Italy / Aug 27, 1997 / Venice Film Festival
Harry Block wrote a bestseller about his best friends. Now, his best friends are about to become his worst enemies.
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eric Lloyd | Hilly |
| Caroline Aaron | Doris |
| Richard Benjamin | Ken |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Leslie |
| Tobey Maguire | Harvey Stern |
| Demi Moore | Helen |
| Robin Williams | Mel |
| Stanley Tucci | Paul Epstein |
| Amy Irving | Jane |
| Mariel Hemingway | Beth Kramer |
| Julie Kavner | Grace |
| Eric Bogosian | Burt |
| Hy Anzell | Max |
| Scotty Bloch | Ms. Paley |
| Philip Bosco | Professor Clark |
| Robert Harper | Harry's Doctor |
| Shifra Lerer | Dolly |
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| Gene Saks | Harry's Father |
| Stephanie Roth Haberle | Janet |
| Dan Frazer | Janet's Dad |
| Joel Leffert | Norman |
| Lynn Cohen | Janet's Mom |
| Joe Buck | Yankee Announcer |
| Jane Hoffman | Grandma |
| Annette Arnold | Rosalee |
| Frederick Rolf | Harvey's Doctor |
| Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord | Rosalee's Sister |
| Lortensia Hayes | Jennifer |
| Alicia Meer | Woman in Shoe Store |
| Victoria Hale | Woman in Shoe Store |
| Irving Metzman | Shoe Salesman |
| Sunny Chae | Lily Chang |
| Ralph Pope | Death |
| Tony Darrow | Camera Operator |
| Jonathan LaPaglia | First Assistant Cameraperson |
| Jeff Mazzola | Second Assistant Cameraperson |
| Timothy Jerome | Director |
| Peter Castellotti | Crew Member |
| Judy Bauerlein | Actress |
| Joseph P. Reidy | First Assistant Director |
| Phyllis Burdoe | Script Supervisor |
| Barbara Hollander | Mel's Daughter |
| Adam Rose | Mel's Son |
| David S. Howard | Mel's Doctor |
| Amanda Barudin | Beth Kramer's Daughter |
| Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo | Baby Hilly |
| Floyd Resnick | Israeli Patient |
| Brian McConnachie | Dr. Reese |
| Peter Jacobson | Goldberg |
| Tracey Lynne Miller | Goldberg's Girlfriend |
| Jennifer Garner | Woman in Elevator |
| Irwin Charone | Bar Mitzvah Host |
| John Doumanian | Bar Mitzvah Guest |
| Alexa Aronson | Bar Mitzvah Guest |
| Kenneth Edelson | Bar Mitzvah Guest |
| Viola Harris | Elsie |
| Si Picker | Wolf Fishbein |
| Howard Spiegel | Mr. Farber |
| Eugene Troobnick | Professor Wiggins |
| Ray Aranha | Professor Aranha |
| Paul Giamatti | Professor Abbott |
| Marvin Chatinover | Professor Cole |
| Daniel Wolf | Professor Wolf |
| Waltrudis Buck | Dean of Adair University |
| Arden Myrin | Student Mary |
| Daisy Prince | Elevator Voice |
| Peter McRobbie | Damned Man |
| Dan Moran | Devil |
| Ray Garvey | Policeman on Campus |
| Linda Perri | Policewoman on Campus |
| Tony Sirico | Policeman at Jail |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Deconstructing Harry |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Productions |
| Release date | 12 dicembre 1997 |
| Executive producer | Charles H. Joffe, J.E. Beaucaire, Jack Rollins, Letty Aronson |
| Production | Jean Doumanian, Richard Brick |
| Writer | Woody Allen |
| Casting | Juliet Taylor |
| Editing | Susan E. Morse, William Kruzykowski, Mark Livolsi |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma, David E. Baron, Gary Muller, Robert Ward, Michael Green, Edward J. Egan III, A. Lee Morris, John Clifford |
| Assistant directors | Richard Patrick, Lisa M. Rowe, Woody Allen, Kay Chapin |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Canada / Dec 12, 1997 / R
United States / Dec 12, 1997 / R
France / Jan 21, 1998 / U
Italy / Feb 06, 1998
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Czechia / Sep 03, 1998 / 15+
Brazil / Sep 25, 1998 / 14 / Columbia mj.gov.br
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