With a Friend Like Harry


1h 57m 2000

Brief Synopsis

A spiraling descent into fear which begins on a quietly ominous note as family man Michel sets out for his summer home in the countryside with his wife Claire and their three screaming infant daughters. A blistering heatwave and the increasingly cranky children force the family to make a pitstop. In

Film Details

Also Known As
Harry He's Here to Help, Harry meint es gut mit Dir, Harry un amigo que os quiere, Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dark Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Olivier Auguste Dormeuil
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (PARENT)/MIRAMAX ZOE; Miramax Zoe

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

A spiraling descent into fear which begins on a quietly ominous note as family man Michel sets out for his summer home in the countryside with his wife Claire and their three screaming infant daughters. A blistering heatwave and the increasingly cranky children force the family to make a pitstop. In the rest area, Michel bumps into Harry, an old school classmate he doesn't remember, but who seems to remember Michel fondly. Harry, so impressed with Michel when they were younger, even recites from memory a poem Michel wrote as a teenager. Soon, Harry and his voluptuous fiancee, Plum, are joining Michel's family on their vacation. Harry seems to be just what the family needs--his carefree spirit and charm light up Michel's mundane little holiday, allowing him to let go. Yet the friendlier Harry gets and the more generosity and advice he bestows on Michel, the more mysteriously menacing his effects become.

Crew

Sylvie Aid

Makeup Artist

Flandres Air

Special Thanks To

Valerie Albert

Special Thanks To

Jerome Albertini

Unit Manager Assistant

Mohamed Ben Amor

Special Thanks To

Karim Aouille

Other

Marc Auger

Special Thanks To

Luc Augereau

Visual Effects

Francis Auguy

Stunts

Agnes B

Special Thanks To

Michel Barthtltmy

Art Director

Nicolas Bauchet

Special Thanks To

Sante Beaute

Special Thanks To

Nicolas Becker

Foley Artist

Kamel Belaid

Electrician

Fabien Benzaquen

Camera

Fabien Benzaquen

Assistant Camera Operator

Maurice Bernart

Special Thanks To

Karine Beyens

Special Thanks To

Lysiane Biagini

Other

Claire Bigourdan

Unit Manager

D'ivoire Blanc

Special Thanks To

Laurent Blanchart

Hairdresser

Alexandre Bon

Camera

Alexandre Bon

Assistant Camera Operator

Frantois Borgeaud

Props

Antoinette Boulat

Casting

Sandrine Brauer

Production Assistant

Sandrine Brauer

Post-Production Supervisor

Olivier Brebant

Set Decorator

Luc Bricault

Other

Muriel Brot

Makeup

Ian Brown

Song Performer

Myriam Bru

Special Thanks To

Xavier Buffin

Other

Jaques Bulot

Electrician

Pierre Cadeac

Other

Claire Caroff

Assistant Camera Operator

Agathe Cauvin

Assistant Editor

Marilena Cavola

Assistant Sound Editor

Laeticia Cayrat

Special Thanks To

Fifi Chachnil

Special Thanks To

Luc Charbonnier

Special Thanks To

David Chevran-breton

Special Thanks To

Remi Chouroulinkov

Props

Peter Cobbin

Sound Engineer

Jean Colonna

Special Thanks To

Eric Conard

Assistant Art Director

Marie-francoise Coquelet

Sound Dubbing

Dominique Corbin

Props

Jean Cousin

Special Thanks To

Jerome Cros

Caterer

Stephanie De Fenin

Assistant Camera Operator

Natalie De Koster

Special Thanks To

Gerard De Lagarde

Sound Effects

Yves Del Grosso

Special Thanks To

Delores Del Rio

Song Performer

Jean-pierre Delettre

Carpenter

Constance Demontoy

Casting

Thomas Desjonqueres

Music Editor

Frederic Deviliers

Set Decorator

Olivier Auguste Dormeuil

Production Insurance

Bertrand Dormoy

Special Thanks To

Andrew Dudman

Assistant

Francois Duplenne

Helicopter Pilot

Catherine Emond

Product Placement

Eric Ferret

Foley

Lena Force

Special Thanks To

Arnaud Fouquet

Special Effects

Pierre Foury

Props

Jacky Frankiel

Other

Jean-francois Gabard

Special Thanks To

Nathalie Garcon

Special Thanks To

Guyslaine Garrivier

Special Thanks To

L W Gilbert

Song

Olivier Gourlay

Assistant Editor

Jean-pierre Grandet

Props

Laurent Grégoire

Special Thanks To

Stephane Grenier

Other

Jacques Grousset

Caterer

Jean-michel Guerin

Carpenter

Jean-michel Guerin

Carpenter

Lionel Guerrini

Other

Hakima Guerziz

Other

Marie Guesnier

Sound Effects

Arnaud Guyon

Construction

Christian Guyonnet

Other

Mohamed Hamadache

Assistant Art Director

Gerard Hardy

Sound Editor

Elisabeth Hauss

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Didier Jeremie

Special Thanks To

Isabelle Julien

Other

Yannick Kergoat

Editor

Jacques Labatut

Other

Didier Lacourt

Special Thanks To

Annie Lajarrige

Special Thanks To

Nathalie Lampre

Production Manager

Gerard Lamps

Other

Xavier Laroyenne

Carpenter

Melle Lavolle

Special Thanks To

Daniel Le Gall

Other

Jean-louis Lebras

Boom Operator

Lionel Lesage

Carpenter

Lionel Lesage

Other

Nathalie Lesage

Other

Patrick Levasseur

Other

Sirop Manin

Special Thanks To

Pascale Mansion

Assistant Art Director

Gilles Marchand

Artistic Advisor

Gilles Marchand

Screenplay

Gilles Marchand

Consultant

Eric Martin

Titles

Jean Marie Mathe

Special Thanks To

Anne Mathieu

Other

Francois Maurel

Sound Engineer

Frederique Menichetti

Other

Nick Mera

Other

M Merignac

Other

Frederic Messa

Boom Operator

Eric Michon

Music

Cecile Miralves

Special Thanks To

Dominik Moll

Screenplay

Virginie Montel

Costume Designer

Mohamed Mourchid

Other

Guillaume Noblet

Other

Michel Norman

Stunts

Fred North

Camera

Frederic Oger

Special Thanks To

Isabelle Pannetier

Dresser

Francois Pascaud

Special Thanks To

Antoine Pautrot

Caterer

Francis Perreard

Consultant

Boris Piot

Property Master

Jerome Poinson

Other

Matthieu Poirot-delpech

Director Of Photography

Jerome Portier

Props

Babette Pouget

Special Thanks To

Joel Prunet

Special Thanks To

Philippe Quaisse

Photography

Rafaele Ravinet-virbel

Assistant Director

Stephanie Reynaud

Special Thanks To

Carlos Ribeiro

Grip

Patrick Robineau

Stunts

Ghislaine Roncenay

Special Thanks To

Herve Rousset

Key Grip

Paul Russel

Special Thanks To

Michel Saint-jean

Producer

Francois Scala

Carpenter

Alex Scannel

Assistant

Williams Schmit

Sound Engineer

Gerard Sene

Special Thanks To

Clement Sentilhes

Unit Manager

Elisabeth Tanner

Special Thanks To

Bertrand Terreyre

Carpenter

Marc Thibault

Driver

Tanguy Thuault

Camera Operator

Valerie Tranier

Makeup

Pierre Tusques

Other

Stephanie Valle

Dga Trainee

Mohen Valmy

Electrician

Martinus Van Lunen

Construction Manager

Michel Vedie

Generator Operator

Jean-claude Vialard

Security

Jean Vidalenc

Construction

Jean Vidalene

Special Thanks To

Francis Villain

Other

Leonard Vindry

Assistant Director

M Wayne

Song

Jim Weston

Special Thanks To

Susan Whitacker

Assistant

David Whitaker

Song

David Whitaker

Music

Eric Zaouli

Production Designer

Charles Zemer

Unit Manager

Anna Zenowicz

Continuity

Film Details

Also Known As
Harry He's Here to Help, Harry meint es gut mit Dir, Harry un amigo que os quiere, Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dark Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Olivier Auguste Dormeuil
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (PARENT)/MIRAMAX ZOE; Miramax Zoe

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at London Film Festival (Gala Films) November 1-16, 2000.

Released in United States Spring October 13, 2000 (NY)

Released in United States April 27, 2001 (Los Angeles)

Expanded Release in United States May 11, 2001

Released in United States on Video October 23, 2001

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 16 - November 12, 2000.)

Winner of four 2000 Cesar Awards including Best Director, Best Actor (Sergi Lopez), Best Editing and Best Sound.

Winner of the award for Best Actor (Sergi Lopez) at the 2000 European Film Awards (EFA).

Released in United States Spring October 13, 2000

Released in United States April 27, 2001

Expanded Release in United States May 11, 2001

Released in United States on Video October 23, 2001

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States October 2000

Released in United States November 2000

Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 16 - November 12, 2000.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5-15, 2000.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 5-19, 2000.

Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5-15, 2000.)

Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 5-19, 2000.)

Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Film Showcase) October 19-26, 2000.)

Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (Gala Films) November 1-16, 2000.)