Biography

Won a special jury prize at Cannes in 1972 for his screenplay adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).

His film 'Cuppa Cabby Piece o' Pie' -- directed by Tom Danon -- won the award for best comedy at ZoieFest 2000.

Won the 1973 Hugo Award (with George Roy Hill) for Best Dramatic Presentation for the film version of 'Slaughterhouse-Five'.

Geller's novel GAD begins with the phrase: ateh malkuth ve'geburah ve'gedulah, le-olam... Amen. This phrase comes from the open passage of the Star Ruby Ritual, which was composed by the infamous occultist Aleister Crowley and published in his "Book of Lies (1913).".

Geller's private papers (dated through 1993) are collected in the Dartmouth College Library archives. The collection includes drafts of his scripts and novels, as well as an assortment of unpublished fiction and never-produced film scripts.

I've been paid to write 42 films and nine have been made, and I have never been satisfied with the direction of a majority of them, except for George Roy Hill's direction of Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). The rest of the time I found that I was brighter than most directors, actually knew more about film, and cared more about film. And so this time, I knew I was going to make this movie.

[on his directorial debut] "One of the reasons I did this is to show that you can make a film with little money, and that it can be beautiful. The film actually is very pretty, the cast is extraordinary-looking, the ambiance is very mysterious and magical, and it didn't cost a fortune to do."

Kae and I love to write together. I find that we just turn each other on. Her imagination is so rich and so crazy and so much fun. She's far more scientific than I am, so she'll take an idea and go to the craziest places with it.

I had had nine contracts to direct something I had written, but for a variety of reasons they never came through. Either I walked away because it didn't contain the elements I wanted, or the producer found me unbearable, or we lost the money.

I became very aware quite young of a multiplicity of worlds and what was particularly fascinating to me was a very strong memory of southern Europe, particularly the Mediterranean basin. And when I moved to Rome, it was like being home again. There were experiences and places that had such an intense familiarity that I recognized them from previous existences.