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Deconstructing Harry [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ Woody Allen
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  • Actors: Woody Allen, Richard Benjamin, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Judy Davis
  • Directors: Woody Allen
  • Writers: Woody Allen
  • Producers: Charles H. Joffe, J.E. Beaucaire, Jack Rollins, Jean Doumanian, Letty Aronson
  • Format: PAL, Collector's Edition
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005U1XT
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,824 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Woody Allen roared back at his detractors with Deconstructing Harry, a bitterly funny treatise about the creative process. Known to mine his often tumultuous personal life for his movies, the embattled writer-director-star didn't bother to make his alter ego likable in this movie: Harry Block (Allen) pops pills, frequents prostitutes and cheats on the women in his life, then writes about their foibles in thinly disguised fiction. No wonder they're all furious with him. As Harry journeys to his alma mater with a hooker, ill pal and kidnapped son, a series of flashbacks unravel, juxtaposing Harry's relationships with their "slightly exaggerated" fictional counterparts. There are amusing cameos throughout, including a humorous turn by Demi Moore as a fictitious ex-wife who "became Jewish with a vengeance" and Billy Crystal as the devil who found Hollywood too nasty for his liking. The humour is dark and caustic but well worth it; Deconstructing Harry is a near-brilliant meditation on the sometimes queasy relationship between art, creator and critic.--Diane Garrett


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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Deconstructing Woody..., 18 Jan 2005
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In my opinion, this is Allen's best film of the 1990s. It has all the wit of Bananas and Sleeper, all the magic of Manhattan and Annie Hall, but it also has something else. It stands out as one of Allen's most unique films.

Deconstructing Harry tells the story of Harry Block, a novelist, whose stories are derived from personal experience. His characters are reimaginings of his friends and family. A recipe for disaster. When reality catches up with Harry, the line between his life and his fiction completely blurs (literally, in one particular case, featuring the brilliant Robin Williams.)

The way that this film is shot is particularly interesting. Allen rejects the usual film editing in favour of clipped scenes that often do not fully conclude. The jerkiness of the film itself reflects the ever changing and irratic nature of Harry Block's life.

The film also acts as a compendium of short stories. Harry Block's stories are often told throughout the film, with cameos from the likes of Demi Moore, Robin Williams and Tobey McGuire. There's also appearances by Kirstie Alley, Marial Hemingway (Manhattan) and the wonderful Elisabeth Shue.

This film is great for any kind of Woody Allen fan - whether you want Annie Hall or Sleeper. And it's also perfect for those who love comedy and well made films with a twist.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Allen at his best, 6 Jan 2002
Looking at the cast for this movie, one cant help but wander who else could gather so many big actors for the same film. Allen plays a writer whos latest book depicts the lives of those close to him. As usual there are a lot of romantic mixups lots of weird situations and those comic moments that are woodys trademark. Higly recomended for any Woody Allen fan.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Allen lets rip, 26 Feb 2001
By Stephen Bennett (Oxford, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deconstructing Harry [VHS] [1998] (VHS Tape)
Many have seen this as a self portrait Of Woody. To me, this seems to be more of a portrait of writers like Philip Roth or Graham Greene who brazenly use their own lives and the lives of those around them as their inspiration.

This is definately Woody's most caustic, abrasive and profane film to date but it is full of energy, invention, rage and laughter. His pill popping, whoring Harry Block is the most unsympathetic, selfish character Woody has ever created and yet you still feel sorry for him because he is so incapable of living life but he has a great talent for writing about it.

You will either be repulsed or totally engrossed in this film. Personally, I loved it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I have been a long time Woody Allen fan but had never seen this film before. I have recently been re-watching most of his films and I think this stands amongst the very best... Read more
Published 15 months ago by GeeJayBee

2.0 out of 5 stars crude, vulgar and tedious story
If you like crude, vulgar unsubtle and tedious stories you'll love Deconstructing Harry.A film that comes across as part documentary,part autobiography and part fantasy but... Read more
Published 17 months ago by dan the fan

5.0 out of 5 stars An American Classic!
Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry is a great movie. It is a Classic. The script is inspired and the Camera is assured. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2007 by nmollo

4.0 out of 5 stars Sharp, funny, and very insightful - but maybe too self-absorbed for some
My Woody Allen season continues (only one left now - Celebrity) with this one, Deconstructing Harry, which is a fragmented exploration of the life of neurotic writer Harry Block... Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2007 by Franklin T Marmoset

4.0 out of 5 stars "Tradition is the illusion of permanence"
This is Woody Allen psychoanalysing Woody Allen psychoanalysing Woody Allen. Typical Woody Allen, in other words. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2005 by Andy Millward

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Woody Allen ever
Allen's masterpiece. I howled with laughter throughout. Some of the great man's funniest lines, for example: "My old college wants to honour me, and I turn up with a whore and a... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003 by leucanthum

5.0 out of 5 stars An acidic, riotous delight
Possibly the most acerbic of Woody Allen's films and certainly the most maligned, people need to give this inspired work a chance before dismissing it completely. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2001 by Mr. D. Woods

4.0 out of 5 stars Daring Woody Allen Film
In »Deconstructing Harry«, Woody Allen is playing with effects which we are not quite used to from him. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars a long way from being his best
i have to disagree - this is one of woody allen's worst films. it seems to me that he was experimenting with changing his stereotypical character to someone much darker. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2000 by e7@tesco.net

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best
To me, this movie defines Woody Allen, I may be wrong, but it has everything I've thought of when thinking Woody Allen. Love it.
Published on 24 Jul 2000

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