Do you have a good friend that no one could have pictured would have lasted? Maybe you are both complete opposites, with seemingly nothing in common and it would just seem unlikely the two of you would have even tolerated each other, let alone get along so well? Actually, I guess that is what most people would have thought about my husband and I in the VERY beginning (well, until they got to know us together! LOL!) Seriously though, check out this cool list of top movies with unlikely friends. Then see Brad and Stu with their unlikely friendship in THE BIG YEAR! See below for your chance on how to win a copy of the DVD!
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Bird loving duo Brad and Stu become instant, yet unlikely, friends on their quest to top the spot in The Big Year annual event. Here, we’ll list the top films in which a couple of opposites become unlikely friends including Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption, Jack Nicholson and Greg Kinnear in As Good as it Gets and “Chunk” and “Sloth” from The Goonies.
Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson portray three men from very different walks of life, facing a mid-life crisis, a work-life crisis and a no-life crisis. In the biggest competition of their lives, they undertake an unforgettable trek through North America, engaging in hilarious and bizarre adventures and forming friendships that will last a lifetime!
The Goonies
In the classic film The Goonies, Chunk and Sloth are literally forced together in a sort of mutual punishment by the demented Fratellis. Initially enemies, Chunk and Sloth quickly become friends over a mutual love of the candy bar Baby Ruth. The horribly deformed Sloth and the funny child Chunk are certainly a strange pair, but they band together to save The Goonies and become unlikely heroes.
Toy Story
In Toy Story, the film that revolutionized both CG animation and children’s films, old cowboy Woody is at odds with the shiny, new space range Buzz Lightyear. Because of Buzz’s delusions that he is an actual space ranger (and not a toy), and the fact that their owner is giving him preference over Woody, Woody plots against Buzz. Following a series of mishaps, Buzz and Woody are forced to work together to escape and return to their owner and, along the way, they become lifelong friends.
As Good As It Gets
In the Academy Award winning film As Good As It Gets, Jack Nicholson stars as Melvin Udall, a germophobic, obsessive-compulsive writer who virtually everyone detests. After Melvin’s neighbor, Simon Bishop, is brutally beaten and hospitalized, Melvin reluctantly agrees to care for Simon’s dog Verdell. Melvin forms an attachment to Verdell and, after a somewhat awkward road trip together, Melvin and Simon become good friends.
Up
Up is the story of Carl Fredricksen, an old man who has lost his wife and is being forced into a retirement home due to urban development. In order to avoid being sent to a home, Carl attaches thousands of balloons to his house and escapes… only to realize that Russell, a young Wilderness Explorer has accidentally stowed away! On their way to Paradise Falls, Carl and Russell form an unusual bond, have an unforgettable adventure and become good friends.
The Shawshank Redemption
In the highly lauded film The Shawshank Redemption, Tim Robbins plays Andy, a banker convicted of killing his wife and her lover under circumstantial evidence. While in prison, Andy befriends Red (Morgan Freeman), who helps him receive contraband items. Over 20 years or so spent in prison, the men form a steadfast bond. After both men flee from the prison (Andy escapes and Red is paroled), they are able to escape to Mexico where they are reunited and start a new life together.
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My unlikely friend loves designer labels and loves to be a girly girl…me I am a tom boy at heart and could care less if I am wearing sweats as long as I am comfortable!
My unlikely friend is over the top in so many ways. She dresses over the top, always dramatic when she tells a story, ect… But she is soooo much fun and has such a great heart. I just love her. She brings me out of my shell and always knows how to make me laugh.
My unlikely friend has OCD…obsesses about EVERY aspect of her life….and never let’s anyone else get a word in….and she is high maintenance and high drama…..extremely high drama. I am very laid back and let everything roll off my shoulder. I could count on 1 hand the amount of times I’ve worn mascara in the last month..lol..and I hate drama, but she has been there for me since we are 6 and 7 years old. She makes me laugh and pushes me to do things I wouldn’t do—– which led to lots of groundings in our teen years…lol