It would seem no easy task conveying the essence of a bigger-than-life figure like Ellison in a 96-minute film. But Nelson, producer of Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man, makes it look easy.
Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)
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Theatrical Release:Jun 4, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Harlan Ellison is as well known for his outsize personalty as for his substantial literary output, which includes some of science fiction's greatest works. This fond portrait of the aging enfant... Harlan Ellison is as well known for his outsize personalty as for his substantial literary output, which includes some of science fiction's greatest works. This fond portrait of the aging enfant terrible looks back at his classic novels and short stories, his days as a screenwriter--producing some of the best-known episodes Star Trek and The Outer Limits--his singing career, and his hilarious opinions on everything under the sun. While Ellison (as usual) does most of the talking, Robin Williams and Neil Gaiman also manage to get a few words in. [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Neil Gaiman
Starring: Robin Williams, Neil Gaiman
Director: Erik Nelson
Director: Erik Nelson
Producer: Erik Nelson
Studio: Creative Differences
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Reviews for Dreams with Sharp Teeth
What makes this bracing documentary, 27 years in the making, is Ellison's incredible personal history.
Directed by Erik Nelson, Dreams With Sharp Teeth recalls the career of Harlan Ellison, a runty young geek who evolved into a world-famous artist.
Documentarian Erik Nelson, overcautious of his subject, is content to let Ellison luxuriate in his legacy of infamy--as a lothario, and a litigious and pugilistic combatant.
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