Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
"I Call First" (original title)

J.R. is a typical Italian-American on the streets of New York. When he gets involved with a local girl, he decides to get married and settle down, but when he learns that she was once raped... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Betzi Manoogian (additional dialogue), Martin Scorsese

Stars:

Zina Bethune, Harvey Keitel, Anne Collette

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zina Bethune	...	Girl
Harvey Keitel	...	J.R.
Anne Collette	...	Girl in Dream (as Ann Collette)
Lennard Kuras	...	Joey
Michael Scala	...	Sally Gaga
Harry Northup	...	Harry
Tsuai Yu-Lan	...	Girl in Dream
Saskia Holleman	...	Girl in Dream
Bill Minkin	...	Iggy at Party
Philip Carlson	...	Boy in Copake (as Phil Carlson)
Wendy Russell	...	Gaga's Girl
Robert Uricola	...	Boy with Gun
Susan Wood	...	Girl at Party
Marissa Mathes	...	Girl at Party (as Marrisa Joffrey)
Catherine Scorsese	...	Mother

Storyline

J.R. is a typical Italian-American on the streets of New York. When he gets involved with a local girl, he decides to get married and settle down, but when he learns that she was once raped, he cannot handle it. More explicitly linked with Catholic guilt than Scorsese's later work, we see what happens to J.R. when his religious guilt catches up with him.

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Plot Keywords:

italian american | catholic guilt | bar | black and white | machismo | 

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Taglines:

Mean Streets was just around the corner.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1978 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Who's That Knocking at My Door

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimod Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to get distribution for his film, Scorsese was told to add nude scenes so it could be promoted as a sexploitation film. So he shot the fantasy scene showing J.R. imagining encounters with prostitutes.

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Connections

References The Searchers (1956)

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Soundtracks

"Shotgun"
(uncredited)
Written by Junior Walker
Performed by Jr. Walker & The All Stars

User Reviews

Early Scorsese/Keitel Film Is A Great Indication of Things To Come!

WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? (3+ outta 5 stars)

Early feature film by the now-legendary Martin Scorsese... it sort of sprawls all over the place... melding all kinds of weird artsy gimmicks and camera styles... but the central relationship between Harvey Keitel and the pretty blonde girl he meets and falls in love with on the Staten Island Ferry (Zina Bethune) keeps the movie's momentum going, even when it veers off into interesting but sometimes pointless tangents. If you thought Quentin Tarantino invented the character of the movie geek who seeks to impress the woman of his dreams by rambling on with movie trivia... well, this movie will set you straight. You will also see hints of Scorsese's later masterpieces ("Mean Streets", "Goodfellas") in embryonic form. I hadn't seen this movie in years... but just saw the new DVD version and was amazed at how good it was.