A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archtypical Jewish American Princess, very emotionally involved...
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Cast
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| Richard Benjamin | ... | Neil Klugman | |
| Ali MacGraw | ... | Brenda Patimkin | |
| Jack Klugman | ... | Ben Patimkin | |
| Nan Martin | ... | Mrs. Ben Patimkin | |
| Michael Meyers | ... | Ron Patimkin | |
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Lori Shelle | ... | Julie Patimkin |
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Monroe Arnold | ... | Uncle Leo |
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Kay Cummings | ... | Doris Klugman |
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Sylvie Strause | ... | Aunt Gladys |
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Royce Wallace | ... | Carlotta |
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Anthony McGowan | ... | Boy in Library |
| Mari Gorman | ... | Laura Simpson Sockaloe | |
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Chris Schenkel | ... | Voice on Columbus Record (voice) |
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Jay Jostyn | ... | Voice on Columbus Record (voice) |
| Jan Peerce | ... | Uncle Manny | |
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A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archtypical Jewish American Princess, very emotionally involved with her parents' world, and the world they have created for her, while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair, which brings more differences to the surface. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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based on novel | comma in title | class differences | weeping | engagement |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 May 1969 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Goodbye Columbus See more »Filming Locations:
Gould Memorial Library, Bronx Community College - University Avenue at West 181 Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
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$22,939,805Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Brenda Patimkin: I don't take them.
Neil Klugman: [drops his soap bar in astonishment]
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(uncredited)
Music by Burt Bacharach
[Instrumental version plays on Ron's stereo]
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At the dinner table, Julie is told that it is earlier in Columbus, where Harriet is calling from, than where she lives in New York. In fact both cities are in the same Eastern Standard Time Zone. In the book, Harriet is calling from Milwaukee in the Central Time Zone, which is correct. However, when the screenplay changed her location to Columbus, the writer failed to realize this fact and change the dialog or the city. See more »Quotes
Neil Klugman: Hey, I meant to ask you. About those pills, don't you have to take them in the morning? Does it make a difference when you take them?Brenda Patimkin: I don't take them.
Neil Klugman: [drops his soap bar in astonishment]
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Wives and Lovers(uncredited)
Music by Burt Bacharach
[Instrumental version plays on Ron's stereo]
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This movie was meaninful to me because the characters represent real people. People who the main character, Neil, rejects (or at least cannot relate to) because of what they represent. For example, the hard-charging businessman played by Jack Klugman, who's portrayed in his plumbing-supply office screaming into the phone, making deals. The brother, played by Michael Myers (not the famous Mike Myers) is the ultimate very-dumb jock. And, of course, Ali McGraw, who's is actually torn between being the good Jewish American Princess and her attraction to Neil. Her father (Klugman) is dumbfounded when he learns that Neil doesn't really mind being a librarian. Finally, Richard Benjamin's Neil, is a kind of existential Jewish outsider who can't relate to the affluence displayed by the Patimkins. One of the more memorable scenes in the movie: Neil discovers a second refrigerator in the Patimkin's basement PACKED with food. Are these people real? They are. And even though the movie is 35 years old we can still relate to these characters. Thank you Phiip Roth.