Friendship Begins At Home (1949)

★★★★ · Barry Makes a Choice · Miss_Xanthippe_Svanstrom · 2012-05-18

Thanks again, Coronet, lovely stuff. Enjoyed this one. Now, for the review: Well, to begin with, I've always been suspicious of people with close-knit families. This may be considered a personal problem by some. Anyway. When Barry decided to spurn the holiday with the fam I did thrust my fist in the air and bellow, 'Hurrah!' Yes, he might've taken care of himself satisfactorily during mum 'n' dad's absence. Alas and alack, his subconscious seems to have been programmed by that old, 'blood is thicker than water' business. And, apparently, his 'friends' are rather rubbishy, insensitive, and…

★★★★ · Uncomfortable feelings · Victor Von Psychotron · 2012-07-13

There are lots of strange things brought up in this short film, particularly how much the main character loves his family. He quickly learns that living on his own doesn't equal a life of partying, and that he can't eat beans all the time. It's unintentionally funny.

★★★★ · Good wholesome film · ERD · 2006-01-09

This is a good 1949 film that showed youngsters how important it is to appreciate and have a good family relationship. It also shows everyone how important a stable family is. Well acted and directed.

★★★ · He Knows Beans About Friendship · Dodsworth the Cat · 2024-09-15

His sister gets snarky about how long it took him to wash a car and his brother whines about him a tennis racket that was clearly broken by accident. No wonder Barry wants nothing to do with these people. And all his parents left him were cans of beans. But it turns out nobody wants to do anything with him. In an attempt at dramatics, Barry looks up and thinks to himself "Why haven't any of my friends called me?" Maybe it's because you're a loser, too, complaining to yourself about your tennis-playing friend and having nothing to do with your life. Unusual for a Coronet film, music is in the…

★★★ · In The Mouth Of Madness · Spuzz · 2003-06-20

In what clearly holds the record in the coronet curse of "Listening to the voices in your head telling you what to do" Barry, a teenaged boy, decides not to join his family on vacation, deciding that he wants to hang around the house and with friends.( "I declare!" says his Mom) But as soon as he leaves, his inner voice starts up, and just doesnt let up by telling him what to do, what's wrong and so forth. Pretty soon, Barry (and us) are depressed about his surroundings, and lack of things to do. (we're depressed because we clearly feel Barry is one big loser). After a while of listening to…

★★★ · Take Lemons and Make Lemonade · JayKay49 · 2013-02-13

Crazy kid. You have a job! Doing something you apparently like to do. You'd a missed that opportunity if you went on that camping trip. Just think, you'll have your own money instead of mooching off the old man. Maybe you'll be able to afford a car. You got the rest of your life to canoodle with the family but a job for a teenager doesn't come along every day. Eat your beans and get over it. Are you sure that's not your grandmother? Are they hiding something from you? the acting in this movie is atrocious.