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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 [[orchestra]] arranged by [[Marc Shaiman]]. For his work on the soundtrack, Connick won his first [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male|Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance]].

[[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>

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==