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Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 15 nominations total
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- TriviaMiramax Films released U.S. version in theaters.
- Quotes
[on how to deal with difficult parents]
Harry Ballestero: You have to overreact.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credit sequence, a straight-down aerial shot, the letters of the credits cast shadows on the ground (with realistic penumbras) as if they were actually suspended in mid-air.
- ConnectionsEdited into Making of 'Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien' (2001)
- SoundtracksRamona
Music by Mabel Wayne
Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Performed by Dolores Del Río
Publishing 1927 by EMI Catalogue Partnership
By permission of Editions EMI Catalogue Partnership France
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'Harry, He Is Here To Help' is a pretty awful title for a very entertaining French thriller. I can't claim it is the greatest thriller I've ever seen, or that it will change your life, but it's well written with interesting characters, isn't as obvious and predictable as most Hollywood movies in this vein, and it has a satisfying conclusion. As modern thrillers go, it's a very enjoyable one and should please most fans of the genre. The strength of the movie is in the performances of the two main male leads, Larent Lucas who plays Michel and Sergi Lopez who plays Harry. I can imagine if this was remade in Hollywood and they were played by (insert likely actors here) just how obvious and stereotypical their characters would be. Michel bumps into Harry while traveling with his wife Claire (Mathilde Seigner) and three young daughters. Harry is an old school chum that Michel has long forgotten, but it quickly becomes obvious that Harry remembers Michel, quoting from memory a poem he wrote in High School that Michel can hardly even recall writing. Harry charms Michel and pretty soon Harry and his beautiful girlfriend Plum (Sophie Guillemin) are invited along to Michel and Claire's modest holiday house. Harry is quirky but charming and reveals that he is independently wealthy. His reminisces about Michel's youthful writing stirs up something long forgotten in Michel, and this, along with Harry's insistence on helping financially, creates tension between Michel and his wife. However things aren't as straightforward as that. Harry has other ideas in mind... I won't spoil what happens as the story progresses, that would ruin the fun. An enjoyable thriller, nothing more, nothing less. Highly recommended.
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- Harry, He's Here to Help
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- Gross US & Canada
- $3,830,441
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,495
- Apr 22, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $15,476,522
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was With a Friend Like Harry... (2000) officially released in Canada in English?
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