Katie Says Goodbye

Katie is a kindhearted seventeen-year-old waitress who lives in a hamlet in rural Arizona with her mother Tracey. Katie begins a relationship with local mechanic and ex-convict Bruno. She turns to prostitution to overcome poverty, escape her boring life and fulfil her plan to move to San Francisco. Bruno finds out that she is having sex for money and tells her to stop doing so. She quits prostitution, but is raped by two of Bruno's co-workers. Bruno thinks that they paid her for sex, so he ends their relationship. Tracey leaves with a married man and Katie's money. Another waitress accuses Katie of stealing money from the restaurant. Katie quits her job. As she leaves the restaurant she falls to the ground sobbing. She then attempts to hitchhike.

• 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

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.[3] Dan Romer composed the film's score.[4]

Principal photography began in March 2015 in New Mexico.[5][3] and concluded on April 30, 2015.[6]

In August 2016, the first image of Cooke was released.[7] The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.[8] It was released on June 7, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment.[9]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a critic approval rating of 56%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.[10]

• Katie Says Goodbye at IMDb