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. 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.
| Director | Rob Reiner |
| Produced by | Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman |
| Writer(s) | Nora Ephron |
| Starring | Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby |
| Music | Marc Shaiman, Harry Connick Jr. |
| Cinematography | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| Edited by | Robert Leighton |
| Production, company | Castle Rock Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Released | July 14, 1989 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $92.8 million |
| Netflix ID | 60000226 |
About When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner directed film about two good friends who worry that sex may ruin their friendship. Writer Nora Ephron received an Academy Award nomination for her screenplay for the film.
Achievement of When Harry Met Sally...
The film was ranked 23rd on the 2000 American Film Institute list of the top 100 American comedies: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About When Harry Met Sally...
Films directed by Rob Reiner.. Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award.. Castle Rock Entertainment films.. Films shot in Chicago.. Films set in Chicago.
Latest information about When Harry Met Sally... updated on July 28 2021.
