Alicia I love this movie so much

Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Dave Diane Keaton is excellent, playing the protagonist Theresa Dunn, a teacher who loves having casual sex and taking drugs. She hooks up with a variety of men, some of them dangerous.This film is based on a novel about a real-life NYC teacher, Roseann Quinn.

Mr-Fusion I'd been looking for this movie years. Sure, I think it's just as funny as the next guy that a movie called "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" is itself hard to find . . . but in any event, to the dear sir or madam that recently uploaded this to YouTube, my sincerest thanks.It took me a few hours after the credits rolled to fully come to grips with the movie, but I do like it. And it's absolutely worthy of anyone's time for Diane Keaton's performance, alone. It's actually chock-full of familiar faces, but all of this rides on her. Keaton's hedonistic character is layered, playful, sometimes surprisingly naive, but she commands your attention. And a lot of the shock here derives from her career as a school teacher with her nights spent perusing the seedy nightlife. But she's very sympathetic in the classroom, particularly her scenes with Amy, her less-fortunate student (compassion blooms herein).***SPOILERS*** It's the ending I had trouble processing., because it does leave an empty feeling. But it is also a genuine shock - the kind you don't see every day, and surprising for a 40 year-old movie that does aim to unnerve. You think it's Richard Gere who'll be bringing about the tragic ending, but oh no . . . it's something else entirely. It's tricky for a movie to still awe like this after so many intervening (not to mention desensitizing) years, but go ahead: try to get that closing image out of your head. Not as easy as you'd think and that's saying something.7/10

pc95 Starring Diane Keaton in a wild movie of debauchery and rabidness, "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" is certainly no bore of a movie. Directed by the late Richard Brooks, and transferred from a novel this movie moves along and sometimes feels repetitive, probably because the Keaton character keeps looking for the wrong types of men and getting more than she can handle. She is the good girl unfulfilled and always going for the bad-boys. The movie features a jazzy, 70s track and delves into sexual content thoroughly. Richard Gere, is in for a bit in precursor role to his American Gigolo stint a few years later. (spoiler) Without giving too much away, the end certainly surprises, and is as well done as it is disturbing. Totally frenetic and worthy watch - 7/10

frnley I saw this movie when it came out in the '70's. Living in Marin County, we were all experimenting with our new freedom of sexuality, (Hot Tubs included). This movie should have been a wakeup call. But naive as I was, the night I saw the movie, my friend and I went to a local pub afterwards. I met a handsome fellow and he invited me to his home nearby, where he said he had a warm fire going. I told him of the movie and made him swear he wasn't a Mr. Goodbar (in a joking, yet serious way). But dummy me, I believed he was OK, and the man turned out to be someone you'd rather not go home with. Nothing too drastic happened, but I didn't go home with strangers again. I also became a "poster child" or should I say the voice of reason regarding the fact that "free love" was really not what we were looking for. Women are usually looking to be loved, and although we now had choices, this choice was a poor example of what we really needed.Tonight my boyfriend and I were listening to Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow, and I could picture the ending with that music playing and the lights flashing, and the rest of it which as you already know is unforgettable. So much so, that it's something I wouldn't want to see again. At my age now, it just might be a little too much for my heart to handle, LOL