''Fast Friends'' is a 1979 American made for television movie starring

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, Elayne Heilveil and

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. The writer and producer of ''Fast Friends'', Sandra Harmon, was previously a writer for ''

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Plot

A divorced young woman lands a staff job on a television talk show as she struggles to invent a new life for herself and her son.

References

External links

* 1979 films 1979 television films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films American television films Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern {{US-tv-film-stub