The Goodbye Girl
2004 | 103m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Richard Benjamin |
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| Writer: | Neil Simon |
| Staring: |
| Musical dancer on the way out (at 36) Paula McFadden had it swell with actor Tony DeSanti, but instead of taking her to Hollywood he gets a European movie part. He even sublets their (his) New York apartment to Elliot Garfield, who generously lets her stay, even keeping the master bedroom. Pragmatic pre-teen daughter Lucy soon takes to his charm, but Paula remains determined to hate all actors. Despite the stress of a Broadway Shakespeare lead he must play too queer for Frisco, he's determined to snatch romance from ingratitude. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 16, 2004 |
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| Director: | Richard Benjamin |
| Writer: | Neil Simon |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Turner Network Television, Warner Bros. Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeff Daniels | Elliot Garfield |
| Patricia Heaton | Paula McFadden |
| Hallie Eisenberg | Lucy McFadden |
| Lynda Boyd | Donna Douglas |
| Alan Cumming | Mark Bodine |
| Richard Benjamin | Oliver Frey |
| Emily Holmes | Rhonda |
| Sharon Wilkins | Mrs. Crosby |
| Zak Santiago | Dance Class instructor |
| Marco Soriano | Ronnie |
| Woody Jeffreys | Ronnie's assistant |
| Jessica Van der Veen | Stage Manager |
| John Shaw | First gentleman |
| Jack O'Connell | Liquor Store salesman |
| Ron Halder | Lovell |
| Katey Wright | Duchess |
| John B. Lowe | Man in audience |
| Dominic Colón | Mugger |
| Wass M. Stevens | Mugger |
| Joseph D'Onofrio | Mugger |
| Ross Benjamin | Catesby |
| Marie Stillin | Mark's mother |
| Alyssa May Gold | Cynthia Fein |
| Margaret Zag | Gretchen |
| Kevin Durand | Earl |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Benjamin | Director |
| Neil Simon | Writer |
| Susan Weir | Script Supervisor |
| Dierdre Horgan | Script Supervisor |
| William Butler | Production Sound Mixer |
| Franco De Cotiis | Production Design |
| Jacqueline Cambas | Editor |
| Susan De Laval | Costume Design |
| Penny A. Chalmers | Set Decoration |
| Danny Nowak | Director of Photography |
| Coreen Mayrs | Casting |
| Bruce Macaulay | Still Photographer |
| John Frizzell | Original Music Composer |
| Meghan Rafferty | Casting |
| Suki Parker | Art Direction |
| Jeff Sanca | Stunts |
| Andrew Shulkind | Libra Head Technician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Timothy Marx | Producer |
| Ron Ziskin | Executive Producer |
| Don Safran | Co-Executive Producer |
| David J. Collins | Executive Producer |
| Richard Benjamin | Producer |
| Neil Simon | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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