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Director:
Stanley Tucci
Writers (WGA):
Joseph Mitchell (books)
Howard A. Rodman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 May 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
This is Stanley Tucci's Year
 (From Tribeca Film. 21 October 2009, 6:00 AM, PDT)
826La Screenwriting Seminar
 (From Filmmaker Magazine. 5 August 2009, 3:08 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Astonishing more (40 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ian Holm ... Joe Gould

Stanley Tucci ... Joe Mitchell

Hope Davis ... Therese Mitchell

Sarah Hyland ... Elizabeth Mitchell

Hallee Hirsh ... Nora Mitchell
Celia Weston ... Sarah
Patrick Tovatt ... Harold Ross

Susan Sarandon ... Alice Neel

Patricia Clarkson ... Vivian Marquie

John Tormey ... Harry Kolis

Jack O'Connell ... Chef
Jerry Mayer ... Minetta Bartender
Nell Campbell ... Tamar (Hostess)

Ron Ryan ... Jack

Allan Corduner ... Francis McCrudden
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
104 min | Argentina:108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | USA:R | Spain:T
Company:
Bohemian Productions more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Joe Gould: Only the artist is free, Joe. Because he is single of purpose. He knows what he wants and wants only that. But this, frightens people, I don't know. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Edge of Outside (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Hats Off more

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User Comments

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Astonishing, 4 March 2001
9/10
Author: sdl-2 from Waltham, Massachusetts

With all the garbage that's been coming out in the theaters recently, I've taken to staying home and renting movies that never made a big splash at the box office. With Joe Gould's Secret, I lucked out and enjoyed a movie that was better than I could have imagined.

All the performances, most notably Ian Holm's, are stellar. The scenes of 1940's New York will fill you with nostalgia, even if (like me) you were born well after that time. Occasional appearances by the always wonderful Susan Sarandon and Steve Martin only heighten the pleasure of a perfectly-acted, -filmed, and -directed gem of a movie.

But, in the end, it is the character of Joe Gould -- brilliant, mad, heartbreaking -- that makes Joe Gould's Secret so perfect. He is the farthest thing imaginable from the "cute homeless guy" stock character of your typical insulting Hollywood script.

Do yourself a big favor and see this movie.

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