Deconstructing Harry

1997 96 min ★ 7.3 Comedy, Drama

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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Cast

Woody Allen

Harry Block

Judy Davis

Lucy

Kirstie Alley

Joan

Elisabeth Shue

Fay Sexton

Billy Crystal

Larry / The Devil

Bob Balaban

Richard

Hazelle Goodman

Cookie

Eric Lloyd

Hilly

Caroline Aaron

Doris

Richard Benjamin

Ken

Details

Director

Woody Allen

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$10,686,841

Production

Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Productions

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

May 2, 2024

★ 7/10

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) ...