Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
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| Directed by | Ulu Grosbard |
| Produced by | Ulu Grosbard Herb Gardner |
| Written by | Ulu Grosbard Herb Gardner |
| Starring | Dustin Hoffman Dom DeLuise Barbara Harris Jack Warden David Burns Gabriel Dell |
| Music by | Shel Silverstein |
| Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
| Editing by | Barry Malkin |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures for Cinema Center Films |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 1971 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? is an American comedy drama film released in 1971 directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman. It portrays a single day in the life of Georgie Soloway, played by Hoffman. Its narrative is stream of consciousness filled with both comedy and drama.
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[edit] Plot
Georgie Soloway is a rock music composer who experiences personal conflicts when trying to track down a man named Harry Kellerman, who had been spreading outrageous lies about him. Soloway is a man who has everything. One night, struggling with insomnia, he begins to examine his life more closely. A love song writer, it dawns on him that the relationships of his own life are loveless and drain his levels of creativity.
Enter Harry Kellerman, the mysterious man spreading rumors about Soloway. Soloway begins to obsess over finding Harry Kellerman and soon forgets about his own life's misery.
[edit] Release and reception
The film was widely panned as a vapid, pretentious mess by many when it was released. However, many critics singled out Barbara Harris for praise; she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The film still holds the current (as of 2007[update]) record in Academy Awards history as having the longest title of any Oscar-nominated film.
Although the film has been released on VHS, Who Is Harry Kellerman has not been released on DVD and is not carried by any major film rental service.
[edit] Production notes
Filming of the movie was done on location in New York City in 1970. Some of the locations include the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, the General Motors Building, and Fillmore East. At the Fillmore East, Soloway performs onstage with Shel Silverstein and Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. This scene was filmed on September 18, 1970 prior to an actual Grateful Dead concert. The actual concert attendees were used as extras for the scene. The film was rated R for language and nudity.
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