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Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film written by Oliver Hailey and directed by Russ Mayberry. The film is based on a short story by Marilyn Cantor Baker. It stars Tony Randall, Lorna Patterson, Kaleena Kiff and David Huffman. It premiered on NBC as a two-hour pilot for the NBC series Love, Sidney on October 5, 1981. Oliver Hailer and Marilyn Canton Baker won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Anthology - Original or Adapted and it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special. The movie was one of prime time's first depictions of a gay man on television, and was protested by conservative organizations.
Original Release
10/05/1981
US Release
10/05/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tony Randall | Sidney Shorr |
| Betty Carvalho | Nurse |
| Tom Fuccello | Reiss |
| David Huffman | Jimmy |
| Kaleena Kiff | Patti |
| John Lupton | Frank |
| Lorna Patterson | Laurie Morgan |
| Martin Rudy | Mallory |
| Tom Villard | Eric |
| Ann Weldon | Judge / Judge Wilcox |
Directors
Writers
Marilyn Cantor Baker, Oliver Hailey
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tony Randall | Sidney Shorr |
| Betty Carvalho | Nurse |
| Tom Fuccello | Reiss |
| David Huffman | Jimmy |
| Kaleena Kiff | Patti |
| John Lupton | Frank |
| Lorna Patterson | Laurie Morgan |
| Martin Rudy | Mallory |
| Tom Villard | Eric |
| Ann Weldon | Judge / Judge Wilcox |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Eckstein | Producer |
| Maria Padilla | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
