Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry (1997)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Release date

1997-12-12

Country

United States

Production

Fine Line Features, Jean Doumanian Productions, Sweetland Films, Magnolia Productions

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$20 000 000

Revenue

$10 686 841

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Director

Woody Allen

Actors

Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Kirstie Alley, Elisabeth Shue, Billy Crystal, Bob Balaban, Hazelle Goodman, Eric Lloyd, Caroline Aaron, Richard Benjamin
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Producer

Jean Doumanian, J.E. Beaucaire

Operator

Carlo Di Palma

Composer

Artist

Audition

Juliet Taylor

Editing

Susan E. Morse
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• Initially, Woody Allen wanted Elliott Gould to play the role of Harry Block. The role of Harry was also offered to Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Hopper.
• Albert Brooks was the last actor to be offered the role of Harry. In an interview with Playboy magazine, he said that he received a pleasant letter from Woody Allen offering him the role. Brooks replied, "It was crazy that Allen didn't play it himself." Apparently, Woody eventually heeded his advice.
• Woody Allen based Harry's journey on Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film "Wild Strawberries." Bergman is one of Allen's favorite directors.
• The film marked the acting debut of Jennifer Garner.
• The film opened the 1997 Venice Film Festival.
• One of two films from 1997 featuring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The other film is 'Father's Day' (1997).
• The film marked the acting debut of Elizabeth Röhm (uncredited).
• Max Chalavsky played Mendel Birnbaum in this film, but his scenes were cut, and his last name did not appear anywhere.
• Initially, Woody Allen wanted Elliott Gould to play the role of Harry Block. The role of Harry was also offered to Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Hopper.
• Demi Moore wore a wig because she had shaved her head for Ridley Scott's war drama "G.I. Jane" (1997).