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Director:
Stanley Tucci
Writers (WGA):
Joseph Mitchell (books)
Howard A. Rodman (screenplay)
Contact:
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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:
The year's best (so far) more (40 total)

Cast

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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
Merwin Goldsmith ... Monsieur Gerard
Laura Hughes ... Dr. Kim Maxwell

Steve Martin ... Charlie Duell

James Hanlon ... Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop
David Wohl ... Max Gordon
Julie Halston ... Sadie Gordon
Aida Turturro ... Waitress
Alice Drummond ... Helen
Justine Johnston ... Mrs. Bagly
Gordon Joseph Weiss ... Man at Flophouse
Andre Belgrader ... Teddy (as Andrei Belgrader)

Gabor Morea ... Pawnbroker

Ben Shenkman ... David

Katy Hansz ... Margaret
Mark Casella ... Cop at the Building Site
Harry Bugin ... Newsman
Lauren Ward ... Anne
Jessica Walling ... Betty
Ted Blumberg ... Phil (The Writer)
Ben Jones ... Southern Man at the Party

Peter Francis James ... Man at Party
Richard Litt ... Bartender
Tom Foral ... Man in Gallery (as Tom Joseph Foral)
Leigh Carlson ... Janet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon M. McDonnell ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stanley Tucci 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Joseph Mitchell (books "Professor Seagull" and "Joe Gould's Secret")

Howard A. Rodman (screenplay)

Produced by
Elizabeth W. Alexander .... producer
Michael Lieber .... executive producer
Stanley Tucci .... producer
Chrisann Verges .... executive producer
Charles Weinstock .... producer
 
Original Music by
Evan Lurie 
 
Cinematography by
Maryse Alberti 
 
Film Editing by
Suzy Elmiger 
 
Casting by
Kathleen Chopin 
Ellen Lewis 
 
Production Design by
Andrew Jackness 
 
Art Direction by
David Stein 
 
Set Decoration by
Catherine Davis 
 
Costume Design by
Juliet Polcsa 
 
Makeup Department
Victor DeNicola .... key hair stylist
Rita Ogden .... makeup artist
Jackie Payne .... hair stylist
Carla White .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Kelley Cribben .... post-production supervisor
Mike Phillips .... production supervisor
Troy Thomas .... unit manager
Chrisann Verges .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie A. Bloom .... second assistant director
Sam Hoffman .... first assistant director
Shea Rowan .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
JoAnn Atwood .... set dresser
Anthony Baldasare .... on-set dresser
Eric Cheripka .... props
James Donahue .... painter
Ann Edgeworth .... assistant property master
Joseph Garzero .... chargeman scenic artist
Denise Gurkas .... camera scenic artist
Sandy Hamilton .... property master
Joanna Hartell .... set dresser
Michael Herlihy .... construction foreman
Molly Hughes .... art department assistant
Alexandra Mazur .... assistant set decorator
Eric M. Metzger .... set dresser
Timothy Metzger .... lead man
Joan Winters .... graphic designer
 
Sound Department
Benjamin Cheah .... sound editor
Kate Eales .... assistant sound editor
Robert Hein .... supervising sound editor
William Sarokin .... production sound mixer
Reilly Steele .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Anderson .... best boy electric (as Thomas M. Anderson)
Francesca Cobaco .... rigging gaffer
Veal Cutlet .... company grip
Jon Delgado .... lamp operator
James Edmiston .... company grip
Anthony Gamiello .... company grip
Dennis Gamiello .... key grip
Abbot Genser .... still photographer
Tim Guffin .... loader
Peter Koola .... lamp operator
Edward W. Lowry .... dolly grip
Michael J. Maurer .... lamp operator (as Michael Maurer)
Rocco Palmieri .... lamp operator
Louis Petraglia .... best boy grip
Cris Purificato .... company grip
Phil Purificato .... company grip
James Quinn .... company grip
Scott H. Ramsey .... gaffer
Mark Schwentner .... generator operator
 
Casting Department
Jennifer Euston .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vernon Rodriquez .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Keith Croket .... associate editor
 
Music Department
David Carbonara .... music editor
Susan Jacobs .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Bobby Marsh .... driver
 
Other crew
Keith Adams .... location scout
Marc Alan Austen .... stand-in: Ian Holm
Betty Chin .... production coordinator
Jennifer Craig .... development executive
Karen C. Eide .... assistant production office coordinator
Larry Horodner .... assistant location manager
Sam Hutchins .... location manager
Daniel Kaufman .... stand-in: Stanley Tucci
Michael C. Kingsley .... office production assistant
Nicole Klett .... location assistant
Kiersten Pilar Miller .... production assistant
Tim Monich .... dialect coach
Jesse Nye .... production assistant
Brian M. O'Neill .... location assistant
Olimpia T. Rinaldi .... production accountant
Josh Schneider .... accountant
Addy Smith .... production secretary
Darryl A. Smith .... first assistant accountant
Ethan Smith .... location assistant
Ajamu Walker .... production assistant
Brooks Baldwin .... dialect coach (uncredited)
Bill Timoney .... adr voice group (uncredited)
 

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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: In the winter, I'm a Buddhist; in the summer, I'm a nudist! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Edge of Outside (2006) more
Soundtrack:
They Say It's Wonderful more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
The year's best (so far), 22 September 2000
9/10
Author: mercury-26 from grand rapids, mi

It's no accident that the opening scene of "Joe Gould's Secret" is an all-American family having a normal conversation over breakfast. The head of this household, author Joseph (Joe) Mitchell (director Stanley Tucci) is about to have his world turned upside-down by a person whom he's at first merely intrigued by, but then finds himself friends with: Joe Gould, a homeless beggar who "speaks seagull." Gould (Ian Holm) is himself an author, claiming to have recorded a staggering volume recounting the conversations of strangers he calls the 'Oral History' or simply 'O.H.' One portion of the OH is his own thoughts on these conversations, which he keeps with different people he knows all over New York City. The other is the actual conversations, which he claims to have hidden away under lock and key. Gould won't let anyone read it because it's too personal to him. Over the course of the story, Mitchell starts to suspect that these writings don't even exist. He also finds that he's got a lot more in common with this mentally ill tramp than he'd care to admit.

The heart of the story is the friendship between Gould and Mitchell. Both men are well portrayed and given great depth by the actors who play them. That the script is the best of any produced this year doesn't hurt either. Mitchell treats Gould as a story he's writing, as merely an interesting character for people to read about, and not a human being. Mitchell thinks he's done Gould a great service, but finds that all he's done is take away even more of Gould's humanity. Most of his `friends' treat him in a similar fashion: they love how he entertains them with his craziness, but when it comes to helping him, the most they're willing to do is make a contribution to the "Joe Gould fund." Holm's performance is mesmerizing. Behind all of Gould's ravings is a sadness that he always manages to keep just below the surface. Holm brings across several levels of a man's personality, sometimes in no more than a glance. His work here is a perfect, once-in-a-lifetime achievement I hope he is remembered for.

There is much more to Joe Gould's Secret than a message about how we treat the homeless in America. It has so many levels, you could watch it several times and find a different story in it each time. Tucci has several points to make, but doesn't do it at the expense of storytelling. His love and understanding of the story and characters shines through, like a kid finding a stray puppy, running home with it, and announcing, "look what I found!"

Grade: A

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