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Goodbye Lover
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Overview

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Director:
Roland Joffé
Writers (WGA):
Ron Peer (story)
Ron Peer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 April 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
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:
Very pleasing neo-noir with good cast and lots of humor 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
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Last cinema film of George Furth. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: As Jake talks with Mike while he plays pinball, the video game on Mike's right has a Super Street Fighter II marquee (although "Street" is taped over), but the game playing on the screen is clearly Mortal Kombat 3. more
Quotes:
Sergeant Rita Pompano: Either the world's right side up or upside down, it depends on how you look at it. I mean, close the book of rules and there's just people caught in situations - like you and me. more
Movie Connections:
Features Pickup on South Street (1953) more
Soundtrack:
I Have Confidence more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Very pleasing neo-noir with good cast and lots of humor, 25 April 2000
9/10
Author: Karl Mauk from Vienna, Austria

I wrote this comment mainly because there are so many negative reviews posted here and fewer positive ones and I think this film definitely deserves better. I liked it very much, have seen it twice, once on the big screen and just now on DVD. It was not the least bit boring the second time even though the film relies heavily on its plot twists and the suspense they produce. I think many people just don't come to terms with cross-overs, they want either a suspense film that takes itself dead serious or a clear cut comedy. I liked the humor in the film and its outrageous characters well played by a perfectly assembled cast. Patricia Arquette is just great, a pleasure to watch! She deserves the price for the funniest sociopath femme fatale ever seen on the silver screen. Vincent Gallo in his tiny role as contract killer is the icing on the cake! The film is superbly shot and directed and features a brilliant soundtrack. I voted it a 9.

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