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Release Date:
16 April 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Great film - if you set your expectations correctly more (48 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated R for sexuality, language and violence.Parents Guide:
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102 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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-16Fun Stuff
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According to Ellen DeGeneres the film originally ended with her character being killed. Test audiences reacted badly to this, so she was called back to re-shoot the ending. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: As Jake talks with Mike while he plays pinball, the video game on Mike's right has a Super Street Fighter II marquee (although "Street" is taped over), but the game playing on the screen is clearly Mortal Kombat 3. moreQuotes:
Rollins: Why are you so cynical?Sergeant Rita Pompano: Because someone killed Bambi's mother.
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You can't please everyone. If you have a story that's easy to follow people will say its boring and predictable. If you have a richly complex story, people will say its labyrinthine and confusing. The trick is to have something in the middle, and that is what Goodbye Lover gives us.
The central thread is simple. The complications happen on the periphery. You can't watch this movie with one eye closed. You have to pay attention! How can you have a mystery when you already know whodonnit? Ah, that is the question. Are you up to the challenge?
This is a comedy. Comedies have license to be wacky and over-the-top. Patricia Arquette and Ellen DeGeneres give standout performances. I love this movie. Its very entertaining, very clever, very funny, fast paced, never boring. Isn't that what a comedy should be?