The Goodbye Girl

"Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love... again."

Nov 30 1977 PG 1h 51m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

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

Neil Simon

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Rastar Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 10 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
16,786
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA