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16 January 2004 (USA)
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A story about love at first fight.
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Musical dancer on the way out (at 36) Paula McFadden had it swell with actor Tony DeSanti, but instead...
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Bathtub
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Mildly enjoyable fluff...but why make it?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeff Daniels | ... | Elliot Garfield | |
| Patricia Heaton | ... | Paula McFadden | |
| Hallie Kate Eisenberg | ... | Lucy McFadden | |
| Lynda Boyd | ... | Donna Douglas | |
| Alan Cumming | ... | Mark | |
| Richard Benjamin | ... | Oliver Fry | |
| Sharon Wilkins | ... | Mrs. Crosby | |
| Zak Santiago | ... | Dance Class Instructor | |
| Marco Soriano | ... | Ronnie Burns | |
| Woody Jeffreys | ... | Eddie, Ronnie's Assitant | |
| Panos Grames | ... | Pianist | |
| Jessica Van der Veen | ... | Stage Manager | |
| Emily Holmes | ... | Rhonda | |
| John Shaw | ... | First Gentleman | |
| Jack O'Connell | ... | Salesman- Liquor Store |
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Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA) (complete title)
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103 min
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References The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
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It is almost impossible to watch this movie, without comparing it to the 1970's movie. Jeff Daniels does a servicable job in this role, but to my eyes he seems miscast. He is just not desperate or manic enough in this part. Patricia Heaton is actually an upgrade over Marcia Mason in the female lead.
This is just an odd film to remake. The original was not exactly out of date. They did not make any big changes in this version, except very minor mentions of more current events. If you are bored, the source material this comes from is still pretty good. However if you really enjoy this movie, take the time to rent the 1977 version. I promise you will appreciate it being better.