When Harry Met Sally... is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years of chance encounters in New York City. The film raises the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?" and advances many ideas about relationships that became household concepts, such as "high-maintenance" and the "transitional person". The origins of the film were derived from Reiner's return to single life after a divorce.
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When Harry Met Sally... is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years of chance encounters in New York City. The film raises the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?" and advances many ideas about relationships that became household concepts, such as "high-maintenance" and the "transitional person". The origins of the film were derived from Reiner's return to single life after a divorce.
When Harry Met Sally... | Introduction
"When Harry Met Sally..." by Nora Ephron. Guest director: Randall Park. Park assembled a cast entirely of Asian-American actors. Film Independent curator and event host Elvis Mitchell read the stage directions. This was Elvis Mitchell’s final night at the helm of Film Independent’s signature screening series, which would continue under the purview of director of events Rachel Bleemer.
Live Read | June ("When Harry Met Sally...)"
In 1984, director Rob Reiner, producer Andy Scheinman and writer Nora Ephron met over lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York City to develop a project. Reiner pitched an idea for a film that Ephron rejected. The second meeting transformed into a long discussion about Reiner and Scheinman's lives as single men. Reiner remembers, "I was in the middle of my single life. I'd been divorced for a while. I'd been out a number of times, all these disastrous, confusing relationships one after another." The next time they all met, Reiner said that he had always wanted to do a film about two people who become friends and do not have sex because they know it will ruin their relationship but have sex anyway.
When Harry Met Sally... | Production
"When Harry Met Sally..." received a 91% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 74 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Rob Reiner's touching, funny film set a new standard for romantic comedies, and he was ably abetted by the sharp interplay between Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 17 critics. CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade. 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.
When Harry Met Sally... | Critical response
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, making Harry funnier. 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 performed by 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 Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance. Columbia Pictures released "When Harry Met Sally..." in select cities, letting word of mouth generate interest, before gradually expanding distribution.
When Harry Met Sally... | Introduction
When Harry Met Sally... is the soundtrack to the movie "When Harry Met Sally..." starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. The songs are performed by pianist Harry Connick Jr., who won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance.
When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack) | Introduction
Ephron liked the idea, and Reiner acquired a deal at a studio. 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. She worked on several drafts over the years while Reiner made "Stand By Me" and "The Princess Bride". 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.
When Harry Met Sally... | Production
When Harry met Sally then played at the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin, Ireland for one week ending on 3 July 2010.
Sarah Jayne Dunn | Theatre
But what makes it special, apart from the Ephron screenplay, is the chemistry between Crystal and Ryan." In a review for "The New York Times", Caryn James called "When Harry Met Sally..." an "often funny but amazingly hollow film" that "romanticized lives of intelligent, successful, neurotic New Yorkers"; James characterized it as "the sitcom version of a Woody Allen film, full of amusing lines and scenes, all infused with an uncomfortable sense of "déjà vu"".
When Harry Met Sally... | Critical response
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, 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. For example, in the scene where Sally and Harry appear on a split-screen, talking on the telephone while watching their respective television sets, channel surfing, was something that Crystal and Reiner did every night.
When Harry Met Sally... | Production
The music in the film is performed by various artists, such as Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, and Harry Connick Jr.
When Harry Met Sally... | Soundtrack
The film grossed $92.8 million in North America. Ephron received a British Academy Film Award, an 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's "100 Funniest Movies". In early 2004, the film was adapted for the stage in a production starring Luke Perry and Alyson Hannigan.
When Harry Met Sally... | Introduction
"When Harry Met Sally" was acknowledged as the sixth best film in the romantic comedy genre. It is also ranked #15 on Rotten Tomatoes' 25 Best Romantic Comedies. In early 2004, the film was adapted for the stage in a Theatre Royal Haymarket production starring Luke Perry and Alyson Hannigan. Molly Ringwald and Michael Landes later replaced Hannigan and Perry for the second cast.
When Harry Met Sally... | Legacy
The film later expanded to 1,174 theaters, and ultimately grossed $92.8 million in North America, well above its $16 million budget.
When Harry Met Sally... | Box office
In a scene featuring the two title characters having lunch at Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, the couple are arguing about a man's ability to recognize when a woman is faking an orgasm. Sally claims that men cannot tell the difference, and to prove her point, she vividly (fully clothed) fakes one as other diners watch. The scene ends with Sally casually returning to her meal as a nearby patron (played by Reiner's mother) places her order, deadpan: "I'll have what she's having." When Estelle Reiner died at age 94 in 2008, "The New York Times" referred to her as the woman "who delivered one of the most memorably funny lines in movie history".
When Harry Met Sally... | Katz's Delicatessen scene
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. The film was released on Blu-ray on July 5, 2011 containing all of the special features found on the 2008 DVD release.
When Harry Met Sally... | Home media
I don't know what's so attractive about that, but every old lady knows she is going to be asked to say the 'F' word sooner or later." Her second film credit, "When Harry Met Sally...", was her favorite film. Her last role was in 2010.
Dona Hardy | Acting career
When Ladies Meet is a 1933 pre-Code film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, Alice Brady, and Frank Morgan. The film is the first adaptation of the 1932 Rachel Crothers play of the same name. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons. The film was remade under the same name in 1941, starring Greer Garson, Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor and Herbert Marshall in the lead roles played by Harding, Loy, Montgomery and Morgan.
When Ladies Meet (1933 film) | Introduction
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. 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 orchestra arranged by Marc Shaiman. Connick won his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance.
When Harry Met Sally... | Soundtrack
With Connick's reputation growing, director Rob Reiner asked him to provide a soundtrack for his romantic comedy, "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. The soundtrack consisted of several standards, including "It Had to Be You", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", and achieved double-platinum status in the United States. He won his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance for his work on the soundtrack. Connick made his screen debut in "Memphis Belle" (1990), a fictional story about a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crew in World War II.
Harry Connick Jr. | "When Harry Met Sally...", chart and movie success
In October 1991, he released his third consecutive multi-platinum album, "Blue Light, Red Light", on which he wrote and arranged the songs. Also in October 1991, he starred in "Little Man Tate", directed by Jodie Foster, playing the friend of a child prodigy who goes to college.
Harry Connick Jr. | "When Harry Met Sally...", chart and movie success
In the beginning of the episode, Liz tells Jack that her writing staff have been replacing her name-plate title with various names including "F. Krueger." She explains that the name refers to a time in which she got a chemical peel, wore a red and green sweater with a fedora. This is a reference to the fictional horror villain from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series Freddy Krueger's appearance. During the hearing in Washington D.C., Representative Rob Reiner says "The acclaimed director of "When Harry Met Sally..." would never do that!", a reference to Reiner who directed the 1989 romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally...".
Let's Stay Together (30 Rock) | Cultural references
Let's Get Harry is a 1986 American action film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson, Glenn Frey, Rick Rossovich, Ben Johnson, Mark Harmon, Gary Busey, and Robert Duvall. The film direction is credited to Alan Smithee, a pseudonym used by directors who repudiate their involvement in a film.
Let's Get Harry | Introduction
The music on the soundtrack is performed by Connick, while the music in the film is by various artists:
When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack) | Music in the film
Columbia Pictures released the film using the "platform" technique which involved opening it in a few select cities letting positive word of mouth generate interest and then gradually expanding distribution over subsequent weeks. On its opening weekend, it grossed $1,094,453 in 41 theaters, the second highest-grossing opening weekend for a film on fewer than 50 screens, behind "Star Wars" (1977). Billy Crystal was worried that the film would flop at the box office because it was up against several summer blockbuster films, like "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "Batman". The film opened in early July and went into wide release on July 21, 1989, grossing $8.8 million in 775 theaters in its first weekend of national release.
When Harry Met Sally... | Box office
Bobby Colomby, the drummer for Blood, Sweat & Tears and a friend of director Rob Reiner, recommended Harry Connick Jr. for the soundtrack. When Reiner listened to the tape Colomby gave him, he was struck by how Connick sounded like a young Frank Sinatra. The movie's soundtrack was released by Columbia Records in July 1989 and consists of standards performed by Connick with a big band and orchestra arranged by Marc Shaiman. Connick won his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance. Arrangements and orchestrations on "It Had to Be You", "Where or When", "I Could Write a Book" and "But Not for Me" are by Connick and Shaiman.
When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack) | Background
Where's Sally? is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Chili Bouchier, Gene Gerrard and Claude Hulbert. The film was a quota quickie production and is now believed to be lost.
Where's Sally? | Introduction
The Story of Us is a 1999 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a couple married for 15 years. The depiction of the marriage through a series of non-linear flashbacks is reminiscent of "Two for the Road" (1967) starring Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn, while the "interview" segments featuring characters addressing the camera directly as a therapist are reminiscent of Reiner's previous film "When Harry Met Sally…" (1989) starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
The Story of Us (film) | Introduction
Khan explained, ""When Harry Met Sally..." is one of the greatest love stories ever made in the history of world cinema. Our film on the other hand, is quite original, a fun space love story by Imtiaz Ali. But it is a takeoff from there as that movie is a classic. It is a way to attribute."
Jab Harry Met Sejal | Development
But her morals and values of self-respect are something that I can relate to. But otherwise, the character is quite impulsive by nature." The film underwent a lot of name changes throughout its production phase from "The Ring" to "Rahnuma" to "Raula" until it was finalised with "Jab Harry Met Sejal". When the title of the film was finally revealed, it received considerable backlash from people who accused that it must be a copy of the 1989 Hollywood iconic film "When Harry Met Sally..." or that it must have been inspired by it. However, contrary to popular beliefs, the two films have no similarity or connection with one another except both falls under the same genre and the two protagonist start off as strangers.
Jab Harry Met Sejal | Development
(Per AFI database) An asterisk denotes a leading or featured role.
Harry Stubbs (actor) | Filmography
"When Harry Met Sally..." was first released on VHS in late 1989, a few months after its theatrical release. It was later re-released on VHS in 1994 as part of a Billy Crystal collection, and in 1997 under the "Contemporary Classics" edition; the latter release included trailers that were not included in the original VHS release. It was released on DVD for the first time on January 9, 2001, and included an audio commentary by Reiner, a 35-minute "Making Of" documentary featuring interviews with Reiner, Ephron, Crystal, and Ryan, seven deleted scenes, and a music video for "It Had To Be You" by Harry Connick Jr.
When Harry Met Sally... | Home media
The project's first title was "Heliotrope Harry". It was based on a story which Paramount had filmed in 1920 and 1936 (as "Forgotten Faces"). Small bought the rights to it in 1941. Rex Harrison was originally sought for the lead role. Ilona Massey was originally cast in the female lead but was replaced by Miriam Hopkins.
A Gentleman After Dark | Production
Sally is a 2000 American drama film starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Weston, and Fatmir Haskaj, and written and directed by first time director David Goldsmith who also appears in the film as Jack.
Sally (2000 film) | Introduction
Other songs were performed as piano and vocal solos or with Connick's trio with Ben Wolfe on double bass and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums. Also appearing on the album are tenor saxophonist Frank Wess and guitarist Jay Berliner. The album went to No. 1 on the jazz chart at "Billboard" magazine and reached the top 50 of the Top 200 Albums chart. Connick toured North America in support of this album. It was given double-platinum status.
When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack) | Background
Sally is dating Harry's neighbor Joe, and Harry is engaged to Helen, which surprises Sally. Harry suggests they become friends, forcing him to qualify his previous position about the impossibility of male-female friendships. They separate, concluding that they will not be friends. Harry and Sally run into each other again in a bookstore six years later. They have coffee and talk about their previous relationships; Sally and Joe broke up because she wanted a family and he did not want to marry, and Harry's wife Helen left him for another man. They take a walk and become friends. They have late-night phone conversations, go to dinner, and spend time together, discussing their love lives.
When Harry Met Sally... | Plot
In 1977, Harry Burns and Sally Albright graduate from the University of Chicago and share the drive to New York City, where Sally is beginning journalism school and Harry is starting a career. Harry is dating Sally's friend Amanda. 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". At a diner, Harry tells Sally she is attractive, and she angrily accuses him of making a pass at her. They part in New York on unfriendly terms. Five years later, Harry and Sally find themselves on the same flight.
When Harry Met Sally... | Plot
Reviewer Michael Rankins noted the plot was "while not stupid, the movie does manage to be agonizingly predictable" and had many similarities to "When Harry Met Sally...", as one reviewer explained, the two characters "decided to follow [the "When Harry Met Sally"] story line instead of coming up with their own".
You Stupid Man | Reception
Hello, Everybody! is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Lawrence Hazard, Fannie Hurst and Dorothy Yost. The film stars Kate Smith, Randolph Scott, Sally Blane, Charley Grapewin, George Barbier, Wade Boteler and Julia Swayne Gordon. The film was released on February 17, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.
Hello, Everybody! | Introduction
Set in York, Pennsylvania in 1958, this farce centers on two down-on-their-luck Shakespearean actors, Leo Clark and Jack Gable. The pair discover through a newspaper that Florence, an older ailing woman, has been unable to find Max and Steve, her sister's children who moved away to England as children in order to include them in her multimillion-dollar inheritance. They decide to pose as Max and Steve to claim portions of it. When they discover that "Max" and "Steve" are actually "Maxine" and "Stephanie," they continue on, undaunted, in drag. Leo falls for Florence's actual niece Meg, while Jack swoons over Florence's part-time aide Audrey.
Leading Ladies | Synopsis
Tracy Reiner (born Tracy Henry; July 7, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in "When Harry Met Sally...", "Masque of the Red Death", "A League of Their Own", and "Apollo 13".
Tracy Reiner | Introduction
Harry Barris plays a sought-after bandleader who wants to marry Helen Mann's character. Her father, played by Edgar Kennedy, disapproves. Nevertheless, she is won in the end.
He's a Honey | Plot
The Winning of Sally Temple is a surviving 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Rupert Sargent Holland and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Walter Long, Horace B. Carpenter, William Elmer and Paul Weigel. The film was released on February 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.
The Winning of Sally Temple | Introduction
Ten Brock. At that engagement, she is found to be an imposter and is asked to leave. Before Sally leaves, however, she hears the announcement of Blair's engagement to Marcia. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and eventually becomes a star on Broadway.
Sally (1929 film) | Plot
It was based on the Broadway stage hit "Sally", produced by Florenz Ziegfeld (which played at The New Amsterdam Theatre, from December 21, 1920 to April 22, 1922), and retains three of the stage production's Jerome Kern songs ("Look for the Silver Lining", "Sally", and "Wild Rose"); the rest of the music newly written for the film by Al Dubin and Joe Burke. Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by the Warner Brothers at an extravagant sum (reportedly $1,000 per hour for a total of $100,000) to star in the filmed version.
Sally (1929 film) | Introduction
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Jack Okey in 1930.
Sally (1929 film) | Introduction
Also appearing toward the end of the film as Celia is Sally Marr, mother of Lenny Bruce.
Harry and Tonto | Cast
Sally is a 1925 silent romantic comedy film starring Colleen Moore. The film was directed by Alfred E. Green, produced by Moore's husband John McCormick (1893–1961), and based on the musical "Sally" written by Guy Bolton, Clifford Grey, and adapted to film by June Mathis. The film was based on a Florenz Ziegfeld production written specifically for Marilyn Miller that opened on December 21, 1920 at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway. It ran for 570 performances.
Sally (1925 film) | Introduction
Miniver", starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; "Jane Eyre" (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor version of "National Velvet" (1945); and "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), starring George Sanders. His final appearance on film was in the 1949 film, "Challenge to Lassie", starring Edmund Gwenn.
Harry Allen (actor) | Career
Sally, Irene and Mary is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen. It is based on the 1922 play "Sally, Irene and Mary" by Eddie Dowling and Cyrus Wood. The film stars Alice Faye, Tony Martin, Fred Allen, Joan Davis, Marjorie Weaver and Gregory Ratoff. The film was released on March 4, 1938, by 20th Century Fox.
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film) | Introduction
In 2000, after a seven-month search, lead actor Daniel Radcliffe was discovered by producer David Heyman and writer Steve Kloves seated just behind them in a theatre. In Heyman's own words, "There sitting behind me was this boy with these big blue eyes. It was Dan Radcliffe. I remember my first impressions: He was curious and funny and so energetic. There was real generosity too, and sweetness. But at the same time he was really voracious and with hunger for knowledge of whatever kind." Radcliffe had already established himself as an actor in the 1999 BBC television production of "David Copperfield" in which he played the title role's childhood years.
Harry Potter (film series) | Casting the roles of Harry, Ron, and Hermione
Her first leading role was the romantic comedy film "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), which paired her with comedic leading man Billy Crystal and earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Her portrayal of Sally Albright includes an oft-recounted scene in which her character, lunching with Crystal in Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, theatrically demonstrates for him how easy it is for a woman to fake an orgasm. Ryan next starred in "The Doors", which was moderately successful, and "Prelude to a Kiss", which flopped. The year 1993 saw the release of the hugely successful romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle", which paired Ryan for a second time with Tom Hanks.
Meg Ryan | 1989–1999: Commercial breakthrough
Widower Harry Mitchell (Thompson) lives with his gay son Jeff (Crowe), with both men struggling in their searches for true love. Harry is completely comfortable with his son's sexuality, and is almost over-eager in his support for his son's search for a boyfriend. Harry meets an attractive but judgmental divorcee through a dating service, and this leads to some conflict between the two main characters. However, when Harry suffers a stroke and loses the power of speech, the story takes a darker turn, becoming a meditation on the enduring strength of love, both familial and romantic, in the face of adversity.
The Sum of Us (film) | Plot
The film opens with a dream sequence of Harold Kunkle (Toby Radloff) in which a Dream Girl (Mimsel Dendak) dances around. Harold wakes up and it is shown that he is a lonely, socially awkward nerd. He goes to work and on the way there is harassed by TJ (Niko DePofi) and Leelee (Tony Zanoni), two punk drug dealers. Harold has a crush on Sally (Heidi Lohr), a co-worker of his, and when he asks her out on a date, she makes up an excuse not to go. Harold is also harassed by another co-worker, Jeff (Richard Zaynor), who is shown to be a love interest of Sally.
Killer Nerd | Plot
He was a member of the TV Academy of independent producers, of the Israeli Film Institute and of the American Film Institute.
Harry From | Memberships
100 Movie Quotes list of memorable movie lines. Reiner recalls that at a test screening, all of the women in the audience were laughing while all of the men were silent. 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. 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.
When Harry Met Sally... | Katz's Delicatessen scene
Harry & Son is a 1984 American drama film directed by Paul Newman, who also stars. The screenplay by Newman and Ronald Buck focuses on the relationship between a blue-collar worker and his son (Robby Benson), who fails at various odd jobs while aspiring to be a writer. Joanne Woodward, Ellen Barkin, Ossie Davis, Wilford Brimley and Judith Ivey also star. The film also features Morgan Freeman in an early role.
Harry &amp; Son | Introduction
He Leads, Others Follow is a 1919 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It is presumed to be lost.
He Leads, Others Follow | Introduction
Both films starred Ricardo Darín in the lead role.
Fabián Bielinsky | Introduction
At the suggestion of the films' director, Howard Hawks, Lederer changed the sex of the lead character in the play, Hildy Johnson, from male to female.
Charles Lederer | Leading screenplays
In April 1944 Sonny Tufts was signed for the male lead. Lillian Gish also joined the cast, making her first film in a number of years. In July Joan Caulfield, who had enjoyed Broadway success in "Kiss and Tell", was given the female lead, in her motion picture debut. Veronica Lake joined the cast in August, along with Pat Phelan, who had been discovered doing theatre. (Lake later said her role - along with ones in "The Blue Dahlie", "Out of this World" and "Hold That Blonde" were "not noteworthy."
Miss Susie Slagle's | Casting
Pam Ferris portrays Aunt Marge, Vernon's sister; Lee Ingleby plays Stan Shunpike, conductor of the Knight Bus; and Jim Tavaré appears as Tom, innkeeper of The Leaky Cauldron, replacing Derek Deadman from the first film. Robert Hardy portrays Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic; Dawn French plays the Fat Lady, a painting at Hogwarts, replacing Elizabeth Spriggs from the first film. Julie Christie appears as Madam Rosmerta, the barmaid at the Three Broomsticks. Warwick Davis appears as the conductor of the Hogwarts choir. The role was offered to him by producer David Heyman due to Filius Flitwick, Davis' original role, being absent from the script.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) | Cast
On April 18, 2014, Max Greenfield was cast in the male lead role. On May 28, 2014, it was announced that Sally Field would play the title character, and on the same day Beth Behrs was also cast. On June 27, 2014, Natasha Lyonne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kyle Mooney, and Kumail Nanjiani were announced as part of the cast. On July 11, 2014, YouTube star Anna Akana was cast as a web blogger whose attention is piqued by Field’s character.
Hello, My Name Is Doris | Production
All of them were directed by William Clemens, written by "Torchy Blane" writer Kenneth Gamet, and had the same primary cast: Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew; John Litel as Carson Drew; and Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson (changed from Ned Nickerson). Renie Riano and Frank Orth also appeared in some of the films as Effie Schneider and Captain Tweedy, respectively. The four films were released as B-films (a shorter film shows before the main picture, which usually lasted around 60 minutes):
Nancy Drew | Bonita Granville
H. Sebastian, Hollywood producer and executive head of Sebastian-Belasco Productions. Her first part with Sebastian was in "Fifth Avenue" (1926), playing a Greenwich Village girl. She next starred with Buck Jones in a Pathe Pictures production of the comedy, "The Fighting Buckaroo" (1926).
Sally Long | Film star
In November 2018, it was announced that Ben Foster had joined the cast of the film, along with Barry Levinson,who was supposed to direct the film from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer, with Matti Leshem, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Sosnoff, Levinson and Scott Pardo producing under their New Mandate, Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media banners, respectively. In March 2019, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, Dar Zuzovsky and John Leguizamo joined the cast of the film. Hans Zimmer composed the film's score.
Harry Haft (film) | Production
The production starred Johnny Downs as Wilbur Haskins, Lew Parker as "Goldie", Jane Dulo as Marge Keller, Dolores Gray as Bunny de Fleur, Joan Roberts as Vivian Reilly, Diane Adrian as Sally Swivelhips, Sydney Boyd as Mr. Bixby, Bunny Briggs as Cicero, Jane Deering as Snake Charmer's daughter, Lou Hurst as 1st musician, David Lambert as 2nd musician, Jerry Duane as 3rd musician, Jerry Packer as 4th musician, Lew Eckels as Carter, Hal Hunter as Office boy, Mildred Jocelyn as balloon seller, William Lundy as Strong man, Duke McHale as Policeman, Buster Shaver as Georgetta, George Shaver as George, Olive Shaver as Olive, Richard Shaver as Richard, Johnny Stearns as Mr.
Are You with It? (musical) | Introduction
During the production of this film, Colleen met a young gag man who worked for Alfred Green who billed himself as a “comedy constructor,” named Mervyn LeRoy. They would become good friends and LeRoy would eventually direct Colleen in her film "Oh, Kay!".
Sally (1925 film) | Production
Give 'em Hell, Harry! is a biographical play and 1975 film, written by playwright Samuel Gallu. Both the play and film are a one-man show about former President of the United States Harry S. Truman. "Give 'em Hell, Harry!" stars James Whitmore, and was directed by Steve Binder and Peter H. Hunt.
Give 'em Hell, Harry! | Introduction
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show "Phantom Sweetheart" seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear. The cast includes William Bakewell as the head usher eager to get his sweetheart, box-office girl Sally O'Neil, noticed as a leading girl. Betty Compson plays the temperamental star and Arthur Lake the whiny young male lead. Louise Fazenda is the company's eccentric comedian. Joe E. Brown plays the part of a mean comedian who constantly argues with Arthur Lake.
On with the Show! (1929 film) | Plot
Aside from the three lead actors, other notable cast members include Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, and Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall. Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002 causing the role to be re-cast for the third instalment, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". David Heyman and director Alfonso Cuarón chose Michael Gambon to portray the character of Dumbledore, which he did for all succeeding films. Notable recurring cast members include Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Brendan Gleeson as Alastor Moody, Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley, Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew, David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley, and Julie Walters as Molly Weasley.
Harry Potter (film series) | Cast and crew
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Harry Mestayer | References
Harry's Girls is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from September 13, 1963 to January 3, 1964. The series stars Larry Blyden portraying Henry Burns, the leader of a vaudeville troupe consisting of three young women. The co-stars were Dawn Nickerson as Lois, Susan Silo as Rusty, and Diahn Williams as Terry.
Harry's Girls | Introduction
Handsome Harry is a 2009 American film written by Nicholas T. Proferes and directed by Bette Gordon. The first project produced by Worldview Entertainment, it stars Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn. It premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2010 by Paladin/Emerging Pictures and on DVD/VOD by Screen Media Films.
Handsome Harry | Introduction
His feelings of loneliness were most acute during the long stretches he spent away from her as he traveled. On a particular day, while staying in a hotel in L.A., Harry met an interesting woman named Phyllis (Ida Lupino), on a bus tour of Hollywood movie stars' homes, including that of Edmund Gwenn. They talked and spent time together but parted with Harry not expecting to see her again.
The Bigamist (1953 film) | Plot
Haven't We Met Before? is a 2002 mystery film starring Nicollette Sheridan, Page Fletcher, Anthony Lemke and Daniela Amavia. It was directed by René Bonnière and written by Mary Higgins Clark and John Rutter.
Haven't We Met Before? | Introduction
This scene was shot again and again, and Ryan demonstrated her fake orgasms for hours. Katz's Deli still hangs a sign above the table that says, "Where Harry met Sally... hope you have what she had!" This classic scene was born when the film started to focus too much on Harry. Crystal remembers saying, "'We need something for Sally to talk about,' and Nora said, 'Well, faking orgasm is a great one,' and right away we said, 'Well, the subject is good,' and then Meg came on board and we talked with her about the nature of the idea and she said, 'Well, why don't I just fake one, just do one?'" Ryan suggested that the scene take place in a restaurant, and it was Crystal who came up with the scene's classic punchline – "I'll have what she's having." In 2005, the quote was listed 33rd on the AFI's 100 Years...
When Harry Met Sally... | Katz's Delicatessen scene
Now adults, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, the three leads of the acclaimed "Harry Potter" film series (2001–11), starred in all the installments in the series, and have since continued to act in film, television, and theater in their early thirties.
Child actor | Post-childhood success
Harry's father Billy Tressler (Murray Head) was introduced in February 2014. It was clear that Harry did not get along with his father. When Billy started to charm Serena Campbell (Catherine Russell), Harry became concerned, especially when he later offered to fund her general surgery project. Knight said the relationship between them was "interesting".
Harry Tressler | Characterisation
The marquee is briefly shown approximately 46 minutes into the movie, Pat and Mike. In addition to Lahr, the cast included Dolores Gray and Stanley Prager. Lahr and Gray disliked each other, with the trouble starting in New Haven. The lead spot (number 3 in the show) for the first star was given to Lahr, but Gray argued that she should have it; the director Burrows settled the matter by threatening to quit. The show became notorious for their efforts to upstage each other.
Two on the Aisle | Introduction
Sally and Saint Anne is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Gwenn and John McIntire.
Sally and Saint Anne | Introduction
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Troy Miller from a screenplay by Miller and Robert Brener. It is the second entry in the "Dumb and Dumber" film series and a prequel to the 1994 film "Dumb and Dumber". Depicting the original film's characters during their high school years, it stars Derek Richardson and Eric Christian Olsen in the title roles. The film was a moderate box office success, but negatively received by critics, who unfavorably compared it to the original.
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Introduction
Sally in Our Alley is a 1931 British romantic comedy drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, Ian Hunter, and Florence Desmond.
Sally in Our Alley (1931 film) | Introduction
In the television series "3rd Rock from the Sun", the three lead male characters were called Tommy, Dick and Harry. In 1948, the Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" premiered on Broadway. The show featured the song "Tom, Dick, or Harry". The three escape tunnels used by allied POWs in the famous Stalag Luft III escape were named "Tom, Dick, and Harry" by the POWs. This nomenclature was carried over to the film "The Great Escape", which portrayed the event. In 1942, "Merrie Melodies" released "The Dover Boys", which starred the protagonists "Tom, Dick, and Larry", a play on the term.
Tom, Dick and Harry | Cultural influences
Throughout the 1950s and 60s she appeared in many television productions, only a handful of which still survive. These include "The Avengers" (1961), "No Hiding Place" (1961), six guest appearances on "Sunday Night at the London Palladium", "Richard Whittington, Esquire" (1964) opposite Tommy Steele, and the title role in "Cinderella" for BBC TV. She played the female lead, Jennifer Corder (daughter of Dr. Roger Corder, portrayed by Herbert Lom), in two series of the acclaimed television drama "The Human Jungle" (1963–64).
Sally Smith (actress) | Introduction
Also appearing on screen in brief non-speaking parts are Dennis Hopper and film choreographer Toni Basil.
Head (film) | Introduction
The lead roles went to Pat Stanley, Robert Redford and Conrad Janis.
Sunday in New York | Background
As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harry (Carey) is promised his liberty from prison if he will capture "dead or alive" Buck Masters (Harris), a worthless and desperate character. Harry agrees, and in short order he has won the confidence of the bad man and they agree to hold up the night stage coach. Harry tips off the sheriff and the tough is caught. Harry then finds that this has robbed a poor girl, Lola (Gerber), and her mother (Lafayette) of their only support. Harry relents and, with his two pals, they kidnap the thief from the sheriff's automobile and make off with him.
Three Mounted Men | Plot
In that year he began a two-year world tour. In addition, he released two albums in July 1990: the instrumental jazz trio album "Lofty's Roach Souffle" and a big-band album of mostly original songs titled "We Are in Love", which also went double platinum. "We Are in Love" earned him his second consecutive Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal. "Promise Me You'll Remember", his contribution to the "Godfather III" soundtrack, was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1991. In a year of recognition, he was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Performance in a Variety Special for his PBS special "Swingin' Out Live", which was also released as a video.
Harry Connick Jr. | "When Harry Met Sally...", chart and movie success
In 1939 Martin Berkley was assigned to write the script. John Cromwell was assigned to direct under the supervision of Arthur Hornblow. In January 1941 Paramount announced Jean Arthur would star and Sam Wood would produce and direct with Lorraine Nobel writing a script. Jack Oakie was to play the comic male lead. In May 1941 Irene Dunne was named as lead. In June 1941 filming was postponed so Wood could make "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Miss Susie Slagle's | Development
Sally and Luke become distant due to work. Harry Reynolds (Justin Melvey) kisses her and she realises she has to call the wedding off. She starts dating colleague Brett Egan (Emmanuel Marshall), however she reports him for assaulting Noah Lawson (Beau Brady) and he leaves her. She and Gypsy become good friends. When Flynn Saunders (Martin Dingle-Wall) starts working at the Drop-In Centre, he and Sally start a romance. Sally is angry when she finds out Shauna has tried to seduce Flynn and ends her friendship with her. While she is in the hospital, Sally discovers that she has ovarian cancer and has to have a hysterectomy.
Sally Fletcher | 2000–2008
As of 29 January 2008 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 117 reviews. On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 63 out of 100, based on 30 reviews. The two leads received praise for their performances, particularly Benicio Del Toro as he received immense acclaim for his portrayal of Jerry, considered one of his best roles to date.
Susanne Bier | "Things We Lost in the Fire"
Six weeks after the death of her mother, Nancy Perkins' father (Thomas B. Henry) marries Doris (Jeanne Dean) and decides to enroll the eighteen-year-old Nancy (Sandra Harrison) into a boarding school, the Sherwood School for Girls. They are greeted by the principal, Mrs. Thorndyke (Mary Adams), who emphasizes to Nancy that the school is not a corrective institution but a private preparatory school with a very good reputation. Nancy is immediately harassed by her dormmates that night and at breakfast the next morning, after Thorndyke officially introduces Nancy to the girls, Myra (Gail Ganley), their leader, tells Nancy that it was a good thing that she did not mention anything about the way they acted the previous night.
Blood of Dracula | Plot
Jim Dale succeeded Lindsay in the lead role of Bill and Ellen Foley succeeded Plunkett as Sally. Lady Jacqueline Carstone was originated by Jane Summerhays, with subsequent performances in the role by Dee Hoty and Janet Aldrich, among others. Irving was succeeded on Broadway by Jay Garner in the role of Sir John Tremayne. Tim Curry played Bill for one year, in the US tour that began in October 1987.
Me and My Girl | Production history
Arrangements and orchestrations on "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 piano/vocal solos, or with Connick's trio featuring Benjamin Jonah Wolfe on bass and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums. Also appearing on the album are tenor saxophonist Frank Wess and guitarist Joy Berliner. The soundtrack went to #1 on the "Billboard" Traditional Jazz Chart and was within the top 50 on the "Billboard" 200. Connick also toured North America in support of this album. It went on to reach double-platinum status.
When Harry Met Sally... | Soundtrack
Over the years, "When Harry Met Sally..." has become "the quintessential contemporary feel-good relationship movie that somehow still rings true". Before she died, Ephron still received letters from people obsessed with the film and still had "people who say to me all the time, 'I was having a Harry-and-Sally relationship with him or her'." The film is 23rd on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list of the top comedy films in American cinema and number 60 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies." "Entertainment Weekly" named it as one of the Top 10 romantic movies of all time. The magazine also ranked it 12th on their Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years list.
When Harry Met Sally... | Legacy
Hearing a gunshot, Tom rushes to a deserted sound stage where he finds a corpse; but, by the time the police arrive, the body is missing. After finding the missing body in a prop room, Billie identifies the deceased as leading man Ted Miles, who was married to Roxanna (Jean Brooks), the studio's costume designer. Bringing autocratic director Alec Hoffman (Konstantin Shayne), whom she says she will marry, Roxanna exhibits no emotion when shown her former husband's body.
The Falcon in Hollywood | Plot
Daly, Adlai Stevenson III, Harold Washington, Paul Simon, and Lisa Madigan.
Irving J. Rein | Introduction
K. Rowling's three most important young characters for its lead trio: Tall, dark-haired, serious-minded DJ is Harry, semi-dufus Chowder is Ron and their new cohort, smarty-pants prep school redhead Jenny (Spencer Locke), is Hermione... it is a theme-park ride, with shocks and jolts provided with reliable regularity. Across 90 minutes, however, the experience is desensitizing and dispiriting and far too insistent."
Monster House (film) | Critical response
Gottlieb wrote a script version and decided to produce. In July 1952 signed a contract with MGM to borrow Debbie Reynolds to play the lead. In July David Wayne and Dan Dailey joined the cast, with Dailey borrowed from 20th Century Fox to play the male lead. Frank Tashlin agreed to direct and Mickey Rooney replaced David Wayne. In October 1953 Gottlieb sold the entire package to RKO. Then Rooney and Dailey dropped out due to the fact the film would be shot later. Harriet Parsons was assigned to produce and Robert Mitchum was announced as star. Mitchum, however, refused the role and was penalised $40,000 by RKO for doing so.
Susan Slept Here | Development