The Goodbye Girl(1977) β°
π One of the film's funniest subplots involves Elliot's Off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's Richard III . The avant-garde director forces Elliot to play the tyrannical king as an exaggerated, flamboyant gay man, leading to a hilariously disastrous opening night.
The film was a massive critical success and received : Best Actor β Richard Dreyfuss ( Won ) Best Actress β Marsha Mason Best Supporting Actress β Quinn Cummings Best Original Screenplay β Neil Simon Best Picture If you'd like, I can provide you with: The Goodbye Girl(1977)
π Richard Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role. At age 30, he became the youngest actor ever to win in that category at the time (a record later broken by Adrien Brody in 2003). π One of the film's funniest subplots involves
To make matters worse, the ex-boyfriend secretly sublets the Upper West Side apartment to Elliot Garfield, an ambitious actor arriving from Chicago. At age 30, he became the youngest actor
The story takes place in New York City and centers around an incredibly rocky but charming living arrangement:
On a rainy night, Elliot arrives to claim his apartment. After a fiery argument, the cynical, exhausted Paula and the eccentric, health-conscious Elliot agree to share the space.
As Elliot battles a nightmare theater director and Paula struggles to regain her professional footing, the two slowly move from mutual hostility to a deep, transformative romance. β Key Highlights & Trivia