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The IRS wouldn't admit they made a mistake on Harry Johnson's taxes and Harry no choice but to Fight Back!
After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause.
Harry's War
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Edward Herrmann Geraldine Page Karen Grassle David Ogden Stiers Salome Jens Elisha Cook Jr. James Ray Douglas Dirkson Jerrold Ziman Jim McKrell Noble Willingham Prentiss Rowe Vernon Weddle Max Lewin Alan Cherry Bruce Robinson Rex Cutter Kamee Aliessa Kieri Valee Scott Wilkinson David Mason Daniels Spencer McMullin Jean Stringham Leslie Perry Robert Daugherty Oscar Rowland Marc Raymond David Sterago Terry Afton Lee Show All…
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06 Mar 1981
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Keith Merrill’s drama in which Harry Johnson (Edward Herrmann) takes up a personal fight with the IRS. His Aunt died while she done the same thing. With Geraldine Page and Karen Grassle.
The story concerns a mailman (Edward Herrmann) who battles back when the IRS pursues an unconventional elderly woman (Geraldine Page) for back taxes.
Edward Herrmann gives a good performance in his role as the title character Harry Johnson, the man who refuses to give up his fight and is determined to succeed.
Elsewhere, there are fine performances to be had from Geraldine Page and Karen Grassle in their respective roles as Beverly Payne and Kathy Johnson, with Beverly being Harry’s aunt who isn’t on screen for long.
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The firmest recommendation I can give for this film is that if you find the subject matter interesting you will probably enjoy the second half in some capacity. Oh also the line “Hitler would have loved the IRS” is spoken at one point so that’s pretty great.
Read my full review here: cinematiccuriosities.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/uncharted-territory-harrys-war/
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Indie comedy named by Conservapedia as one of the Greatest Conservative Movies – going full-on libertarian will stop your divorce, apparently(!) Who knows how they convinced Geraldine Page and David Ogden Stiers to appear, but it's wretched even with their presence.
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Watched this entirely for Geraldine Page reasons, but she dies in the first 20 minutes and you’re left with some libertarian, anti IRS nonsense.
Just pay your fucking taxes you dick.
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Geraldine Page brought me here to this weird right-wing film about evading taxes. I was surprised to see Elisha Cook Jr and enjoyed David Ogden Steirs as a lowlife
But .. Harry's War is just another story of the meek man rising up, and this time it seems a fight not worth starting.
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Edward Herman gets into a gunfight with government over an IRS audit that kills Geraldine Paige. It’s pretty weak.
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I remember seeing Harry's War when I was on vacation in St. George, Utah of all places (where Harry's War was filmed). I honestly don't remember much about the film—the political arguments were a little beyond my 12-year-old brain.
Watching it recently, I must say that I enjoyed it quite a bit. Oh, the cinematography, script, and acting are a bit wobbly (you can tell it was a low-budget production), but it has one thing that a lot of movies today lack: entertainment value. I was entertained throughout the entire film. Part of it was probably due to the fact that I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I've seen plenty of left-wing diatribes on film, but I don't think…