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Goodbye Lover
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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   1,939 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ron Peer (story)
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Release Date:
16 April 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
No one's ever been so good at being so bad.
Plot:
Ben and Sandra are hot and provocative lovers, but Sandra is unfortunately married to Ben's younger brother Jake... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Quirky, twisty Film Noir, well worth watching. more (48 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patricia Arquette ... Sandra Dunmore

Dermot Mulroney ... Jake Dunmore

Mary-Louise Parker ... Peggy Blane

Ellen DeGeneres ... Sgt. Rita Pompano

Ray McKinnon ... Rollins

Alex Rocco ... Det. Crowley

Don Johnson ... Ben Dunmore
Andre Gregory ... Rev. Finlayson
John Neville ... Bradley

JoNell Kennedy ... Evelyn (as Jo Nell Kennedy)
Akane Nelson ... Receptionist

Kevin Cooney ... Company Man #1

Will Stewart ... Dennis

Nina Siemaszko ... Newscaster
David Brisbin ... Mr. Brodsky
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, language and violence.
Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Last cinema film of George Furth. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The pinball machine Mike plays has sound effects from the Donkey Kong video game. more
Quotes:
Sergeant Rita Pompano: Oh, now this makes me sick. Woman gets four million dollars for spilling coffee on herself. I do that every morning, what do I get? Coffee stains. more
Movie Connections:
Features Mildred Pierce (1945) more
Soundtrack:
Climb Ev'ry Mountain more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Quirky, twisty Film Noir, well worth watching., 12 March 2005
10/10
Author: sionlew from Cardiff, Wales

If you've got nothing better to do one night and manage to catch this little gem on late night TV, then it's worth an hour and a half of your time.

A stylishly shot quirky film noir with a plot that twists and turns like a twisty-turny thing. With a sizzling performance by the weird femme fatale Patricia Arquette, and great dialogue from Ellen de Generes as the laconic cop, it's a very entertaining thriller.

Be warned if you are a cynic, Citizen Kane it ain't, but if you're a fan of the genre and into the Likes of Last Seduction, Bound, Palmetto etc., this underrated piece of work may just tickle your fancy.

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