The Goodbye Girl(1977)
Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love... again.
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.
Movie: The Goodbye Girl
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elliot Garfield
Paula McFadden
Lucy McFadden
Mark
Donna
Mrs. Crosby
Rhonda
Linda
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