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19/10/1977 Drama, Crime 2h 16m
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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.

  1. Richard Brooks

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Diane Keaton

    Theresa

  2. Tuesday Weld

    Katherine

  3. William Atherton

    James

  4. Richard Kiley

    Mr. Dunn

  5. Richard Gere

    Tony

  6. Alan Feinstein

    Martin

  7. Tom Berenger

    Gary

  8. Priscilla Pointer

    Mrs. Dunn

  9. Laurie Prange

    Brigid

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-05-23
We're all hurt someplace and we're all looking for a painkiller.

Looking for Mr. Goodbar is directed by Richard Brooks and Brooks adapts the screenplay from the Judith Rossner novel of the same name. It stars Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, Richard Kiley, Richard Gere, Alan Feinstein and Tom Berenger. Music is by Artie Kane and cinematography by William A. Fraker.

Theresa Dunn (Keaton) is a dedicated schoolteacher to deaf children by day, but at night she cruises bars looking for abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively violent sexual encounters.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$22,512,655.00

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