The Goodbye Girl (Bogart Slept Here) (1977)

7.8	Rating (69 ratings)
7.4	IMDB rating

Add to favorites

Edit page

Buy at Amazon

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Starring (View all)

Richard Dreyfuss
Elliot Garfield

Marsha Mason
Paula McFadden

Quinn Cummings
Lucy McFadden

Paul Benedict
Mark

Barbara Rhoades
Donna

Theresa Merritt
Mrs. Crosby

Patricia Pearcy
Rhonda

Marilyn Sokol
Linda

Written by

Neil Simon
(written by)

Lists

133 votes

6,006 Movies For a Post-Covid World... (6013 items)
list by ToonHead2102

Published 13 years, 7 months ago

14 comments

50 votes

My Favorite Movies of the 70s (236 items)
list by milica

Published 8 years, 7 months ago

39 votes

Favorite Comedy Films (26 items)
list by kathy

Published 11 years, 3 months ago

5 comments

38 votes

Goodbye and Farewell! (28 items)
list by TrekMedic

Published 11 years, 6 months ago

6 comments

26 votes

Mother, Son/Daughter - Academy Nominated (45 items)
list by Kandi

Published 9 years, 4 months ago

View all The Goodbye Girl lists

The Goodbye Girl Videos

Goodbye Girl - one of us got screw

108 Views

Added 16 years ago

The Goodbye Girl (1977) Original Trailer [FHD]

0 Views

Added 2 months ago

View all The Goodbye Girl videos

Cover art, photos and screenshots

3 votes

2 votes

View all The Goodbye Girl pictures (65 more)

Reviews

Review

4 years, 3 months ago at Sep 28 20:38

fernando

(OK) Good Simon dialogues, the best are said by the 'kid' Lucy, Mason and Dreyfus have some reiterative matches but all resumes well in an open ending...

View all The Goodbye Girl reviews

Description: Neil Simon's romantic comedy is a funny and heartwarming tale of a divorcée, Paula (Marsha Mason), whose latest actor boyfriend abandons her ... Full Descriptionand her precocious daughter (Quinn Cummings, in a breakthrough performance) and sublets their New York apartment out from under them. When Elliot (Richard Dreyfuss), an egotistical actor from Chicago, shows up in the middle of the night to stay in his new place, the strangers are forced to live in the same apartment. Struggling for work, ex-dancer Paula must learn to live with the actor and his bizarre and eccentric ways. Elliot's New York theatrical debut turns out Neil Simon's romantic comedy is a funny and heartwarming tale of a divorcée, Paula (Marsha Mason), whose latest actor boyfriend abandons her ... Full Descriptionand her precocious daughter (Quinn Cummings, in a breakthrough performance) and sublets their New York apartment out from under them. When Elliot (Richard Dreyfuss), an egotistical actor from Chicago, shows up in the middle of the night to stay in his new place, the strangers are forced to live in the same apartment. Struggling for work, ex-dancer Paula must learn to live with the actor and his bizarre and eccentric ways. Elliot's New York theatrical debut turns out to be disastrous, featuring a brilliant behind-the-scenes look at the New York off-off-Broadway theater scene, including a hilarious and painful rendition of RICHARD THE THIRD. Meanwhile, Paula endures embarrassing auditions and fights to get back into dancing shape. Despite their initial hostility, Paula and Elliot soon learn to rely on one another as they struggle to make it in New York. Herb Ross films Neil Simon's funny character study with a light touch, filled with memorable scenes and performances.

Neil Simon's touching romantic comedy tells the story of a divorced ex-dancer (Marsha Norman), with a small daughter (Quinn Cummings) to support, who must start her life anew when her latest lover abandons her to pursue his career. Further complicating her life is the arrival of an egotistical actor (Richard Dreyfuss) who sublet her Manhattan apartment from her wayward boyfriend. Despite their initial hostility, this unlikely pair discovers romance as they help each other cope with the hardships of life in the big city.

The film features the song "Goodbye Girl" by David Gates. "You were never four-and-a-half, you were born 26."--Paula (Marsha Mason) to Lucy (Quinn Cummings) "I thought you said you were decent!"--Paula "I am decent; I also happen to be naked."--Elliot (Richard Dreyfuss) "Ask an actor a question, and he gives you his credits."--Paula "What is it about you that makes a man with a hundred forty-seven I.Q. feel like an idiot?"--Elliot

... (more)

UPC: 012569504820

Tags: Comedy (5), Romance (5), 1977 (3), 1970s (3), Drama (2), MGM Studios (1), SnP (1), Neil Simon (1), Based On A Play (1), Warner Bros. (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), HQ (1), Based On Play (1), Play Adaptation (1), American (1), 70's (1), New York City (1), Relationships (1), Love (1), New York (1)

My tags:

Add tags

Update feed

Leo posted a video 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Goodbye Girl (1977) Original Trailer [FHD]

SA-512 posted a image 5 months, 2 weeks ago

samira added this to a list 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Every. Movie. Ever! - Part II (3001 movies items)

cteddiesgirl added this to a list 1 year, 7 months ago

Movies/Titles I Have (7076 movies items)

SA-512 posted a image 1 year, 7 months ago

monclivie added this to a list 1 year, 9 months ago

Possibly the future favorites (84 movies items)

Green.Tissue.Box added this to a list 1 year, 10 months ago

Every Best Picture Nominee (589 movies items)

Libertine13 added this to a list 2 years, 3 months ago

Movies I skipped (797 movies items)

Campagnola voted for 7 images [View All] 2 years, 10 months ago

mhthehammer added this to a list 3 years, 8 months ago

Best Picture Nominees (in Ten Sentences) (478 movies items)

Ultimo added this to a list 3 years, 10 months ago

Watched In 2021 (259 movies items)

Kandi added this to a list 4 years, 1 month ago

Children Nominated for An Oscar (16 person items)

"... and Richard Dreyfuss Quinn Cummings"

Campagnola voted for 4 images 4 years, 1 month ago

Kandi added this to a list 4 years, 1 month ago

images Posted 70s III - Movies (30 movies items)

" (Sample)"

Kandi posted 9 images [View All] 4 years, 1 month ago

powerking14 voted for an image 4 years, 2 months ago

Campagnola voted for 14 images [View All] 4 years, 2 months ago

Georgini voted for 16 images [View All] 4 years, 2 months ago

Kandi added this to a list 4 years, 2 months ago

Pepsi & Coca-Cola Scenes in Films IV (50 movies items)

" Quinn Cummings"

Kandi posted 16 images [View All] 4 years, 2 months ago

fernando posted a review 4 years, 3 months ago

“(OK) Good Simon dialogues, the best are said by the 'kid' Lucy, Mason and Dreyfus have some reiterative matches but all resumes well in an open ending...” read more