Harry's War is the comedy/drama about a man who had finally had enough. Harry Johnson (a quiet, obedient postman played by Edward Herrmann) handles his tax problems like any sane patriotic American...he declares war on the Internal Revenue Service. It isn't for hate of paying taxes, but love of and defense for his "Aunt" Beverly (played by 1986 Oscar Winner Geraldine Page), who is being unjustly harassed by the IRS.
Harry's defensive spirit refuses to be broken. The hilarious antics that Harry chooses to fight the huge bureaucracy of government becomes an effective weapon with the powerful American T.V. media and his courage becomes an additional means for bringing his family back together. Harry's War ends with a dramatic climax you won't soon forget.
Geraldine Page
Karen Grassle
also starring
David Ogden Stiers
Salome Jens
and Elisha Cook
as Sergeant Billy
production designer
Douglas G. Johnson
edited by
B. Lovitt
and
Peter L. McCrea
music
Merrill B. Jenson
director of photography
Reed Smoot
executive producer
David B. Johnston
produced by
Jack N. Reddish
and
Kieth Merrill
written and directed by
Kieth Merrill
| Harry Johnson | Edward Herrmann |
| Beverly Payne | Geraldine Page |
| Kathy Johnson | Karen Grassle |
| Ernie Scelera | David Ogden Stiers |
| Wilda Crawley | Salome Jens |
| Sgt. Billy | Elisha Cook |
| Commissioner | James Ray |
| Draper | Douglas Dirkson |
| IRS Attorney | Jerrold Ziman |
| Newsman | Jim McKrell |
| Major Andrews | Noble Willingham |
| Sheriff | Prentiss Rowe |
| Ponde | Vernon Weddle |
| Judge | Max Lewin |
| Agent #1 | Alan Cherry |
| Agent #2 | Bruce Robinson |
| Special Agent | Rex Cutter |
| Shawn | Kamee Aliessa |
| Shelly | Kieri Valee |
| Mailman #1 | Scott Wilkinson |
| Aide | David Mason Daniels |
| Hammel | Spencer McMullin |
| Receptionist | Jean Stringham |
| Relief Girl | Leslie Perry |
| Mailman #2 | Robert Daugherty |
| Wino | Oscar Rowland |
| Rodney | Marc Raymond |
| Reporter | David Sterago |
| Soldier | Terry Afton Lee |
| Indigent | Charles Chagnon |
| Indian Mother | Dolly Big Soldier |
| Banker | Paul Anderson |
| Supervisor | Larry Roupe |
| Confused Man | Jack N. Reddish |
| Duchess | Leola Green |
| Hooker | Star Roman |
| Elderly Lady | Mickey Wodrich |
| Lumberman | Jay Bernard |
Special Effects Supervisor
Sass Bedig (?)
| Assistant Director | Jack N. Reddish |
| Unit Production Manager | Stephen J. Fisher |
| Assistant to the Producer | Geneve (?) Scott |
| Production Coordinator | Joan Arnold |
| Second Assistant Director | Doug Wise |
| Additional Dialogue | Edward Herrmann |
| Script Supervisor | Tiere Trilanney (?) |
| Controller | Sheldon Jew, CPA |
| Location Auditor | Dennis Price |
| Make-up and Hair Stylist | Karl Wesson |
| Costumer | Joanne Haas |
| Camera Operators | Reed Smoot George Griner Thomas Christensen |
| First Assistant Camera | Gordon C. Lonsdale |
| Camera Assistants | Stan Wadley Bruce Johnson |
| Sound Mixer | Robert Sheridan |
| Sound Boom | John Sheridan |
| Associate Editor | Rich Scott |
| Assistant Editors | Michael Amundsen Dronne (?) Moretti Chuck Boyer Cheri Daniels Deborah Herzig Oram Moore Fetterman (?) Karen Grassle |
| Property Master | Jan DeWitt |
| Assistant Property | Roger Crandall |
| Still Photographer | Erik Veen (?) |
| Special Effects | Rick Josephsen Clark Naisbitt |
| Electrical Gaffer | Richard Crown |
| Extras Casting | Karl Wesson Shirley Anderson Julie Penhroff (?) |
| Set Dressers | Paul Nibley Pamela Morris |
| Set Decorator | Tom Pratt |
| Draftsman | Orrin Andersen |
| Best Boy | Robert A. Frilles (?) |
| Key Grip | Dennis Summer (?) |
| Dolly Grip | Manuel Jimenez |
| Electricians | Jon Antonovich (?) Patricia Bedown (?) Glenn Schillerup |
| Grips | Scott McGowan Dennis Peterson |
| Chapman Crane Driver | Kenneth Wallace |
| Transportation Captains | Lee Carroll Glade Wilson |
| Honewagon Driver | Richard Schultz |
| Pallin (?) Driver | Clyde Curtis |
| Ballet Consultant | Marsha Lee Anderson |
| Security Chief | Ernest Boggs |
| Catering | Bart's Catering |
| Location Equipment | Patting (?) |
| Post Production Secretaries | Judy Christiansen Sandi Adams |
| Script Research | Randi Newman Charles B. Belitz (?) |
Color By
Deluxe
Titles By
Title House
Optical Effects By
Master Film Effects
Post Production, Creative Sound By
Melman (?) Tiller Associates, Inc.
Music Performed By
National Philharmonic Orchestra
London
Conducted By
Merrill Jenson
Sound Mix By
Glenn Caemn (?) Sound
Post Production Completed At
Eagle Eye Film Co.
Lenses and Panaflex Camera By
Panavision
Shot on Location at
Ray Schmultz Farm
St. George, Utah
Mr. Herrmann's Glasses Furnished By
Village Eye Opticians
Military Equipment Furnished By
York Arms and Armor Museum
Hurricane, Utah
Special Thanks
Utah National Guard and Facility
John Earle and Utah Film Commission
St. George Chamber of Commerce
St. George Police Department
St. George Fire Department
Dixie College
St. George Post Office
Washington County Courthouse
The "Wild Truck" People
Elizabeth Eiwald (?)
The Students from Ladero School
[copyright notice]
The characters in this film are fictitious,
however, the events are based on actual cases.
American Film Consortium