The Good Girl
Directed by	Miguel Arteta
Produced by	Matthew Greenfield
Written by	Mike White
Starring	Jennifer Aniston Jake Gyllenhaal John C. Reilly Zooey Deschanel
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date	August 7th, 2002
Running time	93 min
Language	English
Budget	$8,000,000
IMDb profile

The Good Girl is a film from Chuck & Buck director Miguel Arteta and Chuck & Buck writer and star Mike White, produced by Matthew Greenfield and released by 20th Century Fox's Fox Searchlight Pictures division. The movie stars Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tim Blake Nelson, Zooey Deschanel, John C. Reilly and John Carroll Lynch. The movie was released on August 7, 2002. Image File history File links GoodGirlAniston. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Matthew Greenfield (born September 14, 1968) is a producer of independent films and the associate director of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. ... Mike White (born June 28, 1970) is a writer, actor, and producer for TV and film. ... Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ... Jacob Benjamin Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American actor. ... John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of Irish and Lithuanian [1] descent from the South Side of Chicago. ... Deschanel as Trillian in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress. ... Pictures logo. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Chuck & Buck is a 2000 film written by and starring Mike White, and directed by Miguel Arteta. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Mike White (born June 28, 1970) is a writer, actor, and producer for TV and film. ... Matthew Greenfield (born September 14, 1968) is a producer of independent films and the associate director of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Pictures logo. ... Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ... Jacob Benjamin Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American actor. ... Tim Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American actor and film director. ... Deschanel as Trillian in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress. ... John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of Irish and Lithuanian [1] descent from the South Side of Chicago. ... John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963, in Boulder, Colorado) is an American actor. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Plot

Justine Last (Aniston) faces a boring life each day. Working at the Retail Rodeo discount store, married to her pot-smoking husband (Reilly), and dealing with the same people, same places, same everything. Until she meets fellow worker Thomas Worther (Gyllenhaal), who calls himself Holden, after Holden Caulfield (a character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye). The two become friends, but it isn't long before the two spark an affair that brings fleeting comfort for Justine as much as it threatens to ruin her marriage and reputation. As the affair heats into an obsession, Justine must decide whether to keep the life she has now or leave it behind forever. The Catcher in the Rye book cover. ...

The film derives inspiration and source material from The Sorrows of Young Werther, a loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about a suicide and unrequited love. This is especially notable due to Thomas's last name.^{[citation needed]} The Sorrows of Young Werther (German, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749–March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ...

Cast

• Jennifer Aniston: Justine Last
• Jake Gyllenhaal: Thomas "Holden" Worther
• John C. Reilly: Phil Last
• John Carroll Lynch: Jack Field, Store Manager
• Tim Blake Nelson: Bubba, Phil's best friend
• Zooey Deschanel: Cheryl, on the P.A., then Makeup
• Mike White: Corny, Security Guard

Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ... Jacob Benjamin Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American actor. ... John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of Irish and Lithuanian [1] descent from the South Side of Chicago. ... John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963, in Boulder, Colorado) is an American actor. ... Tim Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American actor and film director. ... Deschanel as Trillian in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress. ... Mike White (born June 28, 1970) is a writer, actor, and producer for TV and film. ...

Crew

• Director: Miguel Arteta
• Writer: Mike White
• Producer: Matthew Greenfield

Matthew Greenfield (born September 14, 1968) is a producer of independent films and the associate director of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. ...

External links

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The Good Girl

• Official website
• The Good Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• Producer Matthew Greenfield's publishing company, Cloverfield Press