Deconstructing Harry
Harry Block wrote a bestseller about his best friends. Now, his best friends are about to become his worst enemies.
Rating: 7.2 out of 10TMDB(1.1K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1998)
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Box office
Grossed $10.7M worldwide against a $20M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Jersey
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Johnny Green
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Carlo Di Palma
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Woody AllenWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 12, 1997
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $10.7M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Woody AllenHarry Block
Judy DavisLucy
Kirstie AlleyJoan
Elisabeth ShueFay Sexton
Billy CrystalLarry / The Devil
Bob BalabanRichard
Hazelle GoodmanCookie
Eric LloydHilly
Caroline AaronDoris
Richard BenjaminKen
Julia Louis-DreyfusLeslie
Tobey MaguireHarvey Stern
Demi MooreHelen
Robin WilliamsMel
Stanley TucciPaul Epstein
Amy IrvingJane
Mariel HemingwayBeth Kramer
Julie KavnerGrace
Eric BogosianBurt
Hy AnzellMax
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