Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 44m
- Director Stanley Tucci
- Genres Drama
- Rating 6.0/10 (21 votes)
Synopsis
Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.
Cast
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Ian Holm
as Joe Gould
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Stanley Tucci
as Joe Mitchell
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Hope Davis
as Therese Mitchell
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Sarah Hyland
as Elizabeth Mitchell
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Hallee Hirsh
as Nora Mitchell
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Celia Weston
as Sarah
- Patrick Tovatt as Harold Ross
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Susan Sarandon
as Alice Neel
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Patricia Clarkson
as Vivian Marquie
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John Tormey
as Harry Kolis
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Jack A. O'Connell
as Chef
- Jerry Mayer as Minetta Bartender
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Nell Campbell
as Tamar (Hostess)
- Ron Ryan as Jack
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Allan Corduner
as Francis McCrudden
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Merwin Goldsmith
as Monsieur Gerard
- Laura Hughes as Dr. Kim Maxwell
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Steve Martin
as Charlie Duell
Crew
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Stanley Tucci
Director
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Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
- Suzy Elmiger Editor
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Evan Lurie
Original Music Composer
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Howard A. Rodman
Writer
