Looking for Mr. Goodbar

"This is the face of Theresa Dunn. Teacher of deaf children by day...good time girl by night."

Oct 19 1977 R 2h 16m
Drama

A dedicated schoolteacher spends her nights cruising bars, looking for abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively more violent sexual encounters.

Plot

Theresa is a successful teacher of deaf children during the day but after a short unhappy affair starts to spend her nights cruising bars. Her craving first for sex but later also for drugs leads into increasingly demeaning and dangerous situations at odds with her daytime commitment to her children.

Written by

Judith Rossner, Richard Brooks

Directed by

Richard Brooks

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
9,860
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA