US EditionRob Reiner Revealed the ‘Most Difficult’ Scene in ‘When Harry Met Sally’ — and It Wasn’t the Deli Scene
Rob Reiner conceived the scene to highlight relationship dynamics, filmed at Katz's Delicatessen, which became a major tourist site after the film's $92.8 million box office success.
- At Katz's Delicatessen, the film's on-camera fake orgasm was filmed, making the deli a popular tourist attraction in When Harry Met Sally, 1989 film by Nora Ephron starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
- Rob Reiner, filmmaker, recently divorced from Penny Marshall and pessimistic about relationships, approached Nora Ephron with the initial idea she used to shape Harry and the film's story.
- Part of Reiner's opening seven-film streak, When Harry Met Sally earned Nora Ephron an Academy Award nomination for her screenplay and wide acclaim.
- Rob Reiner's death has shocked Hollywood, as he and his wife Michele Singer were found dead Sunday in their Brentwood home, marking the loss of a filmmaker with a long career in comedy and rom-coms.
- Culturally, Reiner's films contributed memorable phrases and genres, as This Is Spinal Tap launched the mockumentary and When Harry Met Sally remains a defining rom‑com in popular culture.
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Upstract‘Hard to smile’ at Katz’s Deli — the NYC spot where Rob Reiner filmed his most famous scene
“It hit all of us. This morning, I was seeing some of the guys who work here crowding together. They were showing pictures on their phones, of [Reiner] to each other, telling stories.”
Rob Reiner’s greatest projects, from ‘The Princess Bride’ to ‘When Harry Met Sally’
The world lost Rob Reiner on Sunday, along with his wife, Michele. An actor, writer, producer and director, Reiner leaves behind an incredible body of work. Consider Reiner’s run as a director from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s: During that span, Reiner made an extraordinary mockumentary, an iconic coming of age movie, an Oscar-winning Stephen King adaptation, a pitch-perfect legal drama, and, for good measure, the single greatest romant…
From the romantic comedy with "When Harry meets Sally" to the chilling thriller like "Misery", passing through the fantastic register with "Princess Bride", Rob Reiner was at ease in many film genres.
Rob Reiner’s Best Films: From ‘Spinal Tap,’ ‘Misery,’ and ‘Princess Bride’ to ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘A Few Good Men’
Rob Reiner, who has died at the age of 78, best movies included Stand By Me, Misery, A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride.
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