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February 14, 2025 77 mins

John and Sarah welcome pop culture historian and author of AKA Lucy, Sarah Royal, back to the pod to discuss 1977's Looking for Mr. Goodbar, starring Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, LeVar Burton, William Atherton, and Tom Berenger.

Sources for this episode:

www.nytimes.com/1977/04/17/archives/diane-keaton-from-mr-allen-to-mr-goodbar-diane-keaton-turns.html

web.archive.org/web/20180119235146/www.nysun.com/obituaries/judith-rossner-70-novelist-of-mr-goodbar/18467/

https://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2014/07/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977.htmlhttps://popcult.blog/2022/07/11/movie-review-looking-for-mr-goodbar/https://medium.com/you-need-to-see-this/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977-dir-richard-brooks-de30253beed9

https://shawnconnerblog.com/2016/11/looking-back-at-judith-rossners-looking-for-mr-goodbar/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/o3c6pz/looking_for_mr_goodbar_1977_a_movie_even_more/?rdt=64141

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/looking-for-mr-goodbar?variant=42162479595562

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977

https://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/17/you-cant-kill-mr-goodbar-351119.html

https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/looking-for-mr-goodbar/

https://nakedcitystories.com/goodbarmurder.php

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/22/archives/best-seller-list-fiction-general.html

Mr. Goodbar/LeVar Burton song lyrics by Sarah, music by Suno.

Our theme music is by Suno.

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