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The Goodbye Girl

6.020041h 43mMovieComedyRomanceTV Movie

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…

DirectorRichard Benjamin
WriterNeil Simon
ProducersNeil Simon·Richard Benjamin

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Cast · Directed by Richard Benjamin

JDJeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Elliot Garfield
PHPatricia Heaton
Patricia Heaton
Paula McFadden
HEHallie Eisenberg
Hallie Eisenberg
Lucy McFadden
LBLynda Boyd
Lynda Boyd
Donna Douglas
ACAlan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Mark Bodine
RBRichard Benjamin
Richard Benjamin
Oliver Frey
EH
Emily Holmes
Rhonda
SWSharon Wilkins
Sharon Wilkins
Mrs. Crosby
ZSZak Santiago
Zak Santiago
Dance Class instructor
MSMarco Soriano
Marco Soriano
Ronnie
WJWoody Jeffreys
Woody Jeffreys
Ronnie's assistant
JVJessica Van der Veen
Jessica Van der Veen
Stage Manager

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The Goodbye Girl isn't on any subscription service in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. It's not on Netflix.

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The Goodbye Girl isn't available free in United States; you can only rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.