''The Goodbye Girl'' is a 2004 American

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directed by

Richard Benjamin Richard Samuel Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of well-known film productions, including ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), based on the novella by Philip Roth; ''Catch-22'' (1970), fro ...

and written by

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

, based on Simon's screenplay to the 1977 film of the same name. It stars Jeff Daniels and

Patricia Heaton Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on sitcoms, having played Debra Barone on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005) as well as Frances "Frankie" Heck on '' The Middl ...

. It aired on

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on January 16, 2004. Like the original film, it follows an actor who lives in an apartment along with his friend's ex-girlfriend, whom the friend has just abandoned, and her preteen daughter.

Cast

* Jeff Daniels as Elliot Garfield *

as Paula McFadden * Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Lucy McFadden *

Lynda Boyd Lynda Boyd (born January 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films '' Final Destination 2'' (2003), '' An Unfinished Life'' (2005), ''She's the Man'' (2006), and ' ...

as Donna Douglas * Alan Cumming as Mark *

as Oliver Fry *

Sharon Wilkins Sharon Wilkins is an American actress. Wilkins is from Newburgh, New York, and makes her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York. She has had a number of roles on Broadway and in film and does some commercial wor ...

as Mrs. Crosby * Marco Soriano as Ronnie Burns * Woody Jeffreys as Eddie *

Emily Holmes Emily Holmes is a Canadian television and film actress. She has appeared in such television series as '' Night Visions'', ''Mysterious Ways'', '' The Dead Zone (Chapter 1 and 2 of the first season)'', ''Stargate SG-1'', '' Dark Angel'' and mor ...

as Rhonda * Ron Halder as Lovell * Ross Benjamin as Catesby * Marie Stillin as Mark's Mother *

Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in ''The Strain'', Joshua in '' Dark Angel'', Martin Keamy in ''Lost'', Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', Barry ...

as Earl * Zag Margaret as Gretchen

References

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* 2004 television films 2004 films 2004 comedy films American comedy television films Comedy film remakes Films about actors Films directed by Richard Benjamin Films scored by John Frizzell (composer) Films set in New York City Films with screenplays by Neil Simon Remakes of American films Television remakes of films TNT Network original films 2000s American films 2000s English-language films {{2000s-US-film-stub