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Deconstructing Harry

  • 7.3 /10

  • 955

  • 73%

Plot

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.

Cast

Caroline Aaron as Doris
Caroline Aaron

as Doris

Woody Allen as Harry Block
Woody Allen

as Harry Block

Kirstie Alley as Joan
Kirstie Alley

as Joan

Bob Balaban as Richard
Bob Balaban

as Richard

Eric Bogosian as Burt
Eric Bogosian

as Burt

Billy Crystal as Larry / The Devil
Billy Crystal

as Larry / The Devil

Judy Davis as Lucy
Judy Davis

as Lucy

Hazelle Goodman as Cookie
Hazelle Goodman

as Cookie

Mariel Hemingway as Beth Kramer
Mariel Hemingway

as Beth Kramer

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 12, 1997

Production Companies

  • Sweetland Films

  • Jean Doumanian Productions

  • Magnolia Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $20,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $10,686,841.00

Runtime

  • 1.60 hrs

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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)…