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The Goodbye Girl ()

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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.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations.
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Elliot Garfield
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Paula McFadden
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Lucy McFadden
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Mark
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Donna
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Mrs. Crosby
Michael Shawn ...
Ronnie
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Rhonda
Gene Castle ...
Assistant Choreographer
Daniel Levins ...
Dance Instructor (as Daniel Levans)
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Linda
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Mrs. Morganweiss
Victoria Boothby ...
Mrs. Bodine
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Liquor Store Salesman
Poncho Gonzalez ...
Mugger
Jose Machado ...
Mugger (as José Machado)
Hubert Kelly ...
Mugger
Dana Laurita ...
Cynthia
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Drunk (as Dave Cass)
Loyita Chapel ...
Strip Club Dancer
Caprice Clarke ...
Strip Club Dancer
Esther Sutherland ...
Strip Club Manager
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Critic
Kensuke Haga ...
Japanese Salesman
Ryohei Kanokogi ...
Japanese Salesman
Ruby Holbrook ...
Woman in Audience
Kristina Hurrell ...
Gretchen
David Matthau ...
Furniture Mover
Milt Oberman ...
Furniture Mover
Eddie Villery ...
Painter
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Strip Club Customer
Eric Uhler ...
Strip Club Customer
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Janice Fuller ...
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Munson Hicks ...
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Jeanne Lange ...
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Robert Lesser ...
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Maureen Moore ...
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Richard III Cast (as Joseph Regalbuto)
Peter Vogt ...
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Wendy Cutler ...
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Susan Elliot ...
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Andy Goldberg ...
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Charles Silvern ...
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Oliver Fry (uncredited)

Directed by

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Herbert Ross

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Neil Simon ... (written by)

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Roger M. Rothstein ... associate producer
Ray Stark ... producer

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Dave Grusin

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David M. Walsh ... director of photography

Editing by

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John F. Burnett

Editorial Department

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Margaret Booth ... supervising editor
Barbara Dunning ... assistant editor
Michael A. Stevenson ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Jennifer Shull

Production Design by

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Albert Brenner

Set Decoration by

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Jerry Wunderlich

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Ann Roth

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Kaye Pownall ... hair stylist
Allan Snyder ... makeup artist (as Allan Whitey Snyder)
Carrie White ... hair stylist: Miss Mason

Production Management

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Roger M. Rothstein ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert P. Cohen ... second assistant director: New York
Edward D. Markley ... second assistant director (as Edward Markley)
Jack Roe ... assistant director

Art Department

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Spencer Deverell ... assistant art director (as Spencer Deverill)
Dennis J. Parrish ... property master
Thomas Saccio ... property master: New York
Frank L. Brown ... set dressing lead man (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jerry Jost ... sound
William L. McCaughey ... sound (as William McCaughey)
John Riordan ... sound editor (as John P. Riordan)
James Sabat ... sound: New York
Robert Davenport ... uncredited
Ken Dufva ... foley artist (uncredited)

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Al Griswold ... special effects: New York (as Albert Griswold)

Stunts

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Victor Paul ... stunts (uncredited)

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Terence Harkin ... assistant camera
Norman Harris ... gaffer
Richard Moran ... key grip
Thomas P. Powell ... mgm rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit
Richard Quinlan ... gaffer: New York
Roger Shearman Jr. ... camera operator (as Roger Sherman Jr.)
William H. Steiner ... camera operator: New York (as William Steiner Jr.)
Mel Traxel ... still photographer
Robert Ward ... key grip: New York
Josh Weiner ... still photographer: New York
Doug Byers ... electrician (uncredited)
Vinnie Gerardo ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Seth Banks ... wardrobe: men
Shirlee Strahm ... wardrobe: women

Location Management

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Martin Danzig ... location manager: New York

Music Department

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Michael Boddicker ... musician: synthesizer
Dave Grusin ... music adaptor
Harry V. Lojewski ... music supervisor
Ted Whitfield ... music editor
Harry E. Liguski ... music supervisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Cynnie Troup ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Wayne Fitzgerald ... titles
Regina Gruss ... unit publicist
Shirley Marcus ... production secretary: New York
Maggie Wilde ... production secretary
Mary Malin ... assistant: Ann Roth (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 decide to share the apartment even though she has vowed to stay away from actors. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines He's moving in... she's not moving out... it's love at first fight! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bogart Slept Here (United States)
  • Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (United States)
  • Adieu, je reste... (France)
  • Der Untermieter (Germany)
  • La chica del adiós (Spain)
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  • 111 min
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Trivia Richard Dreyfuss won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Elliot Garfield. At 30, he was the youngest actor to win this Oscar. This record was broken by Adrien Brody when he won the Best Actor Oscar in 2003 for his lead role in The Pianist (2002) at age 29. See more »
Goofs The horse drawn carriage near the end of the film passes the same bank twice, going in opposite directions. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Making of 'the Goodbye Girl' (1977). See more »
Soundtracks Goodbye Girl See more »
Quotes Elliot Garfield: I just met Lucy.
Paula McFadden: What did you tell her?
Elliot Garfield: That I was moving into the other room. She seemed to take it in stride.
Paula McFadden: You grow up fast in this apartment. The john is right over there. I'll get the rest of her things out in the morning.
Elliot Garfield: Would you like to stop grinding your teeth for two seconds? The noise is driving me crazy.
Paula McFadden: A dripping stranger from Chicago with a wet beard and dirty shoes moves into my daughter's room and you expect smiles?
Elliot Garfield: I think you're dynamite, you know that? I love listening to you talk. I hate living with you but your conversation is first class.
Paula McFadden: This is your room. I do not clean or make beds. You may use the kitchen or the bathroom when I am not in it and wash it up when you are through. You pay for your own food, laundry, linens and phone bills. I would appreciate some quiet between six and nine as that is when Lucy does her homework and I don't care what you drink or smoke. As long as it is not grass in front of my 10 year old daughter. Now, we have everything straight?
Elliot Garfield: No.
Paula McFadden: No?
Elliot Garfield: No. I'm not crazy about the arrangements.
Paula McFadden: You're not.
Elliot Garfield: Definitely not. I am paying the rent, I will make-a-da rules. I like to take showers every morning and I don't like the panties drying on the rod. I like to cook so I will use the kitchen whenever I damn well please and I am very particular about my condiments so, keep your salt and pepper to yourself. I also play the guitar in the middle of the night whenever I cannot sleep and I meditate every morning complete with chanting and burning incense so if you've got to walk around I'd appreciate a little tip-toeing. Also, I sleep in the nude. Au buffo. Winter and summer, rain or snow with the windows open and because I may have to go to the potty or to the fridge in the middle of the night and because I don't want to put on jammies which I do not own in the first place... unless you're looking for a quick thrill or your daughter an advanced education I would keep my door closed. Thems my rules and regulations, how does that grab you?
Paula McFadden: And if I say no?
Elliot Garfield: I've got this lawyer acquaintance downtown.
Paula McFadden: Errr, I accept.
Elliot Garfield: We're movin' right along.
Paula McFadden: I don't like it and I don't think I like you.
Elliot Garfield: Because I'm an actor?
Paula McFadden: Coupled with your personality.
Elliot Garfield: Well, that's probably why we were thrown together. One of God's little jests. Now if you will move your shapely little fanny out of my room I will unpack and dry my beard. Miss McFadden, you forgt to say goodnight.
Paula McFadden: I was working on good-bye.
Elliot Garfield: [muttering under his breath] Unbelievable!
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