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When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
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21 July 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning? morePlot:
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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'Yes! Yes! Yes!' No, No, No: Katherine Heigl Schooled in Movie Orgasms (From Movieline. 8 July 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
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"When Harry Met Sally" - Stands the Test of Time moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Billy Crystal | ... | Harry Burns | |
| Meg Ryan | ... | Sally Albright | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | Marie | |
| Bruno Kirby | ... | Jess | |
| Steven Ford | ... | Joe | |
| Lisa Jane Persky | ... | Alice | |
| Michelle Nicastro | ... | Amanda Reese | |
| Gretchen Palmer | ... | Stewardess | |
| Robert Alan Beuth | ... | Man on aisle | |
| David Burdick | ... | Nine-year-old boy | |
| Joe Viviani | ... | Judge | |
| Harley Jane Kozak | ... | Helen Helson (as Harley Kozak) | |
| Joseph Hunt | ... | Waiter at wedding | |
| Kevin Rooney | ... | Ira Stone | |
| Franc Luz | ... | Julian |
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Harry, This Is Sally (USA) (working title)When Harry Met Sally (USA) (DVD box title)
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96 min | Turkey:89 min (TV version)Country:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Norway:11 (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Italy:T | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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In the museum scene, Harry adlibs, "But, I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie." Sally laughs and looks to her right where Rob Reiner silently prompts her to go with it. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Harry and Sally are in the diner and discussing whether women can fake orgasms, Sally's sandwich changes shape between shots. moreQuotes:
Sally: When Joe and I started seeing each other, we wanted exactly the same thing. We wanted to live together, but we didn't want to get married because every time anyone we knew got married, it ruined their relationship. They practically never had sex again...[...]
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore moreFAQ
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"When Harry Met Sally" may not at first seem to be the kind of film that remains classic and timeless. In this very cute exploration of an age-old question: "Can men and women truly just be friends?," Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan play the kind of characters we have come to love to see them play. No surprises there as they skillfully banter back and forth between adorable, hysterical and morose as the plot rolls on. But upon closer inspection, this film is actually full of nice surprises, including its durability. Watch carefully and you will find one of the best examples of the way an excellent script can propel the plot, character development and pacing of a film perfectly from start to finish. Many lines may seem to be merely entertaining one-liners, but they also serve these other purposes simultaneously. This is a well crafted and well acted script. Even the most dated aspect of the film, the intentional focus on clothing, hair and makeup styles as they change throughout the decades, has taken an unexpected poignancy now that the styles we may remember as current at the time have come to be old-fashioned themselves. The end result is that "When Harry Met Sally" speaks to us if we remember the times portrayed in the film or not. We're still asking questions about men and women and friendship, and films such as this still help us answer them.