Who's That Knocking at My Door
Short description
Who's That Knocking at My Door is a drama set in New York's Little Italy, following J.R., a young Italian-American man who spends his days drinking and passing time with friends in the neighborhood. When he falls for a young woman he meets, he wants to marry her, but her account of a past assault collides with his strict Catholic upbringing, and he cannot come to terms with it.
The film marked Martin Scorsese's arrival as a feature director, the second of the 38 films he has directed and the first made after his 1967 short The Big Shave. He wrote the screenplay himself, and Harvey Keitel plays J.R. opposite Zina Bethune as the woman he loves, with Anne Collette, Lennard Kuras, Michael Scala and Harry Northup in supporting roles. The production was a small independent effort from Trimod Films.
Audience response has been moderate and the film is best known today as an early showcase for its director and its lead actor. On IMDb it holds 6.5 out of 10 from around 11,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6 out of 10 from roughly 224 votes. A critics' rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 24 reviews places it close to the audience scores, suggesting a similar, mixed-to-positive reception on both sides.
What's left behind the scenes
- The first short film version, titled "Bring on the Dancing Girls," was completed in 1965 and contained sketches from the life of Jay Ara and his friends. In 1967, a plotline involving the Girl emerged, and the title was changed to "I Call First." That November, this version was presented at the Chicago International Film Festival. In 1968, the film was finally agreed to be bought and distributed on the condition of adding sexually explicit scenes. The director agreed and shot several minutes of additional footage with Keitel, who had noticeably aged. It was then that the film received its final title, "Who’s That Knocking at My Door."
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