Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1984
The Goodbye People (film)
Buy The Goodbye People (film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'The Goodbye People' is a 1984 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Herb Gardner, based on his 1968 play 'The Goodbye People'. The film stars Judd Hirsch, Martin Balsam, Pamela Reed, Vincent Gugleotti, Gene Saks and Ron Silver. First screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1984, the film was released on January 31, 1986, by Embassy Pictures (by a fitting coincidence, it would be their final theatrical release before the company was merged into Columbia Pictures).
Plot
Cast
*Judd Hirsch as Arthur Korman
*Martin Balsam as Max Silverman
*Pamela Reed as Nancie Scot
*Vincent Gugleotti as Irwin Abrams
*Gene Saks as Marcus Soloway
*Ron Silver as Eddie Bergson
*Sammy Smith as George Mooney
*James Trotman as Velasquez
*Michael Tucker as Michael Silverman
*Sid Winter as The Jogger
Critical reception
The 'Variety' reviewer wrote: "Based on his late 1960s stage flop of the same name, neither time nor the transferal of media has improved the story of three eccentric losers who band together in hopes of changing their luck... The uneasy alliance between the characters is treated in a glib fashion by Gardner."Staff. [https://variety.com/1983/film/reviews/the-goodbye-people-1200425934/ "Film Review. 'The Goodbye People'"] 'Variety', December 31, 1983 The reviewer for 'People' wrote: "The three make a wonderfully human trio, playing off and to each other's eccentricities with warmth and humor. First-time director Herb Gardner, who also wrote the play of the same name, proves equally adept behind the pen and the camera... the movie, shot on location, offers a beautifully nostalgic portrait of Coney Island, the skeletons of its once-monumental attractions creating a dual sense of foreboding and serenity. 'The Goodbye People' meets these contradictions head-on, turning a story of life and death into a witty celebration of spirit."Novak, Ralph; Cunneff, Tom; and Hellman, Ira. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20092844,00.html "Picks and Pans Review: 'The Goodbye People'] people.com, February 3, 1986, Vol. 25, No.5
References
Buy The Goodbye People (film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1984