The Goodbye Girl Movie Review 1977

Neil Simon's story of a former actress, her precocious nine-year-old daughter and the aspiring actor who moves in with them. The daughter serves as catalyst for the other two to fall in love. While Mason's character is fairly unsympathetic, Dreyfuss is great and Simon's dialogue witty.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Adapted from a Play, Plays to Film: Neil Simon, Top Grossing Films of 1977, New York, New York, Single Parents

Screenplay

Neil Simon

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Barbara Rhoades, Marilyn Sokol

Director

Herbert Ross

Music

Dave Grusin

Producer

MGM

Awards

Oscars 1977: Actor (Dreyfuss); British Acad. 1978: Actor (Dreyfuss); Golden Globes 1978: Actor--Mus./Comedy (Dreyfuss), Actress--Mus./Comedy (Mason), Film--Mus./Comedy, Screenplay; L.A. Film Critics 1977: Actor (Dreyfuss).