The Friend
Overview
New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life.
- Revenue
- $4,139,459
- Production
- Big Creek Projects, 3dot Productions
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Cast
Naomi Watts
Iris
Bill Murray
Walter
Ann Dowd
Marjorie
Constance Wu
Tuesday
Sarah Pidgeon
Val
Carla Gugino
Elaine
Noma Dumezweni
Barbara
Felix Solis
Hektor
Owen Teague
Carter
Bing
Apollo
Gina Costigan
Jocelyn
Josh Pais
Jerry
Cloé Xhauflaire
Camille
Susan Lynskey
Host
Joel Van Liew
Male Dinner Guest
Annie Fox
Jenna
Sue Jean Kim
Blossom
Joe Castle Baker
Young Professor
Gary Littman
Grant
Sarah Baskin
Mara
Crew
- Director
- David Siegel,Scott McGehee
- Writers
- David Siegel,Scott McGehee
- Producers
- David Siegel,Scott McGehee,Liza Chasin,Naomi Watts
- Cinematography
- Giles Nuttgens
- Composer
- Jay Wadley,Trevor Gureckis
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CinemaSerf
May 4, 2025
“Walter” (Bill Murray) is a cranky old author who decides that he’s had enough of life and so leaves his wife “Barbara” (Noma Dumezweni) with a four-foot, four-legged, slobbering problem. She decides that the best place for “Apollo” is with his longtime friend “Iris” (Naomi Watts). Bluntly, she would rather stick pins in her eyes, but she’s a bit of a sucker for a sob story and so soon she he has a new roomie in her tiny, rent-controlled, apartment where she is swiftly relegated from her bed to …