Deconstructing Harry

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.

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

Reviews

CinemaSerf

The aptly named "Harry Block" (Woody Allen) is a seriously lapsed Jewish writer suffering from constipation of the typewriter. Adding to his woes is a nervousness about an impending honour from his alma mater (from where he was unceremoniously expelled) and the fact that his personal life makes Henr...

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