During 1982, two comedy movies with similar titles were released examining the notion of whether male and female friends can become partners. One was Best Friends (1982), a big Hollywood studio movie with lots of star power in Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn. The other was The Best of Friends (1982), a smaller Australian film but featuring two big names from their film industry, Graeme Blundell and Angela Punch McGregor. The Best of Friends (1982) came out first on 25 February 1982 whilst Best Friends (1982) was premiered on 17 December 1982. The Australian film's tagline summed up both movies' themes: "They were the best of friends . . . until they fell in love!"
This Australian romantic comedy was the result of a Comedy Film Script competition sponsored by the New South Wales Film Corporation. The prize was for $10,000 and was won by this movie's scriptwriter Donald McDonald for his screenplay "The Best of Friends".
Actress Angela Punch McGregor went to work on this movie virtually immediately after completing Double Deal (1983) with Louis Jourdan. This movie's co-star Graeme Blundell once said of this: "Last week, it was Louis Jourdan - this week me! It's like going from Paris to North Marrickville!".
Angela Punch McGregor once said of this film: "I think we are in pioneer territory - this kind of sophisticated comedy hasn't been attempted here before."
Artwork for this picture's 's main Australian movie poster formed a heart symbol and cupid's arrow out of the letters "O" and "f" of the word "Of" in this movie's "The Best Of Friends" title logo.
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