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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baby Boom](Baby Boom (1987) - Movie | Moviefone) and Alfie](Alfie (2004) - Movie | Moviefone) (2004) director Charles Shyer has signed on to direct a chick flick. Shyer will be behind the lens for the tale of two best friends (BFF, for the acronym-challenged, means best friends forever in girlspeak) who have reunited as adults, only to find one is a country mouse and one is a well-heeled city gal. The script was originally written by Vanessa Parise and Robin Dunne and is now being rewritten by Ellen Greenberg and Hallie Shyer, who is currently co-writing the screenplay for *Eloise in Paris *along with Charles Shyer, who will also direct. It’s hard not to wonder why Greenberg and Shyer are rewriting an original script – too many cooks in the kitchen, etc. – but let’s give them the benefit of the doubt.
As we all know, reuniting with old friends usually brings a host of problems with it – especially old rivalries. Will BFF follow the typical formula of jealousy and catfights like the shrill Bride Wars,](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bride-wars/32267/main) or will we get something fun like Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion](Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) - Movie | Moviefone), a guilty pleasure film wherein the BFFs don’t reunite but go back to their high school reunion and show those folks what’s up?
On a related tip, one totally underseen, direct-to-DVD chick buddy flick is Spring Breakdown,](Spring Breakdown (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) starring Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, and Rachel Dratch. Have you rented it? What’s your favorite girly buddy movie?