Joe Gould's Secret 24 years old

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.

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Joe Gould's Secret Cast

Name Character
Susan Sarandon She was 53, now 77 years old as Alice Neel
Hope Davis She was 35, now 60 years old as Therese Mitchell
Stanley Tucci He was 39, now 63 years old as Joe Mitchell
Ian Holm He was 68, now 92 years old as Joe Gould
Steve Martin He was 54, now 78 years old as Charlie Duell
Sarah Hyland She was 33, now 33 years old as Elizabeth Mitchell
Celia Weston She was 48, now 72 years old as Sarah
Patricia Clarkson She was 40, now 64 years old as Vivian Marquie
Hallee Hirsh She was 12, now 36 years old as Nora Mitchell
Alice Drummond She was 71, 88 years old when she died as Helen
Lauren Ward She was 29, now 53 years old as Anne

Joe Gould's Secret Crew

Name Department
Suzy Elmiger as Editor. She was 50 (now 74) years old Editing
Maryse Alberti as Director of Photography. She was 45 (now 70) years old Camera
Howard A. Rodman as Writer. He was 79 (65) years old when He died Writing
Juliet Polcsa as Costume Design. He was 38 (now 63) years old Costume & Make-Up
Andrew Jackness as Production Design. Art
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Joe Gould's Secret (24 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 21, 2000
  • Runtime: 104 minutes