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Deconstructing Harry (1997)

R  96 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Fantasy   -  12 December 1997 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 20,156 users   Metascore: 61/100 
Reviews: 119 user | 95 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com

Suffering from writer's block and eagerly awaiting his writing award, Harry Block remembers events from his past and scenes from his best-selling books as characters, real and fictional, come back to haunt him.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Woody Allen ...
Richard Benjamin ...
Kirstie Alley ...
Joan
Billy Crystal ...
Judy Davis ...
Lucy
Bob Balaban ...
Richard
Elisabeth Shue ...
Fay
Demi Moore ...
Robin Williams ...
Caroline Aaron ...
Doris
Eric Bogosian ...
Burt
Mariel Hemingway ...
Beth Kramer
Amy Irving ...
Jane
Julie Kavner ...
Eric Lloyd ...
Hilly
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Storyline

Harry Block is a well-regarded novelist whose tendency to thinly-veil his own experiences in his work, as well as his un-apologetic attitude and his proclivity for pills and whores, has left him with three ex-wives that hate him. As he is about to be honored for his writing by the college that expelled him, he faces writer's block and the impending marriage of his latest flame to a writer friend. As scenes from his stories and novels pass and interact with him, Harry faces the people whose lives he has affected - wives, lovers, his son, his sister. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Writing | Writer's Block | Novelist | Marriage | Psychiatrist  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Harry außer sich See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$356,476 (USA) (14 December 1997) (10 Screens)

Gross:

$10,569,071 (USA) (8 March 1998)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Mono)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Woody Allen based Harry's trip on Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (also known as "Wild Strawberries"). Bergman is said to be Allen's favorite director. See more »

Quotes

Larry: [to Fay] I'm single, available, with the soul of a black man.
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Connections

Referenced in "Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (#8.4)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain"
Written by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (as L'Orchestre de Suisse Romande)
Conducted by Ernest Ansermet See more »