Katie Says Goodbye

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| name = Katie Says Goodbye

| image = Katie Says Goodbye poster.jpg

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Wayne Roberts

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Max Born
Kimberly Parker
F.A. Eric Schultz
Carlo Sirtori
Benjamin Steiner
David Steiner
Jacob Wasserman

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| writer = Wayne Roberts

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| music = Dan Romer

| cinematography = Paula Huidobro

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Sabine Emiliani
Carlo Sirtori

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{{sic|Paral|lell|hide=y}} Cinéma
Relic Pictures

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| distributor = Vertical Entertainment

| released = {{film date|2016|9|11|TIFF|2019|6|7|United States}}

| runtime = 88 minutes{{cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/films/katie-says-goodbye/|title=Katie Says Goodbye|website=Toronto International Film Festival|accessdate=August 23, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827032519/http://www.tiff.net/films/katie-says-goodbye/|url-status=live}}

| country = {{Plainlist|

United States
France

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| language = English

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Katie Says Goodbye is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Wayne Roberts in his directorial debut. The film stars Olivia Cooke, Mireille Enos, Christopher Abbott, Mary Steenburgen, Jim Belushi, Keir Gilchrist and Chris Lowell.

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/mark-wahlberg-isabelle-huppert-help-finish-off-toronto-film-festival-lineup/|title=Toronto Film Festival Tops Off With Mark Wahlberg, Isabelle Huppert|website=The Wrap|first=Steve|last=Pond|date=August 23, 2016|accessdate=August 23, 2016|archive-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823135547/http://www.thewrap.com/mark-wahlberg-isabelle-huppert-help-finish-off-toronto-film-festival-lineup/|url-status=live}} It was released on June 7, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

Katie is a kindhearted seventeen-year-old waitress who lives in a hamlet in rural Arizona with her mother Tracey. Tracey doesn't work and depends on Katie to keep up with bills.

To overcome poverty, escape her boring life, and fulfill her plan to move to San Francisco, Katie makes extra money having sex with truckers, including another kindhearted soul and older man, Bear.

Katie befriends and begins a relationship with local mechanic and ex-convict Bruno. When he discovers she is prostituting herself, Katie agrees to stop. But Katie has a reputation in town, and soon another man forces himself on Katie. The man's daughter, Katie's coworker, comes upon the pair and later accuses Katie of being the seducer.

Katie is picked up by two of Bruno's coworkers under the guise of a ride home but is taken to a rural area where they beat and rape her. After his coworkers brag about having sex with her, Bruno, in a rage, assaults them, grievously wounding one.

Katie, bruised and despondent, returns to the restaurant, where Bear accuses Bruno of causing Katie's bruises. After a brief fight between the two men, Bruno drives Katie to another rural area where he blames her for having sex with his coworkers and ends their relationship. He is later arrested.

Meanwhile, Tracey leaves town with a married neighbor and Katie's money, without paying the rent. Katie is forced to abandon the trailer she shared with her mother.

Back at work, another waitress accuses Katie of stealing money from the restaurant. As grief, shock and despair wash across her face, Katie tells her boss the accusation is true. She refuses the restaurant owner's apparent offer to let Katie make amends to keep her job. As she walks out the door, Katie quietly warns the accusing waitress to "never do that again." Outside the restaurant, Katie staggers across the parking lot, and falls to her knees in heaving sobs. As the sobs taper off, a smile comes over her face, she picks herself up and shuffles out to the highway where she begins a new journey by holding her thumb out and hitchhiking down the road.

Cast

Olivia Cooke as Katie, a waitress and prostitute
Mireille Enos as Tracey, Katie's mother
Christopher Abbott as Bruno, a mechanic whom Katie has a relationship with
Mary Steenburgen as Maybelle, Katie's boss at the diner
Jim Belushi as Bear, a trucker and one of Katie's clients
Keir Gilchrist as Matty, Bruno's co-worker
Chris Lowell as Dirk, Bruno's co-worker
Natasha Bassett as Sara
Gene Jones as Mr. Willard

Production

On March 23, 2015, it was announced that Olivia Cooke had been cast in the film in title role of Katie, alongside Mireille Enos as Katie's mother, and Christopher Abbott as Katie's love interest. Jim Belushi portrays one of Katie's clients, with Mary Steenburgen playing the role of the diner owner where Katie works. The script was written by Wayne Roberts, who also directed the feature; the film marks his directoral debut. The film was produced by Sean Durkin who directed Martha Marcy May Marlene, and was executive produced by Antonio Campos and Josh Mond. Roberts was inspired to direct the film after Campos and Durkin suggested he should.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/olivia-cooke-star-indie-drama-782941|title=Olivia Cooke to Star in Indie Drama 'Katie Says Goodbye' (Exclusive)|author=Borys Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 March 2015|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704223820/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/olivia-cooke-star-indie-drama-782941|url-status=live}} Dan Romer composed the film's score.{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/07/26/dan-romer-scoring-katie-says-goodbye/|title=Dan Romer Scoring 'Katie Says Goodbye'|website=Film Music Reporter|date=July 26, 2016|accessdate=August 4, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729211545/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/07/26/dan-romer-scoring-katie-says-goodbye/|url-status=live}}

Principal photography began in March 2015 in New Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/573971/blogs/katie-says-goodbye-filming-in-nm.html|title='Katie Says Goodbye' filming in NM|work=abqjournal.com|access-date=2015-07-01|archive-date=2015-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702070648/http://www.abqjournal.com/573971/blogs/katie-says-goodbye-filming-in-nm.html|url-status=live}} and concluded on April 30, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-5415-independence-day-2-starts-shooting-while-directors-jodie-foster-and-martin-scorsese-wrap-their-films/|title=On the Set for 5/4/15: Independence Day 2 Starts Shooting While Directors Jodie Foster and Martin Scorsese Wrap Their Films|website=SSN Insider|date=May 4, 2015|accessdate=September 28, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095959/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-5415-independence-day-2-starts-shooting-while-directors-jodie-foster-and-martin-scorsese-wrap-their-films/|archivedate=May 18, 2015}}

Release

In August 2016, the first image of Cooke was released.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/first-look-olivia-cooke-as-921598|title=First Look: Olivia Cooke as a Small Town Waitress in Indie Drama 'Katie Says Goodbye'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=August 22, 2016|accessdate=August 22, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824134237/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/first-look-olivia-cooke-as-921598|url-status=live}} The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-adds-mark-wahlberg-conversation-921983|title=Toronto Adds Mark Wahlberg Conversation, Mireille Enos-Starrer 'Katie Says Goodbye' to Lineup|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|date=August 23, 2016|accessdate=August 23, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824140333/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-adds-mark-wahlberg-conversation-921983|url-status=live}} It was released on June 7, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-sneaks-list-20190425-story.html|title=Virtually every movie coming out this summer|website=Los Angeles Times|date=April 25, 2019|accessdate=April 25, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503030340/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-sneaks-list-20190425-story.html|url-status=live}}

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a critic approval rating of 45%, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/katie_says_goodbye/|title=Katie Says Goodbye (2016)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=January 19, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202080608/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/katie_says_goodbye/|url-status=live}}