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Director:
Richard Benjamin
Writers (WGA):
Neil Simon (1977 screenplay)
Neil Simon (written by)
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Release Date:
16 January 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
A story about love at first fight.
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Screen Actors Guild Nominations Go Sideways
 (From IMDb News. 11 January 2005)

User Comments:
Remake of the 1977 film, falling short of the original. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

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Remake of the 1977 film, falling short of the original., 11 January 2004
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Author: Perry from Farmington Hills, MI

Jeff Daniels ("Dumb and Dumber." 1994) and Patricia Heaton (T.V.'s "Everybody Loves Raymond") team up in this made-for-TV remake of Neil Simon's 1977 original. Elliot Garfield (Daniels) is forced to share an apartment with Paula (Heaton), and her 11ish-year-old daughter, Lucy (Hallie Kate Eisenberg--the "Pepsi girl" of the late '90s). At first there is incredible housemate static, but as time passes feelings for each other begin to surface.

I actually saw the movie premiere in an Ann Arbor, MI historical theater. Daniels himself gave the introduction. Some dialogue seems forced, especially from Eisenberg. And the shared apartment is quite unbelievably luxurious for two, supposedly strapped-for-cash performing artists. Funny scenes and clever dialogue snippets save this romantic comedy, though the original is better.

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