Paul mazurskys brilliant oscarwinning film about old age, family and love stars art carney in his indelible academy awardwinning performance. Throughout the film, harry makes disappointing stops at the homes of his. Paul mazurskys 1974 film harry and tonto stars art carney as harry coombes as retired teacher who hits the road with his pet cat tonto when he is forced out. Harry and tonto seems to show up fairly often, though not anywhere near. Septuagenarian widower and retired teacher harry coombes art carney is evicted from his new york apartment building so it can be demolished. This crosscountry adventure about art carney and his cat seeks to say bits and pieces about contemporary america especially the takeover of tv and ironside especially, it seems but is certainly best viewed as an amiable old man and his faithful moggy meeting a wide array of very nice people and family. Harry and tonto script transcript from the screenplay. Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the upper west side of new york city where his late wife and he raised his childrenwhere hes lived all his life. Harry and tonto 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Harry and tonto the 1974 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Harry catches him, but then lets him free when he sees a young child playing in the sand. He was well known for his role as tonto, the faithful native american companion of the lone ranger 3 4 in the american western television series the lone ranger.
Harry and tonto is a touchingly beautiful story with some sad moments but in clever directing character, paul mazursky quickly cuts from a sad scene to something more uplifting to keep the balance of humor and sometimes not so happy lifes realities in a comfortable range of fluidity. I love art carney,he has a real natural way of acting thats neither forced or method. Read about the harry and tonto dvd and browse other dvd movies. Paul mazurskys harry and tonto tells the story of a feisty seventytwoyearold who is carried forcibly from his new york apartment one step ahead of the wreckers ball. Id wager that almost everyone who intends to, has already seen it. Rent harry and tonto 1974 starring art carney and ellen burstyn on dvd and bluray. Released april 2nd, 2007, harry and tonto stars art carney, ellen burstyn, chief dan george, geraldine fitzgerald the r movie has a runtime of about 1. Harry and tonto, film of independence at 72 the new. The shot in harrys apartment where the camera is on tontos level was the directors favorite shot of the film, achieved by the handler laying on a blanket holding the camera and being pulled down the hallway. In fact, harry and tonto gave carney a film career after years of only sporadic appearances in that medium. Harry is a seventyplus manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Harry walks tonto on a leash in new york, which was inspired by director paul mazurskys mother who owned a red manx cat which she used to walk on a leash in the village.
Harry and tonto follows the story of harry coombes art carney and his cat tonto on a road trip across 1970s america. Nov 10, 2016 harry and tonto adventure, comedy, drama 1974 this feature is not available right now. Released april 2nd, 2007, harry and tonto stars art carney, ellen burstyn, chief dan george, geraldine fitzgerald the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of. The achievement is partly mazurskys, partly carneys. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Sep 19, 2010 paul mazurskys brilliant oscarwinning film about old age, family and love stars art carney in his indelible academy awardwinning performance. Harry and tonto 2007 harry coombes art carney is a man in his seventies who is evicted from his manhattan apartment when the building is set to be demolished. Harry and tonto drift on west toward the pacific, and we begin to get the sense that this hasnt been your ordinary road picture, but a sort of farewell voyage by a warm and good old man who is still, at seventytwo, capable of being thankful for the small astonishments offered by life. Harry and tonto is a 1974 road movie written by paul mazursky and josh greenfeld and directed by mazursky. Harry and tonto 1974 directed by paul mazursky genres comedy drama subgenres road movie, americana release date aug 12, 1974 usa unknown run time 115 min. Harry and tonto is a simple road movie about an older man looking to find his place after being evicted from his home, and feeling unwelcome with his son. Harry and tonto is a sweet, sentimental road movie that draws force and relevance from carneys touching and subtle performance. Original harry and tonto 1974 movie poster in c8 condition.
Tonto the ginger tabby is truly the costar of this film, playing a major part and at least being present in more than half of the movies scenes. How harry and tonto made art carney a cat person hollywood. Harry and tonto 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the. Harry and tonto general discussions tcm message boards. Harry coombes art carney is an elderly widower and retired teacher who is forced from his upper west. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named tonto, harry sets out. In paul mazurskys rueful character drama, 57yearold art carney plays harry, a 70plus manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Art carney shines in this poignant drama about an aging widowers determined search for a better life. Not only does he keep getting mugged, but the huge wrecking ball outside his window is about to demolish his apartment.
Harry and tonto looks squarely in the face of a topic that most americans turn away from. Joined by his cat tonto, he moves in with his son burt phil bruns but quickly gets fed up with burts dysfunctional family and decides to fly to. It has the thinnest strand of a story running through it but with each person harry meets and each possible plotline you watch unfold,the story suddenly moves on to another place,for example he meets up with a young. Harry and tonto represents what was good about the new freedom of the screen in the early 1970s paul mazurskys easygoing look at america through the eyes of an elderly wanderer and his feline companion is the kind of movie that could only come about when writerdirectors with good instincts are let loose to do what they want.
Harry and tonto script transcript from the screenplay and. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. It features art carney as harry in an oscarwinning performance. Harry and tonto 1974 r 1h 55min adventure, comedy, drama 15 january 1975 france when his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong new yorker goes on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat tonto. Harry and tonto wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Paul mazurskys harry and tonto tells the story of a feisty seventytwoyearold who is carried forcibly from his new york apartment one step. He was happy with his life in the city apart from the four muggings so far this year and content to talk to his old cronies and to his cat, tonto. Made when mazursky was only 43 years old, this is a quirky. Almost everyone in this film is a good person who tries to befriend harry and tonto, so you get a good feel throughout this almosttwohour movie. Jay silverheels born harold jay smith, may 26, 1912 march 5, 1980 was a mohawk actor and athlete.
Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named tonto, harry sets. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, harry and his beloved cat tonto begin a journey across the united states. Paul mazursky s harry and tonto tells the story of a feisty seventytwoyearold who is carried forcibly from his new york apartment one step ahead of the wreckers ball. Harry and tonto is a 1974 dramedyroad movie directed and cowritten by paul mazursky septuagenarian widower and retired teacher harry coombes is evicted from his new york apartment building so it can be demolished. One of the cats resembling tonto runs away across the beach. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of harry and tonto. Paul mazurskys brilliant oscarwinning film about old age, family and love stars art carney in his indelible academy awardwinning. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and or viewings of harry and tonto. Apr 30, 2008 tontos ubiquitous nature in the film must be broken, in order for harry to finally live his life freely. Jun 23, 2014 paul mazursky explained on the dvds commentary that two cats were used for the movie. Harry carney, who lives in new york with his pet cat, tonto, is having a rough time of it.
Some of the same spirit pervades harry and tonto, which opened yesterday at the plaza theater. When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong new yorker goes on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat tonto. Nov 25, 2012 harry and tonto seems to show up fairly often, though not anywhere near. Harry and tonto adventure, comedy, drama 1974 this feature is not available right now. Harry coombes art carney is a man in his seventies who is evicted from his manhattan apartment when the building is set to be demolished. Straight story 1999, about schmidt 2003 and nebraska 20 are some of the road movies involving elderly people that made an. With art carney, ellen burstyn, rene enriquez, herbert berghof. Find out where harry and tonto is streaming, if harry and tonto is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. During his journey, he finds a kindred spirit in a youthful hitchhiker melanie mayron, who eventually finds happiness with.
Made when mazursky was only 43 years old, this is a quirky, poignant, seriocomic. Harry, an elderly widower, is forced to leave manhattan when his apartment. Finally, the harry and tonto script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring art carney. Harry and tonto is a 1974 dramedyroad movie directed and cowritten by paul mazursky. Harry and tonto, movie, 1974 internet movie cars database. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Paul mazurskys sentimental, upbeat seriocomedy about a widower who takes to the road with his cat after being evicted form his home is lifted above the. Harry and tonto 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. Directed by paul mazursky, a classic movie, very moving. Tontos ubiquitous nature in the film must be broken, in order for harry to finally live his life freely. Overview of harry and tonto, 1974, directed by paul mazursky, with josh mostel. Rent harry and tonto 1974 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It features art carney as harry in an oscar winning performance.