Its tough to make a film that juggles heartbreak, insecurity, childhood, and the hesitation thats inherent to moving on after disaster strikes at your core. After being dumped by her livein boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10yearold daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling offbroadway actor. The goodbye girl 1977 2016 bluray thank you neil simon for making us laugh about falling in love. I dont try to move the mountain in my way, i just drive an easier route. On the heels of the success of the 1977 film the goodbye girl and the popularity of the theme song, former bread vocalist david gates released this 1978 album. The goodbye girl widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, repackaged. Richard dreyfuss and marsha mason deliver comedy, zingy repartee and bittertobest romance in the goodbye girl, a lustrous charmer featuring dreyfuss academy awardwinning best actor performance. The goodbye girl 1977, a romantic comedy starring richard dreyfuss and marsha mason, is probably playwright neil simons biggest box office hit next to the odd couple, an earlier simon comedy that shares a plot similarity mismatched roommates with this film. Marsha mason is known as the goodbye girl because of all the livein boyfriends who have said tata to her in the past few years. The goodbye girl is a 1977 american romantic comedydrama film produced by ray stark. Oct 05, 2012 the goodbye girl trailer directed by herbert ross and starring richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, paul benedict, barbara rhoades. David gates was born in tulsa, oklahoma to a band director and a piano teacher on december 11, 1940. Movie typography from the goodbye girl 1977 directed by herbert ross, starring richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, paul benedict home 19201924. Paula struggles to get back into shape to resume her career as a dancer.
The goodbye girl is a sentimental comedy that is saved by the indisputable charm of its actors and the quiet efficiency of its miseenscene. It also reached number 3 on the adult contemporary chart. She finds a letter on the mantle in the apartment they shared together with paulas ten year old daughter, lucy quinn cummings in manhattan. The reasons i left windows,adobe and almost all of the larger, older forms of software have been almost identical.
Richard dreyfuss delivers an academy awardwinning performance as romance blooms between two complete opposites forced to share an apartment in new york. Get the goodbye girl dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Neil simons the goodbye girl is a funny movie with its heart finally in the right place, but all sorts of unacknowledged complications lurk just beneath its polished surface. A special film program made by the studio for advance screenings of the film of the oscar nominated film the goodbye girl, screenplay by neil simon, adapted from his play, directed by herbert ross, starring marsha mason nominated for an oscar and richard dreyfuss won an oscar. Feb 22, 2017 richard dreyfuss delivers an academy awardwinning performance as romance blooms between two complete opposites forced to share an apartment in new york. Total number of members who have this title in their. The goodbye girl 1977 former broadway hoofer paula mcfadden marsha mason and her young daughter, lucy quinn cummings, are outraged to find that paulas former lover has fled to europe and. Sep 21, 2016 i officially love the goodbye girl 1977.
The goodbye girl 1977 the movie title stills collection. A member of the popular group bread, david gates is also a songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and producer. Parents need to know that the goodbye girl is a warmhearted romantic comedy with an academy awardwinning performance by richard dreyfuss. The goodbye girl 1977 is a totally brilliant neil simon vehicle and even more brilliant in the hands of the director herbert ross. The goodbye girl 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Jun 02, 2015 free the goodbye girl dvd cover 1977 r1 custom art ready to download and print. In romance, actors all follow the same stage instruction. The goodbye girl is a 1977 american romantic comedydrama film produced by ray stark, directed by herbert ross and starring richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings and paul benedict. Paula mcfadden is a former ballet dancer who lives with her eightyearold daughter lucy in new york city. Goodbye girl 1977 by herbert ross herbert ross, richard. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Free online custom movie dvd covers art archive database. Meanwhile, elliot has landed the title role in an offoffbroadway production.
Financial analysis of the goodbye girl 1977 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Richard dreyfuss and marsha mason deliver comedy, zingy repartee and bitterto best romance in the goodbye girl. With richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, paul benedict. Perry mason raymond burr, americas favorite defense attorney, is back in action once again. Featuring his hit song, goodbye girl included material culled from his previous solo albums, 1973s first and 1975s never let her go. The original screenplay by neil simon centers on an odd trio. The goodbye girl 1977, a slick adaptation of simons play of the same name, was an even bigger commercial success. The goodbye girl 1977 2016 bluray thank you neil simon for. It featured richard dreyfuss as a struggling actor and marsha mason as a single mom who fall in love after being reluctant roommates in a read more. Richard dreyfuss and marsha mason deliver comedy, zingy repartee and bittertobest romance in the goodbye girl. Watch the video for goodbye girl from david gatess goodbye girl for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. As the theme song to the movie, the song reached number 15 on the billboard hot 100. Goodbye girl, the 1977 movie clip nothing from kansas.
From las vegas to paris, france, mason and his team travel to the scene of the crime, crossing paths with mobsters, war criminals, and demanding divas at almost every turn in this riveting 6movie set moses, perry once more attempts to exonerate the accused. A special film program made by the studio for advance screenings of the oscar nominated film the goodbye girl, screenplay by neil simon, adapted from his play, directed by herbert ross, starring marsha mason nominated for an oscar and richard dreyfuss won an oscar. Rent the goodbye girl 1977 starring richard dreyfuss and marsha mason on dvd and bluray. The goodbye girl 1977, a romantic comedy starring richard dreyfuss and marsha mason, is probably playwright neil simons biggest box office hit next to the. The surface is pure simon, which means that its a funnysadtoughwarm story about basically nice people who are given just three snappy oneliners too many to be totally human. Movie typography from the goodbye girl 1977 directed by herbert ross, starring richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, paul benedict. The goodbye girl widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, repackaged on. Lightly directed by herbert ross, simons apartmentsharing scenario uniting a wary single mother with a struggling actor finds the humor in a quintessentially contemporary milieu of serial relationships, commitmentphobia. The goodbye girl tells the story of a single mother named paula mcfadden whose married boyfriend, tony, has just left her with no warning. If you can get this all rent this film do watch it brings back the good old days of the 70s. The goodbye girl is a single released by david gates, lead singer of bread, in 1978 following the premiere of the hit movie of the same name. It featured richard dreyfuss as a struggling actor and marsha mason as a single mom who fall in love after being reluctant roommates in a. The song appeared on his studio album goodbye girl, released the following year.
First angry sparks fly, and then, happily and predictably, bells ring and love is in the air. Despite a very grainy video presentation, the trailer is a brilliant presentation of a film that came out in 1977 and one that makes you want to watch this feel good romcom film. The goodbye girl trailer directed by herbert ross and starring richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, paul benedict, barbara rhoades. The conflicts and growing affection that result are musicalized by marvin hamlisch, david zippel and neil simon, based on simons 1977 film.
If you dont believe me yet, ill inform you that i recently received a print of the official poster in the mail and ive hung it up on my bedroom wall right next to my top hat poster. Other articles where the goodbye girl is discussed. The goodbye girl 1977 adorable, quirky movie of the late 70s that deserved all the accolades. Without warning, her actor boyfriend split today for a movie role and sublet their manhattan apartment.
Mar 16, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. They stay with her boyfriend, an actor named tony deforrest. The goodbye girl 1977 bluray available for preorder. Jul 30, 2017 the reasons i left windows, adobe and almost all of the larger, older forms of software have been almost identical. Elliot garfield dreyfuss has just arrived in manhattan to take the acting role of his life. The goodbye girl 1977 herbert ross, richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, comedy, drama, romance october 10, 2017 a divorced woman and her daughter come home to find that her boyfriend has left for an out of town job with no warning. The goodbye girl 1977 herbert ross, richard dreyfuss.
Exchorus girl paula mcfadden has just been dumped again. Released 1977, the goodbye girl stars richard dreyfuss, marsha mason, quinn cummings, paul benedict the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The tnt cable network aired this madefortv version of neil simons the goodbye girl in january 2004. After being dumped by her livein boyfriend, an unemployed. Elliot garfield dreyfuss has just arrived in manhattan to take the acting role of his liferichard iii in an offoffbroadway production. Free the goodbye girl dvd cover 1977 r1 custom art ready to download and print.
Rent the goodbye girl 1977 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Neil simons the goodbye girl is a funny movie with its heart finally in the. A former broadway chorus dancer, the divorced mason lives in the manhattan apartment of her latest lost love with her daughter quinn cummings. Jeff daniels stars as elliot garfield, an actor who subleases an apartment in new york city. Devastated by this, paula is then informed by her landlady that tony had subleased the apartment before his. However, rather than simply an oddsandsods collection, the album also included several newly. Enter arrogant actor richard dreyfuss, who has subleased the apartment from masons former boyfriend and moves in bag and.