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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
12 December 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Harry Block wrote a bestseller about his best friends. Now, his best friends are about to become his worst enemies. See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Woody Allen | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Woody Allen | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Letty Aronson | .... | co-executive producer | |
| J.E. Beaucaire | .... | executive producer | |
| Richard Brick | .... | co-producer | |
| Jean Doumanian | .... | producer | |
| Charles H. Joffe | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Jack Rollins | .... | co-executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Carlo Di Palma | (as Carlo DiPalma) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Susan E. Morse | |||
Casting by | |||
| Juliet Taylor | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Santo Loquasto | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Tom Warren | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Susan Kaufman | |||
| Elaine O'Donnell | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Suzy Benzinger | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Margot Boccia | .... | makeup artist | |
| Romaine Greene | .... | hair stylist | |
| Peggy Nicholson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Rosemary Zurlo | .... | makeup artist (as Rosemarie Zurlo) | |
| Linda Lazar | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Charles Darby | .... | production manager | |
| Linda Saffire | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Stacey Beneville | .... | dga trainee | |
| Richard Patrick | .... | first assistant director | |
| Lisa M. Rowe | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Frank Didio | .... | head carpenter | |
| Peter Gelfman | .... | property master | |
| Daniel K. Grosso | .... | set dresser | |
| Vincent Guarriello | .... | chief construction grip | |
| Glenn Lloyd | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Ron Petagna | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Cliff Schorr | .... | stand-by scenic artist | |
| James Sorice | .... | master scenic artist | |
| Mark Bachman | .... | principal signwriter (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Fisher | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
| Beth Kuhn | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Eric Lewin | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Ronnie Petagna | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
| Brett Pransky | .... | art crew (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Nancy Allen | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Kam Chan | .... | foley editor | |
| Benjamin Cheah | .... | assistant sound editor (as Ben Cheah) | |
| Marko A. Costanzo | .... | foley artist (as Marko Costanzo) | |
| Lee Dichter | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Robert Hein | .... | supervising sound editor (as Bob Hein) | |
| Bradford L. Hohle | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Toussaint Kotright | .... | cable person | |
| Les Lazarowitz | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Sylvia Menno | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Anthony Ortiz | .... | boom operator | |
| Bruce Pross | .... | foley supervisor | |
| David Wahnon | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Dustin DuPilka | .... | assistant foley artist (uncredited) | |
| V.B. Paravati | .... | dailies transfer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Bill Hansard | .... | projection effects: HEI | |
| John Ottesen | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Katharine Baird | .... | digital rotoscope artist: ILM (as Katherine C. Baird) | |
| Cathy Burrows | .... | digital rotoscope artist: ILM (as Cathy M. Burrow) | |
| Tami Carter | .... | digital rotoscope artist: ILM | |
| Camille Geier | .... | visual effects producer: ILM (as Camille Pirolo Geier) | |
| Greg Hyman | .... | visual effects editor: ILM | |
| Janet Lewin | .... | visual effects coordinator: ILM | |
| Greg Maloney | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Terry Molatore | .... | lead rotoscope artist: ILM (as Terry Sittig-Molatore) | |
| Joshua Pines | .... | scanning supervisor: ILM | |
| Thomas Rosseter | .... | visual effects supervisor: ILM (as Tom Rosseter) | |
| Kenneth Smith | .... | digital timing supervisor: ILM | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David E. Baron | .... | second assistant camera (as David Baron) | |
| John Clifford | .... | still photographer | |
| Jack Coffen | .... | best boy electric | |
| Edward J. Egan III | .... | best boy grip | |
| Michael Green | .... | camera operator | |
| A. Lee Morris | .... | camera trainee | |
| Gary Muller | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Michael Proscia Jr. | .... | gaffer | |
| Robert Ward | .... | key grip (as Bob Ward) | |
| Deborah Brozina | .... | second assistant camera: re-shoots (uncredited) | |
| Howard J. Cournoyer | .... | moving light operator (uncredited) | |
| Chris Hammond | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Wayne Paull | .... | additional camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Phillip Todd | .... | additional second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Fleet Emerson | .... | extras casting | |
| Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto | .... | casting associate (as Patricia Kerrigan) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lars Andersen | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Patrick Chevillot | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Kevin P. Faherty | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Kevin Faherty) | |
| Juliet Ouyoung | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Melissa Stanton | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Debra Tennenbaum | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Mitchell Bloom | .... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) | |
| Rosemary Lepre | .... | costume assistant (uncredited) | |
| Kay Michaels | .... | costume dyer (uncredited) | |
| Roseann Milano | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jamal El-Amin | .... | apprentice editor | |
| William Kruzykowski | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Mark Livolsi | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Carmel Malin | .... | musicians coordinator | |
| Jill Meyers | .... | music clearances | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Edward Iacobelli | .... | transportation captain (as Ed 'Ack' Iacobelli) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Fine Line Features (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (1997) (Greece) (all media)
- Lider Films (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- New Line Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Laurenfilm (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Emerald (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland)
- Bac Films (France)
- Budapest Film (Hungary)
- Buena Vista International
- Comedy Central (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
- Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
- Hollywood Pictures Home Video (UK) (DVD)
- Hollywood Pictures Home Video (UK) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services thanks
- Exposures thanks
- Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing vintage clothing rentals
- J.G. Films negative matching
- New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The thanks
- On Location Education thanks
- PMK Public Relations publicity
- REI Media Group titles
- Sound One Corporation sound re-recording facility
- Sylvia Fay Casting extras casting
- Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting extras casting
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and some sexuality
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby SR (Mono)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:18 | USA:R
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Trivia:
Woody Allen based Harry's trip on Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957) (also known as "Wild Strawberries"). Bergman is said to be Allen's favorite director.See more »
Quotes:
Harry's Father:I'm a Jew. I don't believe in Heaven.
Harry Block:Where do you want to go?
Harry's Father:A Chinese restaurant.
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Harry Block:Where do you want to go?
Harry's Father:A Chinese restaurant.
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Soundtrack:
The Girl from IpanemaSee more »
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Deconstructing Harry is Woody Allen's masterpiece. The editing is unlike anything else Allen has done, full of little cuts which give the movie a level of abstraction that raises you above the narrative thread. It was instantly my favorite Allen film and has remained so ever since. Praised when it came out for its unflinching honesty, it eschews the self-glorifying cuteness of his other quasi-autobiographical movies such as Stardust Memories and Annie Hall and even Manhattan.
The main conceit of this movie is that Allen's character, writer Harry Block (get it?), meets his alter egos and other characters from his writing as though in real life. Block's characters have been modeled with almost no attempt to disguise them on his relatives and ex-relationships, which infuriates and sometimes devastates them. You have to follow very carefully to distinguish the "real life" relatives from the alter egos who spring to life from the pages of his books.
Block has many very seamy weaknesses and peccadilloes which he readily admits and indulges without remorse. His "real life" relatives and exes submit him to scathing criticism and resentment, while their "fictional" counterparts contribute a more dispassionate and omniscient commentary on Block's misdeeds and poor judgment. The cast is among Allen's most star-studded and uniformly brilliant. It's always fun to watch actors appearing in their only Allen film, and there are many here. My favorite is Billy Crystal, who plays a friend of Block's who stole his lover--and also appears as the devil giving Block the cook's tour of the tenth circle of Hell.
To maintain this complexity of voices requires brilliant writing, and Allen does not disappoint. My favorite quote is:
Doris: Your whole life, it's nihilism, it's cynicism, it's sarcasm and orgasm.
Block: You know, in France, I could run on that slogan and win.
If I were one for condescendingly dogmatic assertions, and I'm not, but if I were, I would tell you that if you do not love this movie, you are watching Woody Allen movies for the wrong reasons.
For the record, rounding out my top five Allen movies are: Mighty Aphrodite, Bullets Over Broadway, Small Time Crooks, and Stardust Memories, with honorable mention to Shadows and Fog.