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The Goodbye Girl
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Overview

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Director:
Herbert Ross
Writer:
Neil Simon (written by)
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Release Date:
1 February 1978 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love...again.
Plot:
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
Great Movie more (61 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Dreyfuss ... Elliot Garfield
Marsha Mason ... Paula McFadden
Quinn Cummings ... Lucy McFadden
Paul Benedict ... Mark
Barbara Rhoades ... Donna
Theresa Merritt ... Mrs. Crosby
Michael Shawn ... Ronnie
Patricia Pearcy ... Rhonda
Gene Castle ... Assistant Choreographer
Daniel Levans ... Dance Instructor
Marilyn Sokol ... Linda
Anita Dangler ... Mrs. Morganweiss
Victoria Boothby ... Mrs. Bodine
Robert Costanzo ... Liquor Store Salesman
Pancho González ... Mugger (as Poncho Gonzalez)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl
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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Quinn Cummings' feature film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the Spagettii dinner, Lucy is talking, holding a fork wrapped with Spagettii, a second later, in mid-sentence, it is empty. more
Quotes:
Elliot Garfield: Alright, here is the situation.
Paula McFadden: I know the situation.
Elliot Garfield: Just let me say this out loud alright? I mean, I don't really believe this myself. Number one, I'm starting work in the morning and I have no place to sleep tonight. Number two, you don't have any money and you've got my apartment. Also you have your daughter to think about.
Paula McFadden: I am thinking of her right now!
Elliot Garfield: Do me the courtesy of hearing me out. Please? You are not the only one who can scream rape, you know?
Paula McFadden: Ha.
Elliot Garfield: We are both in a bind. The two of us. And I think the only practical solution is that we share the apartment.
Paula McFadden: I accept.
Elliot Garfield: What?
Paula McFadden: I accept. I may be subborn but I am not stupid.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Alien from L.A. (#6.16)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Goodbye Girl more

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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Great Movie, 24 July 2002
Author: jmorrison-2 from Farmington Hills, MI

I don't normally go in for Romantic comedies too much, but this was a very entertaining movie.

Dreyfus is just mesmerizing and hilarious, and Marsha Mason was very good. A very enjoyable, uplifting movie.

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