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- Woody Allen offered the role of Harry Block to Elliott Gould, Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Hopper and Albert Brooks, all of whom turned it down. Allen took the role himself.
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Woody Allen offered the role of Harry Block to Elliott Gould, Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Hopper and Albert Brooks, all of whom turned it down. Allen took the role himself. [2]
Deconstructing Harry is laugh-out-loud funny, tracing the steps of Harry Block, a neurotic, foul-mouthed, Jewish, self-hating, pill-popping, womanizing alcoholic (three wives and six therapists later) that oddly enough, resembles Woody Allen and his own life (give or take a few things).
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- Comedy
- Woody Allen
- 1998-01-02
Dec 12, 1997 · Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 comedy-drama directed by and starring Woody Allen. The film explores the fractured life of a novelist named Harry Block, as he grapples with writer's block and personal turmoil.
Dec 12, 1997 · 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. Woody Allen. Director, Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew.
Sep 10, 2012 · Harry Block (Allen) is a priapic foul-mouthed author whose ex-wives and lovers, family and friends object to his philandering and unreliability, and his habit of using them, thinly disguised, as...
Harry Block : No, Amy Pollock was the only one, may God strike me dead if I am lying. Joan : You're an atheist, Harry!
Novelist Harry Block (Woody Allen) has become a success by turning his family and friends' lives into fodder for his books. Due to his novels' popularity, the university that once kicked...
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