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. 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. 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.
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| Release date: | June 15, 1971 |
| Directed by: | Ulu Grosbard |
| Runtime: | 108 Minutes |
| Producer: | Herb Gardner |
| Editor: | Barry Malkin |
| Music by: | Shel Silverstein |
| Cinematography: | Victor J. Kemper |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |