Either that or she did know, and was just cracking a joke.
Ambiguously Jewish: Harry is based on a Jewish man (Rob Reiner) and played by a Jewish actor (Billy Crystal) however, there's not much evidence in the story for Harry being Jewish.Twenty-five years later, a woman keeping her own name still isn't that common, but it's not a red flag. This is clearly meant as foreshadowing since Helen's not that into Harry and will ditch him at the first opportunity. However, there's a bit of Values Dissonance here because Harry mentions that she's keeping her maiden name (presumably for business purposes) during his engagement. Alliterative Name: Harry's ex, Helen Hillson.Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Harry offers to do the "traditional Christmas grovel" in apology.It was the most widely-copied women's hairstyle of the era. '70s Hair: In the opening scene, set in 1977, Sally's hair is styled after that of Farrah Fawcett.In 2011, Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner appeared in a spoof trailer on for When Harry Met Sally 2, where Executive Meddling has turned a continuation of the original film into a shameless cashing in on the then-current vampire craze. The "R" rating was likely due to the famed restaurant scene and couple of swearwords. There's vastly more scenes of people in bed, alone, wearing pyjamas and talking on the phone than getting their sex on. There's almost no sex or even provocative clothing.
#WHEN HARRY MET SALLY CAST MOVIE#
Viewers familiar with the modern Rom Com may be caught off-guard, as this movie lacks the High Concept and Hotter and Sexier tropes the genre is famous for. What external factors do exist they usually discuss with each other directly and personally. In terms of the Romantic Comedy genre, this movie's main contribution was its popularization of Contemplate Our Navels as a form of Character Development and emotional connection - Harry and Sally are defined almost entirely by their interactions with each other.
To each other, in case you haven't figured that out yet. The Aesop seems to be that people really need friendships- the nonsexual comfort zone Harry and Sally establish with each other is what allows them to move on from their failed relationships. Their relationship has little sexual tension, and is punctuated by extended conversations where they discuss love, friendship, scatological humor and Casablanca. for most of the movie they succeed in this. They revisit the question five years later when they happen to find themselves sharing an airline flight, once again resolving that no, they cannot.įive years after that, they re-meet after having been dumped by their other halves, and become friends. He points out that the guy friend will always be attracted to the female friend and want to sleep with her, thus they decide not to be friends. He's seeing her friend Amanda and comes on to her she turns him down but says they can be friends. A 1989 Romantic Comedy directed by Rob Reiner, written by Nora Ephron, and starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.ĭeadpan Snarker Harry Burns (Crystal) and Wide-Eyed Idealist Sally Albright (Ryan) first meet in 1977, when they share a drive from college in Chicago to New York City.
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