A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.
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Edie Adams
- Trina Yale in 'The Oscar'
- (archive footage)
Tony Bennett
- Hymie Kelly
- (archive footage)
Stephen Boyd
- Frank Fane in 'The Oscar'
- (archive footage)
Tom Snyder
- Self
- (archive footage)
Elke Sommer
- Kay Bergdahl in 'The Oscar'
- (archive footage)
Jill St. John
- Laurel Scott in 'The Oscar'
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaDirector Nelson was only 24 when he first videotaped Ellison at a typewriter for a March 1981 PBS documentary about science fiction and fantasy writers - footage that is included in this film
- Quotes
Harlan Ellison: Most writers I know run that idiotic number about "Oh, I like to have written but I don't like to write. It's hard work."... Of course it's hard work. If it weren't hard work, everybody would be doing it. And the better you do it, the harder the work is... Art is supposed to be hard.
- ConnectionsFeatured in An Evening with Sharp Teeth (2009)
Featured review
Interesting, informative.. also funny!
I've only read a couple of Ellison's stories ("'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman", and "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream", maybe one or two more that I don't remember). I wasn't interested in this documentary because I'm a fan. I have a family connection to an editor of sci-fi work from the period where Ellison was living in and publishing out of New York, and I was curious about whether that connection was mentioned at all. That is the sole, presumptuous, and completely narcissistic reason I watched this film.
It was, regardless of the lack of mention of my niece's grandfather, thoroughly entertaining and informative. Ellison has a knack for storytelling even when he's not telling stories. It's worth watching... for those two or three people wondering whether to watch it or not.
It was, regardless of the lack of mention of my niece's grandfather, thoroughly entertaining and informative. Ellison has a knack for storytelling even when he's not telling stories. It's worth watching... for those two or three people wondering whether to watch it or not.
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- patrickjcareyiii
- Jan 13, 2011
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
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By what name was Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008) officially released in Canada in English?
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