Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)

Georgie Soloway, a pop hit love song writer who cannot love, himself, or others. He spends his days with various women flying his plane, and dropping in to the world around him.

Director:

Ulu Grosbard

Stars:

Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Harris, Jack Warden

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dustin Hoffman	...	Georgie Soloway
Barbara Harris	...	Allison Densmore
Jack Warden	...	Dr. Solomon F. Moses
David Burns	...	Leon Soloway
Gabriel Dell	...	Sidney Gill
Betty Walker	...	Margot Soloway
Rose Gregorio	...	Gloria Soloway
Dom DeLuise	...	Irwin Marcy
Regina Baff	...	Ruthie Tresh
David Galef	...	Leonard Soloway
Ed Zimmermann	...	Peter Halloran
Amy Levitt	...	Susan
Joseph R. Sicari	...	Marty (as Joe Sicari)
Rudy Bond	...	Newsdealer
Walter Hyman	...	Flower Vendor

Storyline

Georgie Soloway, a pop hit love song writer who cannot love, himself, or others. He spends his days with various women flying his plane, and dropping in to the world around him.

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Plot Keywords:

punctuation in title | question mark in title | long title | question in title | independent film | 

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Taglines:

Dustin Hoffman wants to know...

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1971 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

¿Quién es Harry Kellerman?

Filming Locations:

GM Building - 59th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Center Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To achieve maximum realism, Ulu Grosbard insisted that Dustin Hoffman appear live at the now-shuttered rock palace Fillmore East. Cameras captured the reaction of the regular Friday night audience gathered for an actual Grateful Dead concert.

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Quotes

Sidney Gill: Oh, Georgie, a dum-dum, a ding-dong, her head belongs in a crackerjack box and her ass in the louvre... Where is it, Georgie, tell me, where is the right combination? I shall have to screw every attractive girl within the limits of the City of New York. It's a dirty job, Georgie, but somebody's got to do it.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Painting the Clouds with Sunshine"
(uncredited)
Sung by Barbara Harris

User Reviews

Best Part is Hoffmans Performance

Potentially brilliant character study misses the mark as Hoffman plays a successful singer/songwriter who ends up badly tormented. Excessive smugness permeates a otherwise well crafted, well mounted production. Clearly the filmmakers thought they had a important "statement" picture. Unfortunately the statement becomes evasive and eventually muddled. Worth seeing just for Hoffman, who gives one of his best performances