The Good Girl

The Good Girl

The Good Girl is a 2002 black comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta from a script by Mike White, and stars Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly. The film starts with narration about the life of Justine Last , a sad and lonely 30-year-old woman living in a dusty Texas town in the middle of nowhere. She works at the local Retail Rodeo , with Cheryl , a cynical young girl who inserts subliminal profanities in announcements to the sleepwalking customers; Gwen , the overly peppy, older woman who works with Justine in the cosmetics department; and Corny , the religion-obsessed...
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quick facts
Release date:January 12, 2002
Directed by:Miguel Arteta
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:93 Minutes
Producer:Matthew Greenfield
Editor:Jeff Betancourt
Music by:Tony Maxwell, James O'Brien, Mark Orton, Joey Waronker
Cinematography:Enrique Chediak
Screenplay by:Mike White
Estimated budget:$8,000,000
Genre:Comedy

Award-winners from The Good Girl

Mike White
Mike White
Character:Corny
Born:June 28, 1970

Cast of The Good Girl

John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
Phil Last
Born:May 24, 1965
Age:46
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Bubba
Born:May 11, 1964
Age:47
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston
Justine Last
Born:February 11, 1969
Age:43
John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch
Jack Field
Born:August 1, 1963
Age:48
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Cheryl
Born:January 17, 1980
Age:32
John Doe
John Doe
Mr. Worther
Born:February 25, 1954
Age:58

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2003 Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Mike White
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YearAward Nomination
2003 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Comedy or Musical, John C. Reilly
2003 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Comedy or Musical, Jake Gyllenhaal
2003 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, Jennifer Aniston
2003 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, John C. Reilly
2003 Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Mike White
2003 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, Matthew Greenfield
2003 Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay, Mike White
2003 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Jennifer Aniston
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Film director of The Good Girl

Miguel Arteta
Miguel Arteta
Born: 1965
Age: 47

Miguel Arteta is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film Chuck & Buck , for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Peruvian father and Spanish mother, Arteta grew up all over Latin America due to...
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Cedar Rapids 2011 R (USA) Comedy
Youth in Revolt 2009 R (USA) Comedy
Chinatown Film Project 2009 Comedy
The Good Girl 2002 R (USA) Comedy
Chuck & Buck 2000 R (USA) Comedy
Star Maps 1997
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Music contributors for The Good Girl

Tony Maxwell
Tony Maxwell

Tony Maxwell is an American musician. From 1991 to 1997 he was the drummer for the band That Dog. After the breakup of the band, he worked as...
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Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker

Joseph "Joey" Waronker is an American drummer and music producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren;...
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Filming locations for The Good Girl

Texas
Texas

Texas is the second most populous and the second most extensive of the 50 United States, and the most extensive state of the 48 contiguous United States. The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of...
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