Author: Rich Gorecki

As I wrote in my last post, friendships form between real actors but also between the fictional characters they portrayed in the many formats of entertainment. In this next subset of my series, New Year; New Types of Friends, I provide examples of friendships from movies. The first shows the dynamic friendship chemistry between Robert Redford and Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.  The First Friendship Flick The relationship between two of the most legendary actors of all time blossomed while working on the iconic movie. In what may be the first “buddy movie” of all time, the 1969 film is a retelling of the lives of actual figures from history: a pair of Wild West outlaws named Robert LeRoy Parker (“Butch Cassidy”, played by Paul Newman) and Harry Longabaugh (The Sundance Kid, played by Robert Redford). The smash-hit achieved box office dominance and won more Oscars

At the beginning of this year, I started this series titled, New Year; New Types of Friends that suggested every man should periodically evaluate their friendships. I wrote subsequent posts about The Philosophy, The History, The Psychology, and The Physiology (physical aspects) of friendships. I then described The Friendships Throughout a Man’s Life and How Much Time Men Need to Become Friends. After those introductory posts, I began with examples of real-life friendships in politics and sports. This next set is examples of friendships in the entertainment world.  But first, here’s a quick recap.  Friendships in Politics The subset of posts with examples of friendships in politics included the friendships of Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed, The Frenemies of Our Founding Fathers, along with Alexander Hamilton’s Challenging Friendships. Each friendship showed how differing ideologies and political differences were set-aside when there was a

The Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Boston Celtics. Magic vs. Bird. The glitz of Hollywood vs. a working-class city. East vs. West. An intensely private figure against one admired and revered for his warmth. Despite countless factors, the friendship between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird shows how opposite personalities can become good friends.  This next post in my series, New Year; New Types of Friends is another example of a friendship in sports; this time from a team sport of basketball. In most cases, teammates need to blend well, think like each other, and work well in tandem. In many cases, opposite personalities will blend together easily. Sometimes, they will clash. Occasionally –though not always, they fit together to bring tremendous success to a team. In the case of Magic and Larry, these two polar opposites found a common bond which led to a great friendship long after their playing