The Goodbye Girl (1977)
- Starring:
- Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, (more)
- Director(s):
- Herbert Ross
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Marsha Mason is known as "The Goodbye Girl" because of all the live-in boyfriends who have said ta-ta to her in the past few years. A former Broadway chorus dancer, the divorced Mason lives in the Manhattan apartment of her latest lost love with her daughter Quinn Cummings. Enter arrogant actor Richard Dreyfuss, who has subleased the apartment from Mason's former boyfriend and moves in bag and baggage in the middle of the night. Dreyfuss and Mason spend the next few weeks getting in each other's way and fighting like cats and dogs. The wind is taken out of Dreyfuss' sails when he opens in a production of Richard III, which has been sabotaged by the director (Paul Benjamin), who insists that Dreyfuss portrays Richard as a hip-swinging homosexual. The play closes after one performance, and the once-overconfident Dreyfuss goes on a self-pitying drunken binge. Touched by his vulnerability, Mason begins falling in love with Dreyfuss despite her lousy track record with men. Richard Dreyfuss became the youngest ever "Best Actor" Oscar winner as a result of his performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast:
- Richard Dreyfuss - Elliott Garfield
- Quinn Cummings - Lucy McFadden
- Barbara Rhoades - Donna
- Michael Shawn - Ronnie
- Dana Laurita - Cynthia
- Dave Cass - Drunk
- Robert Lesser - Richard III Cast
- Robert Costanzo - Liquor Store Salesman
- Joseph Carberry - Strip Club Customer
- Tom Everett - Richard III Cast
- Jeanne Lange - Richard III Cast
- Marilyn Sokol - Linda
- Gene Castle - Assistant Choreographer
- Eddie Villery - Painter
- Anita Dangler - Mrs. Morganweiss
- Hubert Kelly - Mugger
- Janice Fuller - Richard III Cast
- Nicholas Mele - Richard III Cast
- Raymond J. Barry - Richard III Cast
- Powers Boothe - Richard III Cast
- Marsha Mason - Paula McFadden
- Paul Benedict - Mark Morgenweiss
- Theresa Merritt - Mrs. Crosby
- Patricia Pearcy - Rhonda
- Andy Goldberg - Improvisation Group
- Fred McCarren - Richard III Cast
- Victoria Boothby - Mrs. Bodine
- Daniel Levans - Dance Instructor
- Clarence Felder - Critic
- Peter Vogt - Richard III Cast
- Maureen Moore - Richard III Cast
- Esther Sutherland - Strip Club Manager
- Milt Oberman - Furniture Mover
- Joe Regalbuto - Richard III Cast
- Loyita Chapel - Strip Club Dancer
- Nicol Williamson - Oliver Frye
- Wendy Cutler - Improvisation Group
- David Matthau - Furniture Mover
- Paul Willson - Improvisation Group
- Director(s):
- Herbert Ross
- Writer(s):
- Neil Simon
- Producer(s):
- Raymond Stark
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
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- 1978 - The Goodbye Girl - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
- 1977 - The Goodbye Girl - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1977 - The Goodbye Girl - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1977 - The Goodbye Girl - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 1977 - The Goodbye Girl - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1977 - The Goodbye Girl - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1977 - The Goodbye Girl - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
