Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 11
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Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
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This historical comedy-drama is based on the true story of Joe Gould, a bohemian eccentric who was a fixture in New York's Greenwich Village from his arrival in 1916 to his death in 1964. Gould, who claimed to be a graduate of Harvard, would cadge drinks and subsist on catsup as he regaled patrons of neighborhood saloons with stories, poems, opinions, and his imitation of a seagull. In a 1942 New Yorker profile by journalist Joseph Mitchell, Gould spoke of his life's work, a book entitled An
Apr 7, 2000 Wide
Sep 26, 2000
USA Films
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Cast
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Marc Alan Austen
Stand-In-For Ian Holm -
Ian Holm
Joe Gould -
Andrei Belgrader
Teddy -
Stanley Tucci
Joseph Mitchell -
Patricia Clarkson
Vivian Marquie -
Ted Blumberg
Phil (The Writer) -
Harry Bugin
Newsman -
Hope Davis
Therese Mitchell -
Steve Martin
Charlie Duell -
Nell Campbell
Tamar (Hostess) -
Leigh Carlson
Janet -
Susan Sarandon
Alice Neel -
Patrick Tovatt
Harold Ross -
Mark Cassella
Cop At The Building Sit... -
Celia Weston
Sarah -
Alan Corduner
Francis McCrudden -
Alice Drummond
Helen -
Julie Halston
Sadie Gordon -
Tom Joseph Foral
Man In Gallery -
Hallee Hirsh
Nora Mitchell -
Sarah Hyland
Elizabeth Mitchell -
Merwin Goldsmith
Monsieur Gerard -
Ben Jones
Southern Man at the Par... -
James Hanlon
Mike (Cop At Coffee Sho... -
John Tormey
Harry Kolis -
David Wohl
Max Gordon -
Katy Hansz
Margaret -
Laura Hughes
Dr. Kim Maxwell -
Peter Francis James
Man At The Party -
Justine Johnston
Mrs. Bagly -
Daniel Kaufman
Stand-In For Stanley Tu... -
Richard Litt
Bartender -
Jerry Mayer
Minetta Bartender -
Gabor Morea
Pawnbroker -
Jack A. O'Connell
Chef -
Ron Ryan
Jack -
Ben Shenkman
David -
Aida Turturro
Waitress -
Jessica Walling
Betsy -
Lauren Ward
Anne -
Gordon Joseph Weiss
Man At Flophouse -
Jack O'Connell
Chef -
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All Critics (56) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (11) | DVD (5)
promise for dealing with the homeless common man is there, but ... falls short in this vein
Like its lead character, eventually becomes so aggravating that it long overstays its welcome.
An interesting little movie.
Tucci's slow-paced storytelling in "Big Night" was brave and worked beautifully, but the same technique in "Joe Gould's Secret" becomes annoying.
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