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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.

1977 · R · 2h 16m

Directed by Richard Brooks

6.3

TMDB audience score
135 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Diane Keaton
    Theresa

  • Tuesday Weld
    Katherine

  • William Atherton
    James

  • Richard Kiley
    Mr. Dunn

  • Richard Gere
    Tony

  • Alan Feinstein
    Martin

  • Tom Berenger
    Gary

  • Priscilla Pointer
    Mrs. Dunn

  • Laurie Prange
    Brigid

  • Joel Fabiani
    Barney

  • Julius Harris
    Black Cat

  • Richard Bright
    George

  • LeVar Burton
    Cap Jackson

  • Marilyn Coleman
    Mrs. Jackson

  • Carole Mallory
    Marvella

  • Mary Ann Mallis
    Principal

  • Jolene Dellenbach
    Teacher

  • Lou Fant
    Teacher (as Louie Fant)