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When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

R  96 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  21 July 1989 (USA)
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Reviews: 225 user | 79 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer:

Nora Ephron
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Crystal ...
Meg Ryan ...
Carrie Fisher ...
Bruno Kirby ...
Steven Ford Steven Ford ...
Joe
Lisa Jane Persky ...
Alice
Michelle Nicastro Michelle Nicastro ...
Amanda
Gretchen Palmer ...
Stewardess
Robert Alan Beuth ...
Man on Aisle
David Burdick David Burdick ...
9 Year Old Boy
Joe Viviani Joe Viviani ...
Judge
Harley Jane Kozak ...
Helen (as Harley Kozak)
Joseph Hunt Joseph Hunt ...
Waiter at Wedding
Kevin Rooney Kevin Rooney ...
Ira
Franc Luz Franc Luz ...
Julian
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Storyline

Harry and Sally meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then they are confronted with the problem: "Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?" Written by Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Friendship | Love | New York | University Of Chicago  | See more »

Taglines:

Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning? See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

MGM | MGM - DVD site | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

When Harry Met Sally See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,094,453 (USA) (16 July 1989) (41 Screens)

Gross:

$92,823,546 (USA) (1990)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Rob Reiner, Nora Ephron, and Andrew Scheinman chose beautiful locations to highlight the characters lack of insight - Harry and Sally are as blind to romance as they are to the love growing between them. The same logic was used for Harry's apartment. The windows overlook the Empire State Building. It could either the loveliest - or - loneliest, view in the world. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: During the scenes set in 1982 (1977 plus "5 years later") a United Airlines Boeing 737-300 is shown landing. The 737-300 model did not start revenue service with any airline until 1984. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Documentary Couple: I was sitting with my friend Arthur Kornblum, in a restaurant, it was a Horn and Hardart cafeteria. And this beautiful girl walked in and I turned to Arthur and I said Arthur, you see that girl? I'm going to marry her. And two weeks later we were married. And it's over fifty years later and we are still married.
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Soundtracks

"Don't Pull Your Love"
Written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert
Published by Duchess Music Corporation
Performed by Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo (as Joe Frank) & Tommy Reynolds (as Reynolds)
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »