The Goodbye Girl
1977 · Movie · 1h 51m · PG
ComedyDramaRomance
"Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love... again."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
64/100
Key crew
- Herbert RossDirector
- Neil SimonWriter
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard DreyfussElliot Garfield
- Marsha MasonPaula McFadden
- Quinn CummingsLucy McFadden
- Paul BenedictMark
- Barbara RhoadesDonna
- Theresa MerrittMrs. Crosby
- Michael ShawnRonnie
- Patricia PearcyRhonda
- Gene CastleAssistant Choreographer
- Marilyn SokolLinda
- Anita DanglerMrs. Morganweiss
- Victoria BoothbyMrs. Bodine
Stills
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Themes
ballet dancertheater playfamily abandonmentsingle motherprecocious childmanhattan, new york cityaspiring actor