The Goodbye Girl (1977) Movie Overview

The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, and Paul Benedict. The original screenplay by Neil Simon centers on an odd trio—an egotistical struggling actor who has sublet a Manhattan apartment from a friend, the current occupant (his friend’s ex-girlfriend, who has just been abandoned) and her precocious pre-teen daughter. Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) learns she has been dumped by her boyfriend Tony and he has sublet their apartment. Shortly thereafter, the neurotic, but sweet Elliot Garfield (Richard Dreyfuss) shows up unexpectedly in the middle of the night expecting to live there. Since she cannot return Elliot’s rent money, Paula has no choice but to let him move in with her and her 10-year-old daughter Lucy (Quinn Cummings). However, she makes it very clear from the start that she considers him extremely annoying and unlikeable. Paula struggles to get back into shape to try to resume her career as a dancer. Meanwhile, Elliot has his own problems. He has landed the title role in an off-off-Broadway production of Richard III, but the director, Mark (Paul Benedict), wants him to play… Source

• The Goodbye Girl Movie Details
• Director: Herbert Ross
• Tagline: Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love…again.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 111 min
• Genre: Comedy , Romance

• Cast Overview
• Richard Dreyfuss as Elliot Garfield
• Marsha Mason as Paula McFadden
• Quinn Cummings as Lucy McFadden
• Paul Benedict as Mark
• Barbara Rhoades as Donna
• Theresa Merritt as Mrs. Crosby

The Goodbye Girl Movie Review from New York Times

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… Source

The Goodbye Girl Movie Details from Imdb

A divorced woman and her daughter come home to find that her boyfriend has left for an out of town job with no warning. This has happened before. The second surprise comes in the form of another actor who has sublet the apartment from her boyfriend (who did not mention the pair of females who would be in residence). After some negotiation the two d… Source

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