Budding Bromances

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The release of 'I Love You, Man' marks another step in the evolution of the bromance, one pioneered by legends such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Click through some of the best budding bromances ever captured on film.

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969
Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as the titular characters, two robbers who are forced to leave their 'Hole in the Wall' gang and head to Bolivia with authorities hot on their trail. But once there, they still can't seem to shake their past.

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Pineapple Express, 2008
Seth Rogen plays a pothead who goes on the run with his dealer, James Franco, after seeing a cop kill a man. The pair must distinguish between pot-induced paranoia and the people who really are trying to kill them.

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Role Models, 2008
Pals Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd are sentenced to community service and must mentor kids after a school visit to push the Minotaur energy drink goes wrong. But the two get more than they bargained for with their pint-sized pals.

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Step Brothers, 2008
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reunite in this flick as coddled men who are forced to share their lives, and a room, when their single parents fall for each other.

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SuperBad, 2007
A quest for booze by a pair of co-dependent high school students turns into a night of coming to terms with their separate futures, hilarity ensues.

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Shaun of the Dead, 2004
You don't give up on your best friend, even if he�s turned into a zombie. Now that�s a life-long bromance.

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Lord of the Rings, 2001, 2002, 2003
Not many mates would follow if your destination was Mount Doom and you were carrying a ring sought by a lot of evil folk. But Sam never abandons his friend Frodo, despite the daunting quest.

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Zoolander, 2001
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star as two rivals, Derek Zoolander and Hansel, who must unite to prevent an assassination that Zoolander has been brainwashed to commit.

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Tropic Thunder, 2008
A group of celebrities set out to make a war movie in Southeast Asia, but they must band together when they are forced to fight for real.

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Ocean�s Thirteen, 2007
The sequel to Ocean�s Eleven and Twelve, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, among others, reunite to get even with a man who double-crossed one of their own.

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Good Will Hunting, 1997
Real-life buddies Matt Damon and Ben Affleck star as best friends with vastly different futures in this flick about a remarkably bright man who is dealing with emotional turmoil.

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Y Tu Mama Tambien, 2002
Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna play a pair of teens who hit the road with an older woman, and the dynamics of the trio will change them all.

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The Lost Boys, 1987
Two brothers must team up with friends to make things right when they discover the town they've just moved to is crawling with vampires.

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Men in Black, 1997
Tommy Lee Jones, Agent Kay, plays mentor to newbie Will Smith�s Agent Jay, as they do battle with all manner of alien life on earth.

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Duck Soup, 1933
Hilarity ensues when the Marx Brothers, Chico, Groucho and Harpo, try their hands at politics and spying, with each trying to secure the future for their home country.

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Buck Privates, 1941
The inimitable Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, of 'Who's on First' fame, enlist in the army to escape going to jail, but find themselves face to face with the cop who tried to send them there in the first place.

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Sailor Beware, 1952
One of the many movies based on the talents of the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the pair play sailors, one of whom gets an undeserved reputation for his kissing abilities.

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Bad Boys, 1995
Two Miami cops, a family man and a ladies� man, must trade places to recover stolen heroin and a kidnapped murder witness.

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City Slickers, 1991
Three friends try to find the meaning in their lives by helping to drive cattle across the wild west, and in the end learn to be proper cowboys.

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Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, 2004
A trip to get burgers turns into an epic journey across New Jersey for John Cho and Kal Penn, and one where they'll learn about themselves.

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The Bucket List, 2007
Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson star as two terminally ill men who hit the road to complete everything on their to-do list before �kick the bucket.�

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The Fast and the Furious, 2001
A street racer and an undercover cop bond over fast cars and big money, as police struggle to put an end to a series of truck hijackings.

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Brokeback Mountain, 2005
Two men who meet as sheep herders form a bond that goes deeper than friendship and lasts over 20 years.