Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus

Director: Larry Peerce Cast: Richard Benjamin
Richard Benjamin
, Ali MacGraw
Ali MacGraw
, Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
, Nan Martin
Nan Martin
Larry Peerce
Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus

Director: Larry Peerce Cast: Richard Benjamin
Richard Benjamin
, Ali MacGraw
Ali MacGraw
, Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
, Nan Martin
Nan Martin
Larry Peerce

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Overview

Based on one of author Phillip Roth's shorter works, Goodbye Columbus stars Richard Benjamin as Neil, a young man of humble means who falls in love with Jewish-American-princess Brenda (Ali MacGraw). Their romance is out of the question so far as Brenda's suburbanite parents are concerned, so Neil and Brenda rendezvous in some of the sleaziest motels ever seen in a 1960s film (and that assessment includes The Bates Motel). Unwilling to take birth control pills because they upset her tummy, Brenda opts for a diaphragm, which unfortunately is discovered by her mother. Their rocky relationship comprises the bulk of the film. The trendy, New Wave-influenced direction by Larry Peerce gained a great deal of critical attention in 1969, notably such self-indulgent devices as having a close-up of a girl's navel dissolve into a long-shot of a swimming pool. Far more memorable is Peerce's amusingly straight-on depictions of upper-class Jewish/American social functions. In their film debuts, Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw are appealingly awkward; the more memorable performance is delivered by Michael Meyers as MacGraw's adenoidal younger brother.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/05/2019
UPC: 0032429311603
Original Release: 1969
Rating: PG
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:41:00
Sales rank: 2,058

Special Features

Closed Caption

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Richard Benjamin Neil
Ali MacGraw Brenda
Jack Klugman Patimkin
Nan Martin Mrs. Patimkin
Michael Meyers Ron
Lori Shelle Julie
Royce Wallace Carlotta
Sylvie Strauss Aunt Gladys
Kay Cummings Doris
Michael Nouri Don Farber
Betty Greyson Aunt Molly
Monroe Arnold Uncle Leo
Elaine Swain Sarah Ehrlich
Richard Wexler Busboy
Rube Schaffer Uncle Max
Jaclyn Smith Model,Actor
William Derringer John McKee
Mari Gorman Simp
Gail Ommerle Harriet
Jan Peerce Wedding Guest,Actor
Anthony McGowan Actor
Chris Schenkel Voices
David Benedict Actor
Ray Baumel Actor
Johnny Carson lui-même
Julie Garfield Actor
Bette Midler Actor
Michael Nurie Don Farber
Bill Deeringer John McKee
Charles Fox Composer

Technical Credits
Stanley R. Jaffe Producer
Larry Peerce Director
Arnold Schulman Screenwriter
Stanley Jaffe Producer
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