As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
Anne Bancroft
as Emma
Shirley MacLaine
as Deedee
Tom Skerritt
as Wayne
Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Yuri
Leslie Browne
as Emilia
Martha Scott
as Adelaide
Antoinette Sibley
as Sevilla
Alexandra Danilova
as Madame Dahkarova
Starr Danias
as Carolyn
Marshall Thompson
as Carter
Charles Tatum
The year 1977 was very good for director Herbert Ross. Not only did Ross direct this film, which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, but he also helmed "The Goodbye Girl," which received five nominations. Out of the twenty acting nominees that year, seven were from two of his films. If you lo...