
Manhattan(1979)
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.


“Harry Block wrote a bestseller about his best friends. Now, his best friends are about to become his worst enemies.”
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
Harry Block

Judy Davis
Lucy

Kirstie Alley
Joan

Elisabeth Shue
Fay Sexton

Billy Crystal
Larry / The Devil

Bob Balaban
Richard

Hazelle Goodman
Cookie

Eric Lloyd
Hilly

Caroline Aaron
Doris

Richard Benjamin
Ken
Deconstructing Harry is a comedy, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of new york city, insanity, writer's block, author. Directed by Woody Allen, it stars Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Kirstie Alley. 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.
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