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Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-10-19
64%
126 Votes
Time: 2h 16m
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.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $22,512,655.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Freddie Fields Productions
Movie: Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Top 10 Billed Cast
Diane Keaton
Theresa
Tuesday Weld
Katherine
William Atherton
James
Richard Kiley
Mr. Dunn
Richard Gere
Tony
Alan Feinstein
Martin
Tom Berenger
Gary
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Dunn
Laurie Prange
Brigid
Joel Fabiani
Barney
Video Trailer Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Video: Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Original Trailer
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Original Trailer
Larry Karaszewski on LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR
Vinegar Syndrome Promo Trailer
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Original Trailer - Trailer
Larry Karaszewski on LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR - Featurette
Vinegar Syndrome Promo Trailer - Teaser
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