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    When Harry Met Sally...

    • 19891989
    • RR
    • 1h 35min
    IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    205K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,900
    150
    • Cast & crew
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    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
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    Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.

    IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    205K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,900
    150
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writer
      • Nora Ephron
    • Stars
      • Billy Crystal
      • Meg Ryan
      • Carrie Fisher
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writer
      • Nora Ephron
    • Stars
      • Billy Crystal
      • Meg Ryan
      • Carrie Fisher
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    • 357User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
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    Top cast

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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Harry Burnsas Harry Burns
    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Sally Albrightas Sally Albright
    Carrie Fisher
    Carrie Fisher
    • Marieas Marie
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Jessas Jess
    Steven Ford
    Steven Ford
    • Joeas Joe
    Lisa Jane Persky
    Lisa Jane Persky
    • Aliceas Alice
    Michelle Nicastro
    Michelle Nicastro
    • Amandaas Amanda
    Gretchen Palmer
    Gretchen Palmer
    • Stewardessas Stewardess
    Robert Alan Beuth
    Robert Alan Beuth
    • Man on Aisleas Man on Aisle
    David Burdick
    • 9 Year Old Boyas 9 Year Old Boy
    Joe Viviani
    • Judgeas Judge
    Harley Jane Kozak
    Harley Jane Kozak
    • Helenas Helen
    • (as Harley Kozak)
    Joseph Hunt
    • Waiter at Weddingas Waiter at Wedding
    Kevin Rooney
    • Iraas Ira
    Franc Luz
    Franc Luz
    • Julianas Julian
    Tracy Reiner
    Tracy Reiner
    • Emilyas Emily
    Kyle T. Heffner
    Kyle T. Heffner
    • Garyas Gary
    • (as Kyle Heffner)
    Kimberley LaMarque
    • Waitressas Waitress
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writer
      • Nora Ephron
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    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?" —Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to writer Nora Ephron, the infamous "I'll have what she's having" line was actually suggested by Billy Crystal.
    • Goofs
      When Jess and Marie are talking to Harry and Sally after they make love, a person walks back and forth in the mirror behind Harry. The person is not a crew member but a restaurant worker as you can also see canned food on shelves.
    • Quotes

      Harry Burns: I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Licence to Kill/Peter Pan/When Harry Met Sally (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Our Love Is Here To Stay
      Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

      Published by Chappell & Co.

      Performed by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald

      Courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, a Division of PolyGram Records Inc.

      Performed by Harry Connick Jr.

      Courtesy of CBS Records

      By Arrangement with CBS Records Music Licensing Department

    User reviews357

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Great love story that I have admired for so long
    Firstly I must say that I have been a fan of this film for such a long time. I saw it on Friday evening and I have been in love with it ever since.

    Everything about this film is perfect. But I have a few things that I think could be better.

    Firstly the title of the movie is a bit misleading as I think it can come across a bit sexist to say when Harry met Sally. I mean what year was this film made the 1930's? Are we not to think that Sally did in fact meet Harry Aswel?

    Might I suggest a new title for the movie. "When Harry and Sally meet each other" I think this gives a better indication of what the film is about and would make it a much more enjoyable film for people to watch.

    Actually I have had another thought the story of the film actually tells the story of Sally and Harry meeting on 3 occasions 5 years apart of each other (spoiler alert)

    Sorry I have just read that you should put the words "spoiler alert" before the spoiler so that you don't spoil the film for anyone. I want to apologise for my mistake that lead me to do it wrong.

    In light of my new thoughts on the story may I suggest the renaming of the film to "When Harry and Sally meet each other on three different occasions"

    One of the many things I loved about this movie was Billy crystal. I just think he is amazing in the movie.

    At the beginning of the movie he is quite mean to Meg Ryan and I was thinking he could be called Bully Crystal.

    Then when he is in the restaurant if he had ordered a steak he could be called Grilly Crystal

    But I love the way he's always making jokes throughout the movie and he should be renamed Silly Crystal.

    When it's Christmas time in the film and he and Meg Ryan go for a Christmas tree while it's snowing he looks cold and he could be called Chilly Crystal.

    At times in the movie he is being a bit of a Knob and he could be called Willy Crystal

    If in the movie he decided to wear one of Meg Ryan's ruffled dresses he could be called Frilly Crystal.

    But non of this happened and I am getting sidetracked so I will apologise.

    I love the part in the movie when the ogre rescues the princess from the tower that's really powerful stuff.

    Sorry that was part of Shrek I watched it on the same evening and I keep getting a bit mixed up on what parts of the movie happened in which film.

    I think I will leave the review here. I just hope the rumours of "when Harry met Sally 2" are true as I have been such a lover for this classic for so long.
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    • Apr 15, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Harry, This Is Sally
    • Filming locations
      • Katz's Delicatessen - 205 East Houston Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Nelson Entertainment
      • Nelson Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $93,075,866
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,094,453
      • Jul 16, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $93,232,006
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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