Goodbye Lover (1998)

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writers (WGA):

Ron Peer (story)
Ron Peer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

No one's ever been so good at being so bad.

Plot:

Ben and Sandra are hot and provocative lovers, but Sandra is unfortunately married to Ben's younger brother Jake...

Plot Keywords:

Insurance Fraud | Syringe | Police Corruption | Sergeant | Cynicism

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Patricia Arquette	...	Sandra Dunmore
Dermot Mulroney	...	Jake Dunmore
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Peggy Blane
Ellen DeGeneres	...	Sgt. Rita Pompano
Ray McKinnon	...	Rollins
Alex Rocco	...	Det. Crowley
Don Johnson	...	Ben Dunmore
Andre Gregory	...	Rev. Finlayson
John Neville	...	Bradley
JoNell Kennedy	...	Evelyn (as Jo Nell Kennedy)
Akane Nelson	...	Receptionist
Kevin Cooney	...	Company Man #1
Will Stewart	...	Dennis
Nina Siemaszko	...	Newscaster
David Brisbin	...	Mr. Brodsky

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and violence.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-18 | UK:15 | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

Last cinema film of George Furth.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: As Jake talks with Mike while he plays pinball, the video game on Mike's right has a Super Street Fighter II marquee (although "Street" is taped over), but the game playing on the screen is clearly Mortal Kombat 3.

Quotes:

Sergeant Rita Pompano: Oh, now this makes me sick. Woman gets four million dollars for spilling coffee on herself. I do that every morning, what do I get? Coffee stains.

Movie Connections:

Features "Dragnet 1967" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Climb Ev'ry Mountain

One of few positive comments on this film

In my opinion, this movie is highly underrated by most reviewers on the IMDB. Yes, I like this movie and here's why.

This movie does not pretend to be anything more than it is. It has great characters, a great cast and some funny plotlines. The story however is not that great, but the director saves the film.

If you like Don Johnson's "The Hot Spot" (1990) you will certainly like this one, even if it's not that good. 7/10