The film follows two lifelong friends, (Jack Nicholson) and Sandy (Art Garfunkel), from their college days at Amherst in the late 1940s through to middle age in the early 1970s.
: Roommates Sandy and Jonathan both pursue the same woman, Susan (Candice Bergen). While the "nice guy" Sandy eventually marries her, Susan has already had a secret affair with the more aggressive Jonathan. Carnal Knowledge (1971)
: As years pass, Sandy’s marriage falters, leading him to chase a youth-obsessed "hippie" lifestyle. Meanwhile, Jonathan enters a volatile, long-term relationship with Bobbie (Ann-Margret), a woman who becomes the target of his deepening misogyny and frustration. The film follows two lifelong friends, (Jack Nicholson)