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{{Short description|1989 film by Rob Reiner}}
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| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1989|7|
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United States
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'''''When Harry Met Sally...''''' is a 1989 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Rob Reiner]] and written by [[Nora Ephron]]. Starring [[Billy Crystal]], [[Meg Ryan]], [[Carrie Fisher]], and [[Bruno Kirby]], it follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago and share a drive to New York City through twelve years of chance encounters in New York, and addresses the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?"
Ideas for the film began when Reiner and [[Penny Marshall]] divorced. An interview Ephron conducted with Reiner provided the basis for Harry. Sally was based on Ephron and some of her friends. Crystal came on board and made his own contributions to the screenplay. Ephron supplied the structure of the film with much of the dialogue based on the real-life friendship between Reiner and Crystal. The soundtrack consists of standards from [[Harry Connick Jr.]], with a [[big band]] and
[[Columbia Pictures]] released ''When Harry Met Sally'' in selected cities, letting [[Word-of-mouth marketing|word of mouth generate interest]], before gradually expanding distribution. The film grossed $92.8 million in North America, and was released to critical acclaim. Ephron received a [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]], an [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay#1980s|Oscar nomination]], and a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] nomination for her screenplay. The film is ranked 23rd on [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs]] list of the top comedy films in American cinema and number 60 on [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo's]] "100 Funniest Movies". In early 2004, the film was adapted for the stage in a production starring [[Luke Perry]] and [[Alyson Hannigan]]. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="Ulaby">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/14/1141630795/iron-man-super-fly-and-carrie-are-inducted-into-the-national-film-registry|title='Iron Man,' 'Super Fly' and 'Carrie' are inducted into the National Film Registry|date=December 14, 2022|first=Neda|last=Ulaby|website=[[NPR]]|access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
==Plot==
In 1977, Harry Burns and Sally Albright graduate from the [[University of Chicago]]. Harry is dating Sally's friend Amanda Reese, leading to Harry and Sally ride-sharing to
During the drive, Harry and Sally discuss their differing ideas about relationships; Sally disagrees with Harry's assertion that men and women cannot be friends as "the sex part gets in the way". They stop at a diner, and when Harry tells Sally she is very attractive, she angrily accuses him of making a pass. They part company in New York, never intending to see each other again.
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==Cast==
{{Castlist|
* [[Billy Crystal]] as Harry Burns
* [[Meg Ryan]] as Sally Albright
* [[Carrie Fisher]] as Marie, Sally's friend
* [[Bruno Kirby]] as Jess
* [[Steven Ford]] as Joe, Harry's
* [[Lisa Jane Persky]] as Alice
* [[Michelle Nicastro]] as Amanda Reese, Sally's friend and Harry's girlfriend while he was at university
* [[Kevin Rooney (comedian)|Kevin Rooney]] as Ira Stone
* [[Harley Jane Kozak|Harley Kozak]] as Helen Hillson, Harry's ex-fiancée
* [[Estelle Reiner]] as Female
}}
==Production==
In 1984, director [[Rob Reiner]], producer Andrew Scheinman, and writer [[Nora Ephron]] met over lunch at the [[Russian Tea Room]] in
For materials, Ephron interviewed Reiner and Scheinman about their lives, creating the basis for Harry. Reiner was constantly depressed and pessimistic yet funny. Ephron also got bits of dialogue from these interviews. Sally was based on Ephron and some of her friends.<ref name= "keyser"/> She worked on several drafts over the years while Reiner made ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]]'' (1986) and ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987).<ref name= "dvd1"/> Billy Crystal "experienced vicariously" Reiner's (his best friend at the time) return to single life after divorcing comedian/filmmaker [[Penny Marshall]] and in the process was unconsciously doing research for the role of Harry.<ref name= "keyser"/> [[Tom Hanks]], [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Albert Brooks]] were all offered the role of Harry Burns but all of them turned it down, with Brooks feeling the movie was too reminiscent of [[Woody Allen]]'s work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com
During the screenwriting process when Ephron did not feel like writing, she would interview people who worked for the production company. Some of the interviews appeared in the film as the interludes between certain scenes featuring couples talking about how they met,<ref name= "keyser"/> although the material was rewritten and reshot with actors. Ephron supplied the structure of the film with much of the dialogue based on the real-life friendship between Reiner and Crystal.<ref name="lacey">{{cite news | title=Pals make "buddy picture" | work=[[The Globe and Mail]] | date=July 15, 1989 | last=Lacey | first=Liam}}</ref> For example, the scene depicting Sally and Harry in split-screen conversing with each other by telephone and simultaneously watching television and channel surfing was something that Crystal and Reiner did every night.<ref name= "lacey"/>
Originally, Ephron wanted to call the film ''How They Met'' and went through several different titles. Reiner even started a contest with the crew during principal photography: whoever came up with the title won a case of
When posed the film's central question, can men and women just be friends, Ryan replied, "Yes, men and women can just be friends. I have a lot of platonic (male) friends, and sex doesn't get in the way." Crystal said, "I'm a little more optimistic than Harry. But I think it is difficult. Men basically act like stray dogs in front of a supermarket. I do have platonic (women) friends, but not best, best, best friends."<ref name="peterson">{{cite news | title=When boy meets girl | work=[[USA Today]] | date=July 17, 1989 | last=Peterson | first=Karen S}}</ref> Reiner's mother [[Estelle Reiner|Estelle]] and daughter [[Tracy Reiner|Tracy]] both played roles in the film.
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In late 2013, [[Improv Everywhere]], the New York City initiative behind the annual [[No Pants Day]] in the subways and various flash-mob stunts, convened and filmed a re-enactment in Katz's Delicatessen. While a look-alike couple performed the scene, 30 others joined as if it was contagious. Surprised staff and customers responded in appreciation. The film and follow-up interviews are public.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://improveverywhere.com/2013/11/12/when-harry-met-sally-in-real-life-movies-in-real-life-episode-7/ | title=When Harry Met Sally In Real Life | publisher=ImprovEverywhere.com | date=November 12, 2013 | access-date=November 12, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112165718/http://improveverywhere.com/2013/11/12/when-harry-met-sally-in-real-life-movies-in-real-life-episode-7/ | archive-date=November 12, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> In October of the same year, Katz's invited [[Baron Von Fancy]] to display his ten-foot-high mural quoting the famous line in its pop-up gallery next door, The Space.<ref>{{Citation | last=Eby | first=Margaret | url=http://forward.com/food/187080/katzs-deli-gets-artsy/ | title=Katz's Deli Gets Artsy | newspaper=Forward.com | date=November 6, 2013 | access-date=July 6, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709131244/http://forward.com/food/187080/katzs-deli-gets-artsy/ | archive-date=July 9, 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref>
In February 2025, Ryan and Crystal recreated the scene as part of an advert for [[Hellmann's and Best Foods|Hellmann's]] [[mayonnaise]] which aired during [[Super Bowl LIX]]. The "I'll have what she's having" line was delivered by [[Sydney Sweeney]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/hellmanns-takes-harry-and-sally-back-to-katzs-deli-for-super-bowl-ad/|title=Hellmann's Takes Harry and Sally Back to Katz's Deli for Super Bowl Ad|last=Daniels|first=Colin|date=29 January 2025|work=[[Adweek]]|accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref>
==Soundtrack==
{{Main|When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack){{!}}''When Harry Met Sally...'' (soundtrack)}}
The ''When Harry Met Sally...'' soundtrack album features American singer and pianist [[Harry Connick Jr.]] [[Bobby Colomby]], the drummer for [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]], was a friend of Reiner's and recommended Harry Connick Jr., giving the director a tape of the musician's music.<ref name="dvd3">{{cite news |last=Reiner |first=Rob |author2=Nora Ephron |author3=Billy Crystal |date=2008 |title=DVD Audio Commentary |work=When Harry Met Sally... Collector's Edition DVD |publisher=[[20th Century Fox]]}}</ref> Reiner was struck by Connick's voice and how he sounded like a young [[Frank Sinatra]]. The movie's soundtrack album was released by [[Columbia Records]] in July 1989. The soundtrack consists of standards performed by Harry Connick Jr. with a [[big band]] and
Arrangements and orchestrations on "[[It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You]]", "[[Where or When]]", "I Could Write a Book", and "But Not for Me" are by Connick and Shaiman. Other songs were performed as
==Reception==
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===Critical response===
On the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''When Harry Met Sally...'' holds an approval rating of
The film led [[Roger Ebert]] to call Reiner "one of Hollywood's very best directors of comedy", and said the film was "most conventional, in terms of structure and the way it fulfills our expectations. But what makes it special, apart from the Ephron screenplay, is the chemistry between Crystal and Ryan."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/when-harry-met-sally---1989 | title=When Harry Met Sally . . . | work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | date=July 12, 1989 | access-date=July 2, 2024 | last=Ebert | first=Roger | author-link=Roger Ebert | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930072140/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19890712%2FREVIEWS%2F907120301%2F1023 | archive-date=September 30, 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised Meg Ryan as the "summer's [[Melanie Griffith]] – a honey-haired blonde who finally finds a showcase for her sheer exuberance. Neither naif nor vamp, she's a woman from a pen of a woman, not some [[Cinderella]] of a ''[[Working Girl]]''."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/whenharrymetsallyrkempley_a0c9a5.htm | title=Romance That Dances | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=July 12, 1989 | access-date=June 15, 2008 | last=Kempley | first=Rita | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102142/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/whenharrymetsallyrkempley_a0c9a5.htm | archive-date=November 5, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> Mike Clark of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "Crystal is funny enough to keep Ryan from all-out stealing the film. She, though, is smashing in an eye-opening performance, another tribute to Reiner's flair with actors."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55933280.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+12%2C+1989&author=Mike+Clark&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=01.D&desc=%60Harry+Met+Sally%27+is+Reiner%27s+next+sure+thing | title=''Harry Met Sally'' is Reiner's next sure thing | work=[[USA Today]] | date=July 12, 1989 | last=Clark | first=Mike}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[David Ansen]] provided one of the rare negative reviews of the film for ''[[Newsweek]]''. He criticized the casting of Crystal, "Not surprisingly he handles the comedy superbly, but he's too cool and self-protective an actor to work as a romantic leading man", and felt that as a film, "of wonderful parts, it doesn't quite add up".<ref>{{cite news | title=To Make True Lovers of Friends | work=[[Newsweek]] | date=July 17, 1989 | last=Ansen | first=David}}</ref>
===Accolades===
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| [[62nd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best
| [[Nora Ephron]]
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="3"| [[American Comedy Awards#1990 awards|
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
| [[Billy Crystal]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref>{{Cite news|date=1990-03-18|title=AMERICAN COMEDY AWARDS|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1990/03/18/american-comedy-awards/90da5dfb-9c54-4434-a363-ec7d366826b9/|access-date=2020-07-01|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> <br />
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| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
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| [[Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy)|Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy)]]
| Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Artios Awards |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1990 |access-date=2020-06-28 |
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| Top Box Office Films
| [[Marc Shaiman]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinblatt |first=Jim |date=2007 |title=Playback
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| rowspan="2"| [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| [[Rob Reiner]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
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| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1989|
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Meg Ryan
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |
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| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director|Best Foreign Director]]
| Rob Reiner
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mubi.com/films/when-harry-met-sally/awards |title=When Harry Met
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| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress|Best Foreign Actress]]
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| {{nom}}
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| [[42nd Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding
| rowspan="2"| Rob Reiner
| {{nom}}
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| Best Audio Commentary
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Audio Commentary. 2001 Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.dvdexclusive.com/HTMLNews/Winners/BestAudioCommentary.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040122200844/http://www.dvdexclusive.com/HTMLNews/Winners/BestAudioCommentary.html |archive-date=2004-01-22 |
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| rowspan="5"| [[47th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/when-harry-met-sally/ |title=When Harry Met Sally...
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
| Billy Crystal
| {{nom}}
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
| Meg Ryan
| {{nom}}
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Rob Reiner
| {{nom}}
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| rowspan="2"| Nora Ephron
| {{nom}}
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| [[42nd Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best
| {{nom}}
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** Customer: "I'll have what she's having." – #33<ref>{{cite web |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/quotes100.pdf |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150615/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/quotes100.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2008: [[AFI's 10 Top 10]]:
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==Home media==
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}}</ref> A Collector's Edition DVD was released on January 15, 2008, including a new audio commentary with Reiner, Ephron, and Crystal, eight deleted scenes, all new featurettes (''It All Started Like This'', ''Stories Of Love'', ''When Rob Met Billy'', ''Billy On Harry'', ''I Love New York'', ''What Harry Meeting Sally Meant'', ''So Can Men And Women Really Be Friends?''), and the original theatrical trailer.<ref name="karpel"/> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] on July 5, 2011, containing all of the special features found on the 2008 DVD release.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reuben|first=Michael|title=When Harry Met Sally Blu-ray Review|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/When-Harry-Met-Sally-Blu-ray/25490/#Review|publisher=Blu-ray.com|access-date=September 13, 2012|date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918030014/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/When-Harry-Met-Sally-Blu-ray/25490/#Review|archive-date=September 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, a 30th anniversary Blu-ray was released by [[Shout! Factory]] from a new 4K transfer of the original camera negative, containing special features from previous home media releases, as well as a new interview with director Rob Reiner and Billy Crystal.<ref>{{cite web | title=When Harry Met Sally... Blu-ray (30th Anniversary Edition) | url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/When-Harry-Met-Sally-Blu-ray/216766/ }}</ref> In 2012, critic Linda Holmes observed that significant portions of the soundtrack had been changed for the Amazon digital release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Linda |title=The Big Bad Swap: The Problem With Replaced Music. |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/01/03/144624329/the-big-bad-swap-the-problem-with-replaced-music |website=National Public Radio |date=January 3, 2012 }}</ref>
==Legacy==
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