Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

104 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 2000

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.

Joe Gould's Secret

104 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 2000

Joe Gould's Secret
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title Joe Gould's Secret
Directors Stanley Tucci
Writers Howard A. Rodman

Cast

Ian Holm

as Joe Gould

Stanley Tucci

as Joe Mitchell

Hope Davis

as Therese Mitchell

Sarah Hyland

as Elizabeth Mitchell

Hallee Hirsh

as Nora Mitchell

Celia Weston

as Sarah

Patrick Tovatt

as Harold Ross

Susan Sarandon

as Alice Neel

Patricia Clarkson

as Vivian Marquie

John Tormey

as Harry Kolis

Jack O'Connell

as Chef

Jerry Mayer

as Minetta Bartender

Nell Campbell

as Tamar (Hostess)

Ron Ryan

as Jack

Allan Corduner

as Francis McCrudden

Merwin Goldsmith

as Monsieur Gerard

Laura Hughes

as Dr. Kim Maxwell

Steve Martin

as Charlie Duell

James Hanlon

as Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop

David Wohl

as Max Gordon

Julie Halston

as Sadie Gordon

Aida Turturro

as Waitress

Alice Drummond

as Helen

Justine Johnston

as Mrs. Bagly

Gordon Joseph Weiss

as Man at Flophouse

Andre Belgrader

as Teddy

Gabor Morea

as Pawnbroker

Ben Shenkman

as David

Katy Hansz

as Margaret

Mark Casella

as Cop at the Building Site

Harry Bugin

as Anne

Lauren Ward

as Betty

Jessica Walling

as Phil (The Writer)

Ben Jones

as Southern Man at the Party

Peter Francis James

as Man at Party

Richard Litt

as Bartender

Tom Foral

as Man in Gallery

Leigh Carlson

as Janet

Hillary Hickam

as Greenwich Village Raven (uncredited)

Jon M. McDonnell

as Bar Patron (uncredited)