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Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1977 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, and Richard Kiley. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Freddie Fields Productions, with William A. Fraker serving as director of photography. The narrative is set in Chicago and Los Angeles during the New Year.
The movie belongs to the New Hollywood movement and is categorized as an LGBTQ-related film. Its plot involves themes such as cocaine, cannabis, teachers, gigolos, and sexual fantasies. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and released in the United States on October 19, 1977, with subsequent releases in March 1978. The runtime is 136 minutes.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and another for Best Cinematography. It has received review scores of 62% and 6.4 out of 10, with an IMDb rating of 6.7. The production generated revenue of 22,512,655. It is part of The Goodbar Collection.
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Film · TMDB
6.4A 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.
Cast
- Diane Keaton as Theresa
- Tuesday Weld as Katherine
- William Atherton as James
- Richard Kiley as Mr. Dunn
- Richard Gere as Tony
- Alan Feinstein as Martin
Themes
- cocaine
- gigolo
- cannabis
- teacher
- sexual fantasy
- disco
- singles bar
- bisexual man
- grim
- disco music
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Screenwriter
- Richard Brooks
- Cast member
- Richard Venture
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- William A. Fraker
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 597143
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 1984-10-27
- title
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- set during recurring event
- New Year
- review score
- 6.4/10
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