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Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1977 American crime drama film, based on Judith Rossner's best-selling 1975 novel of the same title, which was inspired by the 1973 murder of New York City schoolteacher Roseann Quinn. The film was written and directed by Richard Brooks, and stars Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, Richard Kiley, and Richard Gere.
Plot
Theresa Dunn, a young schoolteacher in an unnamed American city, experiences her sexual awakening while searching for excitement outside her ordered life. While in college, she lives with her repressive Polish-Irish Catholic parents and suffers from severe body image issues following a childhood surgery for scoliosis that left a large scar on her back. Theresa later finds out that her scoliosis is congenital, and that her aunt had the same condition and committed suicide. As a result, Theresa is reluctant to have children of her own.
More details
| author | Richard Brooks |
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| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | Richard Brooks |
| editor | George Grenville |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | abortion awaken body image build cocaine college professor congenital congenital disorder deaf child drug use first love florida gay love gift help james wan jewish man late for work married methaqualone new year nothing older men older sister pregnant wife quaalude question recreational drug use scoliosis search sexual awakening sleep teach wild life |
| musicBy | Artie Kane |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| producer | Freddie Fields |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago Los Angeles |
| theme | rape |