The Goodbye Girl (2004 film)

The Goodbye Girl
Genre	Comedy
Based on	The Goodbye Girl by Neil Simon
Written by	Neil Simon
Directed by	Richard Benjamin
Starring	Jeff Daniels Patricia Heaton Hallie Kate Eisenberg Alan Cumming
Music by	John Frizzell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Ron Ziskin Dave Collins Neil Simon
Producers	Timothy Marx Richard Benjamin
Cinematography	Danny Nowak
Editor	Jacqueline Cambas
Running time	103 minutes
Production companies	Warner Bros. Television Turner Entertainment Co. Ron Ziskin Productions
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16)

The Goodbye Girl is a 2004 American television comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Neil Simon, based on Simon's screenplay to the 1977 film of the same name. It stars Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton. ^[1] It aired on TNT on January 16, 2004. ^[1] Like the original film, it follows an actor who lives in an apartment along with his friend's ex-girlfriend, whom the friend has just abandoned, and her preteen daughter.

Cast

• Jeff Daniels as Elliot Garfield
• Patricia Heaton as Paula McFadden
• Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Lucy McFadden
• Lynda Boyd as Donna Douglas
• Alan Cumming as Mark
• Richard Benjamin as Oliver Fry
• Sharon Wilkins as Mrs. Crosby
• Marco Soriano as Ronnie Burns

• Woody Jeffreys as Eddie
• Emily Holmes as Rhonda
• Ron Halder as Lovell
• Ross Benjamin as Catesby
• Marie Stillin as Mark's Mother
• Kevin Durand as Earl
• Zag Margaret as Gretchen

References

1. Heffernan, Virginia (January 16, 2004). "TELEVISION REVIEW; A Visit to the Manhattan Of Big, Cheap Apartments". The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

External links

• The Goodbye Girl at IMDb