Looking for Mr. Goodbar( 1977)

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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.

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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.

Top Billed 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)
Eddie Garrett
Bartender
Alex Courtney
Arthur (as Alexander Courtney)
Brian Dennehy
Surgeon
Richard Venture
Doctor
Robert John Burke
Patrick
Robert Fields
Rafe
Richard O'Brien
Father Timothy
Anthony 'Tony' Hawkins
Chuck
Caren Kaye
Rhoda
Dick Spangler
TV Announcer (as Richard Spangler)
Elizabeth Cheshire
Little Theresa
Marilyn Roberts
Woman in Bar
R.J. Adams
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Rutanya Alda
Deaf Teacher (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Man in Bar (uncredited)
John Lafferty
Undercover Police Officer (uncredited)
Bill Willens
Club Hustler (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat May 23 2020

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. First off ...