Goodbye Lover (1998)

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writers (WGA):

Ron Peer (story)
Ron Peer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

No one's ever been so good at being so bad.

Plot:

Ben and Sandra are hot and provocative lovers, but Sandra is unfortunately married to Ben's younger brother Jake...

Plot Keywords:

Insurance Fraud | Syringe | Police Corruption | Sergeant | Cynicism

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Patricia Arquette	...	Sandra Dunmore
Dermot Mulroney	...	Jake Dunmore
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Peggy Blane
Ellen DeGeneres	...	Sgt. Rita Pompano
Ray McKinnon	...	Rollins
Alex Rocco	...	Det. Crowley
Don Johnson	...	Ben Dunmore
Andre Gregory	...	Rev. Finlayson
John Neville	...	Bradley
JoNell Kennedy	...	Evelyn (as Jo Nell Kennedy)
Akane Nelson	...	Receptionist
Kevin Cooney	...	Company Man #1
Will Stewart	...	Dennis
Nina Siemaszko	...	Newscaster
David Brisbin	...	Mr. Brodsky

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and violence.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-18 | UK:15 | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

Last cinema film of George Furth.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Reflected in the windshield of Ben's car when he and Sandra are standing in the driveway of the homeowners who came home early.

Quotes:

Sergeant Rita Pompano: [of a woman murdered while jogging] At least she died healthy.

Movie Connections:

Features "Dragnet 1967" (1967)

Soundtrack:

I Have Confidence

I really enjoyed this movie

I'd never heard of this movie and came across it as it was starting on cable last night. I only intended to watch a few minutes of it and then go to sleep but I ended up watching the whole thing. I was particularly intrigued with Ellen Degeneres' character, a hard-boiled, seen-it-all detective with a great sense of timing and humor. I was also very impressed with the direction and editing, the movie moves at a fast, bright clip, it's quick and sexy and funny. And I liked Patricia Arquette as the conspiring wife, she plays her role with deft accuracy. Unlike the first reviewer of this movie who found the plot twists predictable, neither my husband nor I saw them coming. I thought this was a thoroughly enjoyable movie, I'm only sorry we missed seeing it on the big screen.