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%%* BreakUpMakeUpScenario



%% * MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: Played with a little bit, but mostly played straight.
%% * TheMatchmaker: Jess and Marie.



%% * MeaningfulName: Sally [[ThePollyanna Albright]], and Harry ''Burns.''



%% * NietzscheWannabe: Harry, especially as a young man.



%% * OralFixation: Harry and his grape seeds. [*ptooey*]
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* CharacterDevelopment: Harry was a seriously obnoxious jerk as a twenty-two year old. He became a less obnoxious thirty year old. The movie's not about Sally, it's about Rob Reiner.
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** Harry and Sally can't get food because that's a couple relationship cheating thing. First thing they do when they meet up 11 years later is grab lunch.
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-->'''Harry:''' You know how a year to a person is like seven years to a dog?
-->'''Sally:''' [{{beat}}] Is one of us supposed to be a '''dog''' in this scenario?

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-->'''Harry:''' You know how a year to a person is like seven years to a dog?
-->'''Sally:'''
dog? \\
'''Sally:'''
[{{beat}}] Is one of us supposed to be a '''dog''' in this scenario?



* DamnedByFaintPraise: What Jess mistakenly thinks applies when Harry mentions that the girl he wants to set him up with Jess on a blind date (i. e. Sally) has "a good personality".

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* DamnedByFaintPraise: What Jess mistakenly thinks applies when Harry mentions that the girl he wants to set him up with Jess on a blind date (i. e. e., Sally) has "a good personality".



---> *beep* "Hi, it's me! It is the holiday season and I thought I'd just remind you that this is the season for charity and forgiveness. And although it's not widely known, it is also [[AintTooProudToBeg the season of groveling]]. So if you felt like calling me back, I'd be more than happy to do the traditional Christmas grovel."

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---> *beep* --->*beep* "Hi, it's me! It is the holiday season and I thought I'd just remind you that this is the season for charity and forgiveness. And although it's not widely known, it is also [[AintTooProudToBeg the season of groveling]]. So if you felt like calling me back, I'd be more than happy to do the traditional Christmas grovel."



--->"Mr Kline died yesterday, leaving behind a wife, two children, and [[TheTriple a spacious three bedroom apartment with a wood burning fireplace]]."

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--->"Mr -->"Mr Kline died yesterday, leaving behind a wife, two children, and [[TheTriple a spacious three bedroom apartment with a wood burning fireplace]]."



-->'''Sally''': I'd like the chef salad, please, with the oil and vinegar on the side. And the apple pie a la mode.
-->'''Waitress''' (writing): Chef and apple a la mode...
-->'''Sally''': But I'd like the pie heated, and I don't want the ice cream on top, I want it on the side. And I'd like strawberry instead of vanilla if you have it. If not, then no ice cream, just whipped cream, but only if it's real. If it's out of a can, then nothing.
-->'''Waitress''': Not even the pie?
-->'''Sally''': No, just the pie, but then not heated.
* PrecisionFStrike: It's truly startling when Sally drops an F-bomb.

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-->'''Sally''': -->'''Sally:''' I'd like the chef salad, please, with the oil and vinegar on the side. And the apple pie a à la mode.
-->'''Waitress''' (writing):
mode.\\
'''Waitress:''' (writing)
Chef and apple a à la mode...
-->'''Sally''':
mode...\\
'''Sally:'''
But I'd like the pie heated, and I don't want the ice cream on top, I want it on the side. And I'd like strawberry instead of vanilla if you have it. If not, then no ice cream, just whipped cream, but only if it's real. If it's out of a can, then nothing. \n-->'''Waitress''': \\
'''Waitress:'''
Not even the pie?
-->'''Sally''':
pie?\\
'''Sally:'''
No, just the pie, but then not heated.
heated.
* PrecisionFStrike: It's truly startling when Sally drops an F-bomb.



-->'''Nearby customer''': I'll have what she's having.

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-->'''Nearby customer''': customer:''' I'll have what she's having.



--->'''Sally''': They don't make "Sunday".
--->'''Harry''': Why not?
--->'''Sally''': Because of God.

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--->'''Sally''': --->'''Sally:''' They don't make "Sunday".
--->'''Harry''':
"Sunday".\\
'''Harry:'''
Why not?
--->'''Sally''':
not?\\
'''Sally:'''
Because of God.
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** The crowd doing the Wave during an intensely emotional conversation was something that actually happened to Reiner.

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** The crowd doing the Wave wave during an intensely emotional conversation was something that actually happened to Reiner.

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** Sally loudly fakes an orgasm in the middle of a restaurant, and a patron thinks something Sally ate was just that good. Either that or she did know, and was just cracking a joke.

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** Sally loudly [[FakeOrgasm fakes an orgasm orgasm]] in the middle of a restaurant, and a patron thinks something Sally ate was just that good. Either that or she did know, and was just cracking a joke.



* FakeOrgasm: Harry and Sally are in Katz's Deli and argue about whether men can tell if a woman is faking. Sally claims that they can't, and to prove her point, she fakes a loud orgasm on the spot, which is convincing enough for one lady bystander to famously respond, "I'll have what she's having."



* TheImmodestOrgasm: Sally fakes one in the middle of a crowded deli to prove a point to Harry.

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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Sally [[FakeOrgasm fakes one one]] in the middle of a crowded deli to prove a point to Harry.



* RapidFireYes: During the restaurant scene where Sally fakes an orgasm, she repeatedly yells "Yes!" near the end.

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* RapidFireYes: During the restaurant scene where Sally [[FakeOrgasm fakes an orgasm, orgasm]], she repeatedly yells "Yes!" near the end.
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* SuperOCD: Sally obsesses over the most bizarre of minutiae, like not having sauces on her food (but on the side) and putting envelopes into the post box one at a time.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Sally cracks her hand on Harry's face at Jess and Marie's wedding. Ooph.
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* LousyLoversAreLosers: {{Discussed|Trope}} in the beginning, with Harry admonishing Sally for never having had great sex... with a guy named Sheldon.
-->'''Harry:''' A Sheldon can do your income tax. If you need a root canal, Sheldon's your man. But humping and pumping is not Sheldon's strong suit. It's the name. Do it to me... Sheldon!"
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* SelfPlagiarism: Prior to the wedding, Marie tells Sally that Harry was seeing an anthropologist. Sally asks her what she looks like and Marie responds with "Thin. Pretty. Big tits. Your basic nightmare." This line also appears in Creator/NoraEphron's book ''Heartburn'', which was published in 1983.

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* BreakUpMakeUpScenario

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%%* BreakUpMakeUpScenario
* BreakUpMakeUpScenarioBrickJoke: During the closing FramingDevice, [[spoiler:Harry is defending Sally's OvercomplicatedMenuOrder tendencies, having given in to her particular quirk.]]
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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Sally fakes one in the middle of a crowded deli to prove a point to Harry. Some consider this [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame all there is to know about When Harry Met Sally]].

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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Sally fakes one in the middle of a crowded deli to prove a point to Harry. Some consider this [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame all there is to know about When Harry Met Sally]].
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: 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.

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* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: Played with a little bit, but mostly played straight.
* TheMatchmaker: Jess and Marie.

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%% * MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: Played with a little bit, but mostly played straight.
%% * TheMatchmaker: Jess and Marie.



* MeaningfulName: Sally [[ThePollyanna Albright]], and Harry ''Burns.''

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%% * MeaningfulName: Sally [[ThePollyanna Albright]], and Harry ''Burns.''



* NietzscheWannabe: Harry, especially as a young man.

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* NewYearsKiss: Near the end of the movie, Harry tries to reconnect with Sally one more time, fighting with her while everybody else at the party counts down to the New Year. [[spoiler:They end up falling back in love and kissing while everybody around them sings "Auld Lang Syne."]]
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* NietzscheWannabe: Harry, especially as a young man.



* OralFixation: Harry and his grape seeds. [*ptooey*]

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%% * OralFixation: Harry and his grape seeds. [*ptooey*]

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* SeventiesHair: Sally is sporting Farrah hair in college.

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* SeventiesHair: Sally is sporting Farrah In the opening scene, set in 1977, Sally's hair in college.is styled after that of Creator/FarrahFawcett. It was the most widely-copied women's hairstyle of the era.


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* AuthorAvatar: Harry was somewhat based on Creator/RobReiner, who was depressed, cynical, and neurotic, but with a big heart underneath, like Harry Burns in the film. The character of Sally was somewhat based on screenwriter Nora Ephron. Ephron was optimistic, cheerful, loved control, and was the type of person who was "just fine" with everything, like Sally Albright.


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* PickyEater: Sally, a trait shared by Creator/NoraEphron herself. Years after the movie came out, when Ephron was on a plane and ordered something very precise, the stewardess looked at her and asked, "Have you ever seen the movie ''When Harry Met Sally?''"
* ProductionForeshadowing: Harry is seen reading ''Literature/{{Misery}}''. This would be Creator/RobReiner's next film.


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* ScreenToStageAdaptation: In early 2004, the film was adapted for the stage in a Theatre Royal Haymarket production starring Creator/LukePerry and Creator/AlysonHannigan. Creator/MollyRingwald and Creator/MichaelLandes later replaced them for the second cast.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Marie has a long-term affair with the married Arthur. Sally continually reminds her that Arthur is never going to leave his wife; Marie always agrees, but a few scenes later, she's discussing him yet again...
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** Sally loudly fakes an orgasm in the middle of a restaurant, and a patron thinks something Sally ate was just that good.

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** Sally loudly fakes an orgasm in the middle of a restaurant, and a patron thinks something Sally ate was just that good. Either that or she did know, and was just cracking a joke.
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* WeddingDay: Marie and Jess's, where Harry and Sally have a post-sex fight.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: After the falling-out with Harry, we see Sally stumbling around town with a Christmas tree she can't manage. It's tough to go it alone.

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* RuleOfSymbolism: After the falling-out with Harry, we see Sally stumbling around town with a Christmas tree she can't manage.manage, juxtaposed with the previous year when Harry helped her carry a tree. It's tough to go it alone.
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* KaraokeBondingScene: The titular characters briefly perform karaoke in an electronics store, which is one of the many moments that showcase their chemistry. The fun moment is interrupted by Harry's ex Helen, arriving with a new man on her arm.
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* SkewedPriorities: Harry's ex-wife waited a week to tell him she wanted a divorce because she didn't want to ruin his birthday.


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--->'''Harry''': Why not?
--->'''Sally''': Because of God.
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Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner recently appeared in a [[RealTrailerFakeMovie spoof trailer]] on [=FunnyOrDie=].com for ''[[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0247468f28/when-harry-met-sally-2-with-billy-crystal-helen-mirren When Harry Met Sally 2]]'', where ExecutiveMeddling has turned a continuation of the original film into a shameless cashing in on the vampire craze.

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In 2011, Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner recently appeared in a [[RealTrailerFakeMovie spoof trailer]] on [=FunnyOrDie=].com for ''[[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0247468f28/when-harry-met-sally-2-with-billy-crystal-helen-mirren When Harry Met Sally 2]]'', where ExecutiveMeddling has turned a continuation of the original film into a shameless cashing in on the then-current vampire craze.
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A 1989 RomanticComedy directed by Creator/RobReiner, written by Creator/NoraEphron, and starring Billy Crystal and Creator/MegRyan.

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A 1989 RomanticComedy directed by Creator/RobReiner, written by Creator/NoraEphron, and starring Billy Crystal Creator/BillyCrystal and Creator/MegRyan.

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