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

1997

1h 36m

7.3(995 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

78 members

Directing

Woody Allen

Harry Block

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Kirstie Alley

Joan

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Bob Balaban

Richard

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Richard Benjamin

Ken

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Eric Bogosian

Burt

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Billy Crystal

Larry / The Devil

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Judy Davis

Lucy

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Hazelle Goodman

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Mariel Hemingway

Beth Kramer

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Amy Irving

Jane

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Julie Kavner

Grace

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Eric Lloyd

Hilly

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Leslie

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Tobey Maguire

Harvey Stern

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Demi Moore

Helen

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Elisabeth Shue

Fay Sexton

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Stanley Tucci

Paul Epstein

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Robin Williams

Mel

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Caroline Aaron

Doris

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Hy Anzell

Max

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Scotty Bloch

Ms. Paley

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Philip Bosco

Professor Clark

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Robert Harper

Harry's Doctor

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Shifra Lerer

Dolly

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Gene Saks

Harry's Father

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Stephanie Roth Haberle

Janet

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Dan Frazer

Janet's Dad

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Joel Leffert

Norman

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Lynn Cohen

Janet's Mom

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Joe Buck

Yankee Announcer

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Jane Hoffman

Grandma

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Annette Arnold

Rosalee

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Frederick Rolf

Harvey's Doctor

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Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord

Rosalee's Sister

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Lortensia Hayes

Jennifer

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Alicia Meer

Woman in Shoe Store

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Victoria Hale

Woman in Shoe Store

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Irving Metzman

Shoe Salesman

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Sunny Chae

Lily Chang

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Ralph Pope

Death

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Tony Darrow

Camera Operator

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Jonathan LaPaglia

First Assistant Cameraperson

Production

Jeff Mazzola

Second Assistant Cameraperson

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Timothy Jerome

Director

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Peter Castellotti

Crew Member

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Judy Bauerlein

Actress

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Joseph P. Reidy

First Assistant Director

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Phyllis Burdoe

Script Supervisor

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Barbara Hollander

Mel's Daughter

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Adam Rose

Mel's Son

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David S. Howard

Mel's Doctor

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Amanda Barudin

Beth Kramer's Daughter

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Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo

Baby Hilly

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Floyd Resnick

Israeli Patient

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Brian McConnachie

Dr. Reese

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Peter Jacobson

Goldberg

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Tracey Lynne Miller

Goldberg's Girlfriend

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Jennifer Garner

Woman in Elevator

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Irwin Charone

Bar Mitzvah Host

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John Doumanian

Bar Mitzvah Guest

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Alexa Aronson

Bar Mitzvah Guest

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Kenneth Edelson

Bar Mitzvah Guest

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Viola Harris

Elsie

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Si Picker

Wolf Fishbein

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Howard Spiegel

Mr. Farber

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Eugene Troobnick

Professor Wiggins

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Ray Aranha

Professor Aranha

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Paul Giamatti

Professor Abbott

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Marvin Chatinover

Professor Cole

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Daniel Wolf

Professor Wolf

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Waltrudis Buck

Dean of Adair University

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Arden Myrin

Student Mary

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Daisy Prince

Elevator Voice

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Peter McRobbie

Damned Man

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Dan Moran

Devil

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Ray Garvey

Policeman on Campus

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Linda Perri

Policewoman on Campus

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Tony Sirico

Policeman at Jail

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