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Cast
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Elliot Garfield | |
| Marsha Mason | ... | Paula McFadden | |
| Quinn Cummings | ... | Lucy McFadden | |
| Paul Benedict | ... | Mark | |
| Barbara Rhoades | ... | Donna | |
| Theresa Merritt | ... | Mrs. Crosby | |
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Michael Shawn | ... | Ronnie |
| Patricia Pearcy | ... | Rhonda | |
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Gene Castle | ... | Assistant Choreographer |
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Daniel Levins | ... | Dance Instructor (as Daniel Levans) |
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Marilyn Sokol | ... | Linda |
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Anita Dangler | ... | Mrs. Morganweiss |
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Victoria Boothby | ... | Mrs. Bodine |
| Robert Costanzo | ... | Liquor Store Salesman | |
| Pancho González | ... | Mugger (as Poncho Gonzalez) | |
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A divorced woman and her daughter come home to find that her boyfriend has left for an out of town job with no warning. This has happened before. The second surprise comes in the form of another actor who has sublet the apartment from her boyfriend (who did not mention the pair of females who would be in residence). After some negotiation the two decide to share the apartment even though she has vowed to stay away from actors. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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He's moving in... she's not moving out... it's love at first fight! See more »Parents Guide:
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30 November 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bogart Slept Here See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Edit
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$102,000,000Company Credits
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(1941) (uncredited)
Music written by Burton Lane
Lyrics written by Ralph Freed
Played on a record and sung by Richard Dreyfuss
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The film's theme song "Goodbye Girl", sung and written by David Gates, went to No. #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1977. See more »Goofs
When Paula falls in the street, a box of spaghetti remains intact. But when Elliot goes back to help her, the box is open and spaghetti is strewn on the ground. Also, Paula is now beside a completely different parked vehicle. See more »Quotes
Elliot Garfield: [talking on phone] I just called the 37th precinct. There is no Charles D'Agastino in Homicide. Then I called Rita Scott, an old actress friend of mine who was in "The Merchant of Venice" this year with the ever-popular Tony DeForest. Rita told me all about this girl Tony's living with. A certain Paula McFadden, a former dancer and her ten-year-old daughter Lucy. She also told me that the apartment is leased in the name of Tony DeForest. She knows this for a fact because she used to live with ...[...]
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How About You?(1941) (uncredited)
Music written by Burton Lane
Lyrics written by Ralph Freed
Played on a record and sung by Richard Dreyfuss
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Two decades have passed since I first viewed "The Goodbye Girl". I can think of few films that hold up like this Neil Simon comedy. I read in a previous review that the plot is "unbelievable". Am I wrong in recalling that the writer admitted that he got the concept complete from the life of an actor? Just another case of reality possessing more truth than fiction. Richard Dreyfus and Marsha Mason should be added to that rare list of actors whose performances will forever define the characters they portrayed. Elliot Garfield and Paula McFadden belong to them in perpetuity. Played by Quinn Cummings, Lucy McFadden simply made the film work as a sophisticated child who never uttered one cloying word. Bless you Quinn, wherever your are. For someone who has been a friend of actors, and who has adored dancers, every situation in the film rang true. Previous reviews havecovered all the cinematic aspects, so I will just add my accolade: This is a film that rates with the best of Hollywood.