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The Good Girl (2002)

R  |   |  Comedy, Drama, Romance  |  30 August 2002 (USA)
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A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

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Jack Field, Your Store Manager
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Bubba
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Mr. Worther
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Lester (as Jonathan Shere)
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Old Woman
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Storyline

The plot revolves around a young married woman whose mundane life takes a turn for the worse when she strikes up a passionate and illicit affair with an oddball discount-store stock boy who thinks he's Holden Caulfield. Written by Elena Pérez

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It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for sexuality, some language and drug content | See all certifications »

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30 August 2002 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Una buena chica  »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$151,642 (USA) (9 August 2002)

Gross:

£270,720 (UK) (17 January 2003)
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Trivia

According to Jennifer Aniston, from the first draft of the script to the shooting almost no changes were made. See more »

Goofs

The stubble on Holden's face changes pattern and length when he is talking to Justine in the storeroom. See more »

Quotes

Justine: I thought if I died today what would happen to me? A hateful girl... A selfish girl... An adulteress... A liar.
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Special thanks to The Arteta Family and The Greenfield Family. See more »

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Air
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Written by Simon Jeffes
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Touching, Compelling, Perfectly Ordinary
9 March 2004 | by (Sawtry, Cambridgeshire) – See all my reviews

This movie is great, in my opinion, because its so misunderstood. Its so simple! The dialogue is not heavy, but it is perfectly articulated and emotional, and delivered brilliantly by Jennifer Aniston, who really shines as Justine, a small town girl who wants to get away from the monotony of life. Jake Gyllenhaal's role as a Holden Caulfield wannabe is well pulled off. I particularly liked how depressingly un attractive his drunken dramas were. You could see so many emotions in Justine, trying to ignore what she didn't like about him, trying to find something to love about him. Though my all time favourite aspect of the movie is the painfully realistic awkward sex and kissing. With an extreme but none the less effective ending, I'd easily give this film a biased 9/10! A little slice of real life, for a change.


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