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|name = Deconstructing Harry |
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|director = [[Woody Allen]] |
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|writer = [[Woody Allen]] |
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|starring = [[Woody Allen]]<br>[[Kirstie Alley]]<br>[[Bob Balaban]]<br>[[Richard Benjamin]]<br>[[Eric Bogosian]]<br>[[Billy Crystal]]<br>[[Judy Davis]]<br>[[Hazelle Goodman]]<br>[[Mariel Hemingway]]<br>[[Amy Irving]]<br>[[Julie Kavner]]<br>[[Eric Lloyd]]<br>[[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]<br>[[Tobey Maguire]]<br>[[Demi Moore]]<br>[[Elisabeth Shue]]<br>[[Stanley Tucci]]<br>[[Robin Williams]] |
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|starring = [[Woody Allen]],<br>[[Kirstie Alley]] |
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|producer = [[Jean Doumanian]] |
|producer = [[Jean Doumanian]] |
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|distributor= [[Buena Vista International]] |
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It is also widely acknowledged that Allen based the name of Harry Block on Antonius Block ([[Max von Sydow]]), the protagonist from Bergman's ''[[The Seventh Seal]]''. Some critics, including [[Roger Ebert]], have suggested that the character of Harry Block is based on real-life author [[Philip Roth]] and not on Allen himself. |
It is also widely acknowledged that Allen based the name of Harry Block on Antonius Block ([[Max von Sydow]]), the protagonist from Bergman's ''[[The Seventh Seal]]''. Some critics, including [[Roger Ebert]], have suggested that the character of Harry Block is based on real-life author [[Philip Roth]] and not on Allen himself. |
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The name Block is ironic in the film because the character suffers from writer's block. |
The name Block is ironic in the film because the character suffers from [[writer's block]]. |
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==Trivia== |
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Allen offered the role of Harry Block to [[Elliot Gould]], [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Albert Brooks]] before casting himself in the role. |
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== Related Links == |
== Related Links == |
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| Directed by | Woody Allen |
| Written by | Woody Allen |
| Produced by | Jean Doumanian |
| Starring | Woody Allen Kirstie Alley Bob Balaban Richard Benjamin Eric Bogosian Billy Crystal Judy Davis Hazelle Goodman Mariel Hemingway Amy Irving Julie Kavner Eric Lloyd Julia Louis-Dreyfus Tobey Maguire Demi Moore Elisabeth Shue Stanley Tucci Robin Williams |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release date | 12 December 1997 |
Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
Deconstructing Harry is a film by Woody Allen released in 1997. This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him (sometimes causing these people to become alienated to him as a result).
The actual plot is that of Block driving to a university from which he was once thrown out, in order to get a honorary degree. The passengers he takes with him on the journey are his son, whom he has kidnapped from his divorced wife, a black prostitute and a friend who dies of a heart attack en route. However, there are many flash-backs, parts of his stories that are played out, and interactions with his characters.
The film earned Allen an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
Influences
Allen is a well-known admirer of many established directors who came before him, and his films in particular often draw upon the works of Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini. Deconstructing Harry is widely considered to be based, either directly or loosely, on Bergman's Wild Strawberries.
It is also widely acknowledged that Allen based the name of Harry Block on Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), the protagonist from Bergman's The Seventh Seal. Some critics, including Roger Ebert, have suggested that the character of Harry Block is based on real-life author Philip Roth and not on Allen himself.
The name Block is ironic in the film because the character suffers from writer's block.
Trivia
Allen offered the role of Harry Block to Elliot Gould, Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Hopper and Albert Brooks before casting himself in the role.
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