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    Goodbye Girl, The (1977)

    Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason), a twice-deserted single mother and ex-dancer with a 10-year-old daughter, seems fated to be the ‘goodbye girl’ whom lovers find easy to leave.

    When her latest walks out on her he adds insult to injury by subletting their apartment.

    Out of necessity, Paula agrees to share it with the new tenant, bohemian oddball actor Elliot Garfield (Richard Dreyfuss in an Academy Award-winning Best Actor performance) – but strictly on the understanding that their paths cross as infrequently as possible.

    Barbs fly in typical Neil Simon fashion, but somewhere along the way an old-fashioned, teary-eyed romance manages to shine through.

    goodbyegirl5Elliot Garfield
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Paula McFadden
    Marsha Mason
    Lucy McFadden
    Quinn Cummings
    Mark Morgenweiss
    Paul Benedict
    Donna Douglas
    Barbara Rhoades
    goodbyegirl4Mrs Crosby
    Theresa Merritt
    Ronnie
    Michael Shawn
    Rhonda Fontana
    Patricia Pearcy
    Linda
    Marilyn Sokol
    Mrs Morgenweiss
    Anita Dangler
    Mrs Bodine
    Victoria Boothby
    Oliver Fry
    Nicol Williamson

    Director
    Herbert Ross

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