Review of Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) by Valerie T — 02 Sep 2007

This is a great movie. Diane Keaton was beautiful back in the day. The ending still disturbs me.

This review of Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) was written by Valerie T on 02 Sep 2007.

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