''Friends 'Til the End'' is a 1997 television film directed by

Jack Bender Jack Bender (born September 25, 1949) is an American television and film director, television producer and former actor best known for his work as a director on ''Lost'', ''The Sopranos'' and '' Game of Thrones''. Biography Bender grew up in ...

. It was originally broadcast January 20, 1997, on NBC.

Plot

Heather Romley ( Shannen Doherty) and Suzanne Boxer ( Jennifer Blanc) are both singers who have been competing against each other as long as they can remember. Usually, however, the more talented Heather won all the competitions, which resulted in Suzanne being insecure, going insane, and carrying a grudge against Heather, while being pushed by her stage mother. Years later, Heather enrolls in college and hooks up with a boyfriend, Simon ( Jason London). Suzanne, now using the alias of Zanne Armstrong, also enrolls in the same university, with the intention of destroying Heather's life. In the course of this insane evil revenge scheme, she becomes apparent best friends with Heather. But meanwhile, she is evilly destroying all Heather's friendships, and she even successfully seduces Simon himself. Heather is now being threatened with expulsion from college for plagiarism and is kicked out of her own band, with Zanne taking her place. Heather wants to take down Zanne, and sets out, with assistance, to prove Zanne's true identity—specifically, that "Zanne Armstrong's" ''real'' name is Suzanne Boxer, and that she is insane and indeed evil.

Cast

* Shannen Doherty as Heather Romley * Jennifer Blanc as Zanne Armstrong/Suzanne Boxer * Jason London as Simon *

Harriet Sansom Harris Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955) is an American actress known for her theater performances and for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on ''Frasier'' and Felicia Tilman on ''Desperate Housewives''. Harris won a Tony Award in 2002 as a Fe ...

as Mrs. Boxer * John Livingston as Nick * Marisol Nichols as Alison *

Gregory Itzin Gregory Martin Itzin (April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022) was an American character actor of film and television best known for his role as U.S. President Charles Logan in the action thriller series '' 24''. Early life Itzin was born in Washing ...

as Mr. Romley *Christine Healy as Mrs. Romley *

Nicole Bilderback Nicole Bilderback (born June 10, 1975) is a Korean-born American actress, known for her recurring guest roles on the television programs '' Dark Angel'' and ''Dawson's Creek'', and the films ''Bring It On'' and '' Bad Girls From Valley High'' ( ...

as Paige *

Steven Martini Steven Martini is a writer, actor, composer, editor, and singer/songwriter. His first break was as Cadet Alex J. Stone in ''Major Payne''. He and his brother Derick Martini wrote the films '' Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire'' and ''Lymelife''. Bas ...

as Bryan *

Jenna Leigh Green Jenna Leigh Green (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', as well as for roles on tour in the musical ''Wicked'' and later i ...

as Risa *

Harry J. Lennix Harry Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend (actor), Robert Townsend film ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) and as List of Dollhouse characte ...

as Prof. Gunderson * Shanna Moakler as Lisa

External links

Official website
* 1997 television films 1997 films NBC network original films Films about fraternities and sororities Films directed by Jack Bender Films scored by Christophe Beck 1990s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub