Deconstructing Harry
Harry Block wrote a bestseller about his best friends. Now, his best friends are about to become his worst enemies.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$20000000
Revenue
$10686841
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1997-12-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
995
Vote Average
7.3
Woody Allen
Harry Block
Kirstie Alley
Joan
Bob Balaban
Richard
Richard Benjamin
Ken
Eric Bogosian
Burt
Billy Crystal
Larry / The Devil
Judy Davis
Lucy
Hazelle Goodman
Cookie
Mariel Hemingway
Beth Kramer
Amy Irving
Jane
Julie Kavner
Grace
Eric Lloyd
Hilly
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Leslie
Tobey Maguire
Harvey Stern
Demi Moore
Helen
Elisabeth Shue
Fay Sexton
Stanley Tucci
Paul Epstein
Robin Williams
Mel
Caroline Aaron
Doris
Hy Anzell
Max
Scotty Bloch
Ms. Paley
Philip Bosco
Professor Clark
Robert Harper
Harry's Doctor
Shifra Lerer
Dolly
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
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