The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

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The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977

0h 18m

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Overview

Documentary of the making of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977)

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6 members

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Paul Benedict

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Quinn Cummings

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Richard Dreyfuss

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Marsha Mason

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Acting

Barbara Rhoades

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Directing

Herbert Ross

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