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.
Directed by Richard Brooks
Produced by Paramount Pictures, Freddie Fields Productions
A cautionary descent into self-destruction, following a schoolteacher's spiral from emotional rejection into the dangerous, drug-fueled world of casual sex and urban alienation.
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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Like Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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Like Looking for Mr. Goodbar, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Looking for Mr. Goodbar, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Looking for Mr. Goodbar, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
