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.
To her father, Theresa was a dutiful daughter. To the children she ta...
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1977
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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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Runtime:
136 min
Release date:
19 Oct 1977
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$22,512,655
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
In Looking for Mr Goodbar, writer-director Richard Brooks manifests his ability to catch accurately both the tone and subtlety of characters in the most repellant environments.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is very much worth seeing, particularly for the Diane Keaton performance.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
Judith Rossner's calculated bestseller, about a contemporary woman's sexuality and her 'descent' into the world of New York singles bars, gets what it deserves in this old-fashioned adaptation.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006