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Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Drama · 1977

A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she begins to engage in a pattern of dangerous sexual activity.

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Looking for Mr. Goodbar

“To her father, Theresa was a dutiful daughter. To the children she taught, Theresa brought warmth and hope. To the men she met in bars, Theresa was easy. All kinds of people loved Theresa. Diane Keaton plays Theresa in Looking for Mr. Goodbar.”

1977 Drama 2h 16m

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6.3 / 10

Community rating

A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she begins to engage in a pattern of dangerous sexual activity.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Brooks

Written by

Richard Brooks

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Theresa

Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

Katherine

William Atherton

William Atherton

James

Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Mr. Dunn

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Tony

Alan Feinstein

Alan Feinstein

Martin

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Gary

Court is in session

Put Looking for Mr. Goodbar on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.