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When Harry Met Sally [DVD] [1989]
 
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When Harry Met Sally [DVD] [1989]

Billy Crystal , Meg Ryan , Rob Reiner    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford
  • Directors: Rob Reiner
  • Writers: Nora Ephron
  • Producers: Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Jeffrey Stott, Nora Ephron, Steve Nicolaides
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 23 July 2001
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005KISJ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 881 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Highly influential, When Harry Met Sally revitalised (in 1988) the moribund romantic comedy genre, made a superstar of Meg Ryan, and in two minutes of heavy breathing gave cinema one of its most memorable scenes. Set over 12 years in New York, young professionals Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Ryan) go from meeting to becoming friends to, well--this is a romantic comedy. Benefiting from an observant and witty script by Nora Ephron, it also offers insight into the differences between men and women. More importantly it's very funny, though the most hilarious scene is also the least believable: Sally is really too conventional to do that in a crowded restaurant. Knowingly modern, the picture's snappy one liners, neurotic honesty and straight-to-camera interludes are in the tradition of Woody Allen's New York Jewish humour, a prime example being Annie Hall (1976), while the inspired use of standards not only made a star of Harry Connick Jnr. but started a trend developed in Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and Love's Labour's Lost (2000). Perfectly played, with excellent support from Carrie Fisher, When Harry Met Sally is the archetypal modern romantic comedy.

On the DVD: There's an excellent 33-minute documentary made in 2000 which interviews all the key players talking candidly not so much about how the film was made but why, and revealing just how much of it is actually based upon director Rob Reiner and star Billy Crystal's own experiences and personalities (the story about Reiner acting out the fake orgasm scene for Meg Ryan is priceless). There are seven short deleted scenes (easy to see why they didn't make the final cut) and a commentary track by Reiner, which contains a lot of space and does little more than repeat the information in the documentary. The anamorphically enhanced 1.77: 1 picture though a touch grainy in dark scenes is generally rich and detailed with excellent colour. Audio is stereo, and only blossoms when there is a song on the soundtrack. There are 14 subtitle options including English for Hard of Hearing.--Gary S Dalkin

DVD Description

DVD Special Features:

Original Theatrical Trailer
The making of WHMS - How Harry Met Sally
Studio Commentary by Rob Reiner
Harry Connick Music Video "It Had To Be You"
Deleted Scenes
Soundtrack: English
Subtitles: English, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Hebrew, Czechoslovakian
Widescreen Version: 16.9 1.85:1
Dolby Digital



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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Classic Dry Humour 15 Feb 2006
Format:DVD
This film is a gem in a world of special effects and mindless screenplays. The sharpness and wit of the writing zing you through the development of the relationship between the characters. The soundtrack is superb and gives the movie a timeless quality.

Too much is made of the scene in the cafe with Meg Ryan screaming her head off. Watching the characters develop from college, through the years where their personalities are changed by their life experiences is one of the joys of this movie. Billy Crystal's performance in his decline into a neurotic hypochondriac is excellent, as is Meg Ryan’s portrayal of a high-maintenance-woman.

If you're after a drama with excellent writing, humour and romance, then this is the movie for you.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By MT
Format:DVD
Difficult as it may be to write a review for such a classic, I will do my best. By all means get this DVD, even if you are not a romantic comedies' fan (and just for the record, neither am I). Though some of it may seem cheesy and repetitive do bear in mind that this was among the first films in the genre and the source of many later film plots.

In my opinion this film is a masterpiece, for reasons that would exceed the amount of space at my disposal. Marvellous acting, original characters, plot that spans more than a decade and portrays how the characters change as they mature and come to terms with life and love, just to name a few. If you are among the very few people who still have not seen it do get the DVD, and if you have seen it than you know what I am talking about.

Additional features are not exquisite but still enable you to get a glimpse of this world that I had shelved. Though it is easy to see why the deleted scenes had been removed in the first place, they still give you additional insight into the world of Harry and Sally.

To sum up, good value for your hard earned pay, excellent film for when you are feeling blue. What are you waiting for?

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
What's not to love? 24 Jan 2007
By Dr G.
Format:DVD
This is where so much started -- not just most romcoms, but the best of modern TV classics like Friends and Sex and the City, which blend sharp dialogue and relationship angst against a loving depiction of New York. Meg Ryan is at her best here (I think she spent a lot of her career trying with limited success to recapture the edgy charm she nails in this film). Billy Crystal has some hilarious lines which he delivers with characteristic expertise. The chemistry the leads have is matched by the lovely performances turned in by Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby as their best friends. And the interspersed interviews with elderly married couples is a stroke of genius.

Yes it's schmaltzy and soppy and sentimental -- but why should that be a bad thing?
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
PAL is not my pal
Somehow I missed the fact that this DVD was a european PAL format DVD. I'm a US customer and obviously needed a US format (NTSC) DVD. Read more
Published 1 month ago by PatS
women are from venus..........
I love this film, it is so full of the differences between men and women, my fav is when Harry explains to Sally about men wanting to get up from the bed after sex, my boyfriend is... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Emmalucy
makes you wonder why other rom-coms are so bad..
When Harry Met Sally is a fine example of how
romantic comedies can be funny and engaging
without being overly sweetened or one dimensional. Read more
Published 5 months ago by BrownFilm
CLASSIC GALORE!
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY was brilliant! Simply hilarious! JOKES GALORE! Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan were superb along with the other cast members. The directing was fantastic! Read more
Published 9 months ago by G. Stephenson
classic chick fliick
Not usually a chick flick kind of girl, but this is the exception. It has aged remarkably well, given how old it is. Read more
Published on 30 May 2010 by Susan M. Richards
The first and the best
It is the film that invented the modern romantic comedy and many films since have tried to recapture the originality and wit - without success in my view. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2009 by Finlay
classic comedy
one of the best romantic comedies of the 80s, it avoids being too cheesy by putting a good deal of humour in it, and the two leading characters/actors are great
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by M. Bagarella
Just fantastic!
There really isnt much to say about this film-nothing that hasnt already been said by the gazillions of other people who adhore it like i do. Read more
Published on 27 July 2009 by Chloe.A.B
The romantic comedy to end all romantic comedies.
Romantic comedies are now limp, inevitable, soppy nonsense which honeymoon couples watch so they snuggle up in bed and Eskimo kiss each other into oblivion. Read more
Published on 7 May 2009 by dynamitekid156
When Harry met Sally
I had this on video tape and it was time we had it on DVD. It is probably not cool to say so, but it has a place in any collection, chick flick or not.
Published on 28 April 2009 by Arthur R. Cannell
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