The Goodbye Girl
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69% Critic Match

The Goodbye Girl

Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love... again.

6.9 / 10 1977 1h 51mPG English
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Elliot Garfield

Lead
Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Paula McFadden

Quinn Cummings

Quinn Cummings

Lucy McFadden

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Mark

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades

Donna

Theresa Merritt

Theresa Merritt

Mrs. Crosby

MS

Michael Shawn

Ronnie

Patricia Pearcy

Patricia Pearcy

Rhonda

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herbert Ross's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Goodbye Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker