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Adieu, je reste...

Original title: The Goodbye Girl
  • 1977
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
16K
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Adieu, je reste... (1977)
Official Trailer
Play trailer1:22
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ComedyDramaRomance

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

  • Director
    • Herbert Ross
  • Writer
    • Neil Simon
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Marsha Mason
    • Quinn Cummings
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Herbert Ross
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon
    • Stars
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Marsha Mason
      • Quinn Cummings
    • 104User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 10 nominations total

    Videos1

    The Goodbye Girl
    Trailer 1:22
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    Photos47

    Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in Adieu, je reste... (1977)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in Adieu, je reste... (1977)
    Richard Dreyfuss in Adieu, je reste... (1977)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in Adieu, je reste... (1977)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in Adieu, je reste... (1977)
    "The Goodbye Girl" Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason 1977 Warner Brothers
    "The Goodbye Girl" Marsha Mason, Richard Dreyfuss 1977 Warner Brothers
    "The Goodbye Girl" Richard Dreyfuss 1977 Warner Brothers
    "The Goodbye Girl" Marsha Mason, Richard Dreyfuss 1977 Warner Brothers
    "The Goodby Girl," Richard Dreyfuss 1977 Warner
    "The Goodbye Girl" Ricahrd Dreyfus 1977 Warner
    "The Goodbye Girl" Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings 1977 Warner

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    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Elliot Garfield
    Marsha Mason
    Marsha Mason
    • Paula McFadden
    Quinn Cummings
    Quinn Cummings
    • Lucy McFadden
    Paul Benedict
    Paul Benedict
    • Mark
    Barbara Rhoades
    Barbara Rhoades
    • Donna
    Theresa Merritt
    Theresa Merritt
    • Mrs. Crosby
    Michael Shawn
    • Ronnie
    Patricia Pearcy
    Patricia Pearcy
    • Rhonda
    Gene Castle
    • Assistant Choreographer
    Daniel Levins
    • Dance Instructor
    • (as Daniel Levans)
    Marilyn Sokol
    Marilyn Sokol
    • Linda
    Anita Dangler
    Anita Dangler
    • Mrs. Morganweiss
    Victoria Boothby
    • Mrs. Bodine
    Robert Costanzo
    Robert Costanzo
    • Liquor Store Salesman
    Poncho Gonzalez
    • Mugger
    Jose Machado
    • Mugger
    • (as José Machado)
    Hubert Kelly
    • Mugger
    Dana Laurita
    • Cynthia
    • Director
      • Herbert Ross
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Richard Dreyfuss won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Elliot Garfield. At 30, he was the youngest actor to win this Oscar. This record was broken by Adrien Brody when he won the Best Actor Oscar in 2003 for his lead role in Le pianiste (2002) at age 29.
    • Goofs
      The horse drawn carriage near the end of the film passes the same bank twice, going in opposite directions.
    • Quotes

      Elliot Garfield: I just met Lucy.

      Paula McFadden: What did you tell her?

      Elliot Garfield: That I was moving into the other room. She seemed to take it in stride.

      Paula McFadden: You grow up fast in this apartment. The john is right over there. I'll get the rest of her things out in the morning.

      Elliot Garfield: Would you like to stop grinding your teeth for two seconds? The noise is driving me crazy.

      Paula McFadden: A dripping stranger from Chicago with a wet beard and dirty shoes moves into my daughter's room and you expect smiles?

      Elliot Garfield: I think you're dynamite, you know that? I love listening to you talk. I hate living with you but your conversation is first class.

      Paula McFadden: This is your room. I do not clean or make beds. You may use the kitchen or the bathroom when I am not in it and wash it up when you are through. You pay for your own food, laundry, linens and phone bills. I would appreciate some quiet between six and nine as that is when Lucy does her homework and I don't care what you drink or smoke. As long as it is not grass in front of my 10 year old daughter. Now, we have everything straight?

      Elliot Garfield: No.

      Paula McFadden: No?

      Elliot Garfield: No. I'm not crazy about the arrangements.

      Paula McFadden: You're not.

      Elliot Garfield: Definitely not. I am paying the rent, I will make-a-da rules. I like to take showers every morning and I don't like the panties drying on the rod. I like to cook so I will use the kitchen whenever I damn well please and I am very particular about my condiments so, keep your salt and pepper to yourself. I also play the guitar in the middle of the night whenever I cannot sleep and I meditate every morning complete with chanting and burning incense so if you've got to walk around I'd appreciate a little tip-toeing. Also, I sleep in the nude. Au buffo. Winter and summer, rain or snow with the windows open and because I may have to go to the potty or to the fridge in the middle of the night and because I don't want to put on jammies which I do not own in the first place... unless you're looking for a quick thrill or your daughter an advanced education I would keep my door closed. Thems my rules and regulations, how does that grab you?

      Paula McFadden: And if I say no?

      Elliot Garfield: I've got this lawyer acquaintance downtown.

      Paula McFadden: Errr, I accept.

      Elliot Garfield: We're movin' right along.

      Paula McFadden: I don't like it and I don't think I like you.

      Elliot Garfield: Because I'm an actor?

      Paula McFadden: Coupled with your personality.

      Elliot Garfield: Well, that's probably why we were thrown together. One of God's little jests. Now if you will move your shapely little fanny out of my room I will unpack and dry my beard. Miss McFadden, you forgt to say goodnight.

      Paula McFadden: I was working on good-bye.

      Elliot Garfield: [muttering under his breath] Unbelievable!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Goodbye Girl
      Written and Performed by David Gates

    User reviews104

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    Instant classic
    This is a comedy they will be watching with endearment years and years from now. Holds up with beautifully paced performances from the three leads and really captures a time when movies could be fun just for fun's sake (along with Tootsie). The kind of movie you could watch, hit rewind, and watch immediately again.
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    • jbels
    • Jun 3, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1978 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Goodbye Girl
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Rastar Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $102,000,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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