When Friendship Kills

When Friendship Kills

She'll be dead before she's thin enough.

1996 · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Teenager Lexi Archer moves to Chicago with her newly divorced mother and befriends a popular girl at her new school, Jennifer. After Lexi's volleyball coach suggests that she lose weight, Jennifer reveals she is bulimic and the two girls decide to help each other, leading to disastrous consequences.

Directed by James A. Contner · Written by Elizabeth Gill

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Lynda Carter Kathryn Archer
Katie Wright Lexi Archer
Josh Taylor Peter Archer
Colleen Winton Pamela Harnsberger
Kimberley Warnat Jill Archer
Malcolm Stewart Mr. Harnsberger
Kevin McNulty Ted
Marley Shelton Jennifer Harnsberger
Tobias Mehler Justin Phelps
Ryan Reynolds Ben Colson

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