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Deconstructing Harry

"Harry Block wrote a bestseller about his best friends. Now, his best friends are about to become his worst enemies."

1997-12-12 Comedy 1hr 36m

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.

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Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.

  • Released
    1997-12-12
  • Revenue
    $10,686,841
  • Budget
    $20,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.3
  • Production
    Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Productions

Crew

Woody Allen
Director
Woody Allen
Screenplay
Jean Doumanian
Producer
Keywords:
new york city insanity writer's block author

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Cast

Caroline Aaron

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Doris
Woody Allen

Woody Allen
Harry Block
Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley
Joan
Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban
Richard
Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin
Ken
Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian
Burt
Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal
Larry / The Devil
Judy Davis

Judy Davis
Lucy
Hazelle Goodman

Hazelle Goodman
Cookie
Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway
Beth Kramer
Amy Irving

Amy Irving
Jane
Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner
Grace
Eric Lloyd

Eric Lloyd
Hilly
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Leslie
Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire
Harvey Stern
Demi Moore

Demi Moore
Helen
Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue
Fay Sexton
Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci
Paul Epstein
Robin Williams

Robin Williams
Mel
Hy Anzell

Hy Anzell
Max
Scotty Bloch

Scotty Bloch
Ms. Paley
Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco
Professor Clark
Robert Harper

Robert Harper
Harry's Doctor
Shifra Lerer

Shifra Lerer
Dolly
Gene Saks

Gene Saks
Harry's Father
Stephanie Roth Haberle

Stephanie Roth Haberle
Janet
Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer
Janet's Dad
Joel Leffert

Joel Leffert
Norman
Lynn Cohen

Lynn Cohen
Janet's Mom
Joe Buck

Joe Buck
Yankee Announcer
Jane Hoffman

Jane Hoffman
Grandma
Annette Arnold

Annette Arnold
Rosalee
Frederick Rolf

Frederick Rolf
Harvey's Doctor
Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord

Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord
Rosalee's Sister
Lortensia Hayes

Lortensia Hayes
Jennifer
Alicia Meer

Alicia Meer
Woman in Shoe Store
Victoria Hale

Victoria Hale
Woman in Shoe Store
Irving Metzman

Irving Metzman
Shoe Salesman
Sunny Chae

Sunny Chae
Lily Chang
Ralph Pope

Ralph Pope
Death
Tony Darrow

Tony Darrow
Camera Operator
Jonathan LaPaglia

Jonathan LaPaglia
First Assistant Cameraperson
Jeff Mazzola

Jeff Mazzola
Second Assistant Cameraperson
Timothy Jerome

Timothy Jerome
Director
Peter Castellotti

Peter Castellotti
Crew Member
Judy Bauerlein

Judy Bauerlein
Actress
Joseph P. Reidy

Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Phyllis Burdoe

Phyllis Burdoe
Script Supervisor
Barbara Hollander

Barbara Hollander
Mel's Daughter
Adam Rose

Adam Rose
Mel's Son
David S. Howard

David S. Howard
Mel's Doctor
Amanda Barudin

Amanda Barudin
Beth Kramer's Daughter
Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo

Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
Baby Hilly
Floyd Resnick

Floyd Resnick
Israeli Patient
Brian McConnachie

Brian McConnachie
Dr. Reese
Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson
Goldberg
Tracey Lynne Miller

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Goldberg's Girlfriend
Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner
Woman in Elevator
Irwin Charone

Irwin Charone
Bar Mitzvah Host
John Doumanian

John Doumanian
Bar Mitzvah Guest
Alexa Aronson

Alexa Aronson
Bar Mitzvah Guest
Kenneth Edelson

Kenneth Edelson
Bar Mitzvah Guest
Viola Harris

Viola Harris
Elsie
Si Picker

Si Picker
Wolf Fishbein
Howard Spiegel

Howard Spiegel
Mr. Farber
Eugene Troobnick

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Ray Aranha

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Paul Giamatti

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Marvin Chatinover

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Professor Cole
Daniel Wolf

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Professor Wolf
Waltrudis Buck

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Dean of Adair University
Arden Myrin

Arden Myrin
Student Mary
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Daisy Prince
Elevator Voice
Peter McRobbie

Peter McRobbie
Damned Man
Dan Moran

Dan Moran
Devil
Ray Garvey

Ray Garvey
Policeman on Campus
Linda Perri

Linda Perri
Policewoman on Campus
Tony Sirico

Tony Sirico
Policeman at Jail

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-02

The aptly named "Harry Block" (Woody Allen) is a seriously lapsed Jewish writer suffering from constipation of the typewriter. Adding to his... read more

The aptly named "Harry Block" (Woody Allen) is a seriously lapsed Jewish writer suffering from constipation of the typewriter. Adding to his woes is a nervousness about an impending honour from his alma mater (from where he was unceremoniously expelled) and the fact that his personal life makes Henry VIII's look like "Bertie and Elizabeth". Of course, "Harry" is seeing a therapist (Robert Harper) and with just a day before his conferment, he realises that his entire shambolic life is a result of his inability to fall in love. He likes women, he likes sex but he doesn't really like commitment, wanting always to treat a relationship like something he can buy in, or return to, Walmart. That's the basis of this story of a flawed individual that using a series of statically directed sit-com style scenarios takes us thorough twenty-four hours in the manic life of the shallow and unlikeable individual. I have never really been a fan of Woody Allen and this did nothing to change that. Granted his writing is quick fired and his observations potent at times, but his sense of humour is just too crass for me. There's nothing at all subtle about it, no cleverness - and the opening scenes of this set a scene for what I thought became increasingly puerile and predictable. A sort of slickly-delivered linguistic slapstick. Vulgar can be fun, but not when it's got some pseudo-intellectual underpinning about cause and effect of an human behaviour that becomes more and more contrived to fit the narrative the auteur wants to deliver. Are the jump cuts just there to divert our attention from the dwindling characterisations and increasing soapy melodrama? He doesn't imbue his character with anything I could care about, and though I did think Judy Davis and a cast of many reliable faces did their best to shore it all up, in the end it's very appropriately titled - it just doesn't happen quite quickly enough.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

The aptly named "Harry Block" (Woody Allen) is a seriously lapsed Jewish writer suffering from constipation of the typewriter. Adding to his woes is a nervousness about an impending honour from his alma mater (from where he was unceremoniou...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-02

The aptly named "Harry Block" (Woody Allen) is a seriously lapsed Jewish writer suffering from constipation of the typewriter. Adding to his woes is a nervousness about an impending honour from his al...

read more