and during her descent into drugs and debauchery.
Cast credits
- Mia KirshnerMia KirshnerMia Kirshner is a Canadian actress and social activist who works in movies and television series. She is best known for her portrayal of Jenny Schecter on The L Word and for her role in the 2006 crime film The Black Dahlia as Elizabeth Short.- Early life :Kirshner was born in Toronto, Ontario,...
: Alicia Campbell - Meredith MonroeMeredith MonroeMeredith Leigh Monroe is an American actress who portrayed Andie McPhee on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2000. She was a series regular in Seasons 2-3, appeared in several episodes at the beginning and end of season 4, and was a special guest star in the final series episode in Season 6, though...
: Hadley Ashton - Dominique SwainDominique SwainDominique Ariane Swain is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off.- Early life :...
: Sidney Barrett - Rachel TrueRachel TrueRachel India True is an American film and television actress.-Career:In 1991, True had some appearances , beginning a string of TV jobs, including turns on Beverly Hills, 90210, The Drew Carey Show, Once and Again, and HBO's Dream On. By 1993, she had moved to Los Angeles and appeared opposite...
: Julianne Livingstone - Eric Michael ColeEric Michael ColeEric Michael Cole is an American actor, producer and editor.-Early life:Cole was born in Sacramento, California. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, living in Hillsboro, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.-Career:...
: Warren - Scott BairstowScott BairstowScott Hamilton Bairstow is a Canadian-born American actor known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five...
: Trevor - Taye DiggsTaye DiggsScott Leo "Taye" Diggs is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent, the motion picture How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the television series Private Practice...
: Sherrif Artie Bonner - Oliver HudsonOliver HudsonOliver Rutledge Hudson is an American actor. He is the son of Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, and brother of Kate Hudson...
: Josh - Joanna CantonJoanna CantonJoanna Canton is an American actress. She had the recurring role on That '70s Show as Nina, Fez's boss and love interest at the DMV during the show's fifth season.-Filmography:*Numb3rs, Season 5, Episode 01, "High Exposure"...
: Sarah - Dean James: Max
- Glynnis O'ConnorGlynnis O'ConnorGlynnis O'Connor is an American actress, perhaps best known for her work in the mid-1970s, including her lead actress roles in the TV version of Our Town and the films Ode to Billy Joe and Jeremy, all of which co-starred Robby Benson.O'Connor was born in New York City, the daughter of stage, film...
: Connie Campbell - Ralph Price: Eddie