Movie
Deconstructing Harry
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
- Release date
- 1997-12-12
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Woody Allen as Harry Block
- Judy Davis as Lucy
- Kirstie Alley as Joan
- Elisabeth Shue as Fay Sexton
- Billy Crystal as Larry / The Devil
- Bob Balaban as Richard
- Hazelle Goodman as Cookie
- Eric Lloyd as Hilly
- Caroline Aaron as Doris
- Richard Benjamin as Ken
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Leslie
- Tobey Maguire as Harvey Stern
Crew
- Woody Allen - Director
- Woody Allen - Writer
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