The Good Girl
A disillusioned discount‑store clerk pursues excitement through an illicit romance with a whimsical stock boy convinced he’s the embodiment of Holden Caulfield, only to have their fantasy collide with ordinary life and threaten everything she’s built.
“It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?”
Synopsis
A discount store clerk begins an affair with a stock boy who believes himself to be the embodiment of Holden Caulfield.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jeff BetancourtShot by Enrique ChediakScored by Tony MaxwellDesigned by Daniel Bradford
Box Office
2002 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$16.9M
US & Canada: $14.0M — 83% of worldwide · International: $2.9M (17%)
Opening weekend: $152K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 4 theaters
Also known as
- The Good Girlde
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jennifer Aniston
as Justine Last
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Holden Worther
Zooey Deschanel
as Cheryl
Deborah Rush
as Gwen Jackson
Mike White
as Corny
John Carroll Lynch
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Tim Blake Nelson
as Bubba
John C Reilly
as Phil Last
Jacquie Barnbrook
as Heavy Set Woman
John Doe
as Mr. Worther
Annie O Donnell
as Haggard Woman
Roxanne Hart
as Mrs. Worther
Supporting cast
8Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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