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21 May 1969 (France) moreTagline:
Every father's daughter is a virgin.Plot:
A Jewish man and a jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other find that their worlds are very different... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
Philip Roth's continuing saga of Jewish neurosis more (25 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Benjamin | ... | Neil Klugman | |
| Ali MacGraw | ... | Brenda Patimkin | |
| Jack Klugman | ... | Ben Patimkin | |
| Nan Martin | ... | Mrs. Ben Patimkin | |
| Michael Meyers | ... | Ron Patimkin | |
| Lori Shelle | ... | Julie Patimkin | |
| Monroe Arnold | ... | Uncle Leo | |
| Kay Cummings | ... | Doris Klugman | |
| Sylvie Strause | ... | Aunt Gladys | |
| Royce Wallace | ... | Carlotta | |
| Anthony McGowan | ... | Boy in Library | |
| Mari Gorman | ... | Laura Simpson Sockaloe | |
| Chris Schenkel | ... | Voice on Columbus Record (voice) | |
| Jay Jostyn | ... | Voice on Columbus Record (voice) | |
| Jan Peerce | ... | Uncle Manny |
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102 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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West Germany:18 | USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | USA:R (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | Ireland:(Banned)Fun Stuff
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Factual errors: At the dinner table, Julie is told that it is earlier in Columbus, where Harriet is calling from, than where she lives in New York. In fact both cities are in the same Eastern Standard Time Zone. In the book, Harriet is calling from Milwaukee in the Central Time Zone, which is correct. However, when the screenplay changed her location to Columbus, the writer failed to realize this fact and change the dialog or the city. moreQuotes:
Neil Klugman: [discussing birth control] What do you take?Brenda Patimkin: Nothing. Turn off the water.
Neil Klugman: Nothing?
Brenda Patimkin: Listen, I tried the pills, but they made me fat and made me sick, and besides every single day you read something new about them in the paper, so I decided I was better off with nothing.
Neil Klugman: [pause] Brenda, I'd like to talk to you about nothing.
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"Goodbye, Columbus" was one of two Richard Benjamin movies based on Philip Roth novels about Jewish angst (the other was "Portnoy's Complaint"). In "Goodbye, Columbus", Benjamin plays Neil Klugman, a Jewish librarian who strikes up a relationship with Jewish American Princess Brenda Patimkin (Ali MacGraw). When he meets her family, they don't like him because he's not a physician or anything like that.
I don't know for sure what you're supposed to notice most when watching this movie, but what really caught my attention was how undesirable Brenda's family was. Aside from how they dismiss Neil, they just shout at their servants. Brenda's family quite literally consists of worthless human beings. Brenda herself isn't much better. But, some people are really like that. Regardless of whether or not this could be a period piece, it's good to know that there is a movie which shows what certain people are like.