Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977 film by Richard Brooks
Movie film Q759444
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Summary

Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,470 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Richard Brooks[3]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Brooks[4]
  • Composer: Artie Kane[5]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8]
  • Based on: Looking for Mr. Goodbar[9]
  • Cast member: Diane Keaton[10], Tuesday Weld[11], William Atherton[12], Richard Kiley[13], Richard Gere[14], Brian Dennehy[15], Joel Fabiani[16], Julius Harris[17], LeVar Burton[18], Priscilla Pointer[19], Richard Bright[20], Tom Berenger[21], Richard Venture[22]
  • Producer: Freddie Fields[23]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[24]
  • Director of photography: William A. Fraker[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Review score: 62%[27], 6.4/10[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: October 19, 1977[31], March 13, 1978[32], March 16, 1978[33], March 17, 1978[34], March 18, 1978[35], March 25, 1978[36], March 29, 1978[37], May 4, 1978[38], May 15, 1978[39], May 19, 1978[40], June 22, 1978[41], June 28, 1978[42], August 24, 1978[43], September 25, 1978[44]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[45]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[46]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[47], Chicago[48]
  • Film editor: George Grenville[49]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[51]
  • Title: Looking for Mr. Goodbar[52]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[53]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 18[54]
  • Duration: 136 minutes[55], 138 minutes[56]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Looking for Mr. Goodbar include Looking for Mr. Goodbart[57], a television series episode[58], directed by Michael Polcino[59].

Why It Matters

Looking for Mr. Goodbar has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Entities named for it include Looking for Mr. Goodbart[57], a television series episode[58], directed by Michael Polcino[59].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', '
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 76327
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1977-10-19T00:00:00Z, +1978-03-13T00:00:00Z, +1978-03-16T00:00:00Z +15
    Screenwriter → Richard Brooks
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+136'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+138'}
    Set during recurring event → New Year
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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