The Goodbye Girl

1977 · directed by Herbert Ross

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

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.

The Goodbye Girl (1977), directed by Herbert Ross, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Richard Dreyfuss
• Marsha Mason
• Quinn Cummings
• Paul Benedict
• Barbara Rhoades
• Theresa Merritt
• Michael Shawn
• Patricia Pearcy
• Gene Castle
• Marilyn Sokol

Crew

• David M. Walsh — Director of Photography
• John F. Burnett — Editor
• Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
• Neil Simon — Writer

More from Herbert Ross

1. Play It Again, Sam (1972) — 80/100 · hit
2. The Last of Sheila (1973) — 79/100
3. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) — 73/100
4. The Sunshine Boys (1975) — 70/100
5. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) — 70/100
6. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) — 70/100

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