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Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship

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A sexually repressed author (Matt Oberg) begins an unlikely friendship with his adulterous wife's unabashed lover (Stephen Schneider).

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Farran Smith Nehme New York Post 06/21/2013
2/4
All this transpires in scenes that play more like skits, though some are pretty funny. Go to Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times 06/20/2013
1/5
If you're watching this film and waiting for something funny or insightful to come along to assuage your annoyance, you'll wait a long time. Go to Full Review Andrew Schenker Village Voice 06/18/2013
Enjoyment of Jeff Kaplan's film will vary given your capacity to simultaneously laugh and wink at the hijinks of two of the least palatable characters to share screen time in recent years. Go to Full Review Mark Bell Film Threat 07/07/2013
3.5/5
Stephen Schneider's Arnie is that guy who says and does the wrong thing at almost every turn, and yet somehow is ridiculously successful at what he does... Go to Full Review Christopher Schobert The Playlist 06/27/2013
B
The fact that Bert and Arnie has a few laughs, some nice performances and does not beat the viewer over the head with a slapstick-lead-pipe means it is a film worthy of respect. Go to Full Review Frank Lovece Film Journal International 06/21/2013
Even with a well-constructed story, a comedy is so hard for a newcomer to pull off that it can still fail by not getting laughs. And this indie comedy doesn't even have a well-constructed story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/01/2013 One of the best movies this summer! Check out the full review at: http://wlswarts.blogspot.com/2013/06/never-quite-living-up-to-title-bert-and.html See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jeff Kaplan

Director

Matt Oberg

Bert

Stephen Schneider

Arnie

Anna Chlumsky

Sabrina

Adrian Martinez

Ernesto

Cristin Milioti

Faye
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Movie Info

Synopsis A sexually repressed author (Matt Oberg) begins an unlikely friendship with his adulterous wife's unabashed lover (Stephen Schneider).
Director
Jeff Kaplan
Producer
Waj Arshad, Jane Basina, Sal Irizarry
Screenwriter
Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer
Production Co
Justified Ends Entertainment
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 27m