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November 29, 2007	WikiProject peer review	Reviewed
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Contradiction

I removed the following:

This scene, filmed at Katz's Deli in New York, was reportedly shot dozens of times, if apparently only for the amusement of the male camera crew, with Meg Ryan's character acting it out each time.

This contradicts the director comments on the DVD. He says that it was reshot because Meg Ryan was embarassed and shy, and that he had to demonstrate. KJ 06:18, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's fine, but I added Katz's Deli back. Hugh 12:35, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'd only seen the DVD once or twice; I was using a VCD as my source. I bought the DVD yesterday. Anyway, according to the DVD's special features, it seems the scene was indeed shot again and again. It wasn't an improv scene, since Meg Ryan mentioned that she could do it, when she first read that part of the script. It was her idea. --Kjoonlee 07:56, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ellipsis

Rather than having three dots and no space, the title of this page should surely be
When Harry Met Sally …
as an ellipsis denotes indicates missing word or words. Paul Tracy_|\talk 22:27, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That may be in some manuals of style, but I don't think it's a hard and fast rule. This is a movie title, not formal writing. In this case, the clear preference of the official typography (movie posters, official site, Amazon listing ...) seems to be running Sally and the ellipsis together, so I say no change is warranted. --Dhartung | Talk 04:42, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Many People"?

"Many people who have seen the movie said if they hear the title of the movie, the fake orgasm scene is always on their mind."

Who are these "many people"? A couple of friends of the person who wrote the article? Unless this sentence can be a bit more clear, I think it should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.38.11.146 (talk • contribs) 17:11, 4 August 2006

Removed. --Kjoonlee 14:17, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The makers of the DVD release has some info on the fake orgasm scene, and just before it starts a large number of people can be heard saying that they remember the fake orgasm scene first or that they only remember that scene. I don't think it could be verified or peer-reviewed, though. Maybe people who didn't say anything about the fake orgasm scene just didn't appear on the DVD. --Kjoonlee 18:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiquote

Wikiquote:When Harry Met Sally... has been linked from this article, and it's a lot better than it used to be. But it's still not perfect; I'd appreciate some help. Thanks. :) --Kjoonlee 14:18, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed passage

I removed this from the article since:

(1) It's IMHO probably of no general interest.

(2) There doesn't seem to be any logical place to put it.

(3) It's unsourced.

"The film has helped to fuel myths at The University of Chicago that alumni from the institution had a very high intra-marriage rate‹The template Talkfact is being considered for merging.› ^{[citation needed]}, possibly due to their inability to form relationships with "other people" as shown in the movie (although Harry and Sally's scholastic affiliation is not a focus of the movie). In reality the marriage rate is significantly above average but not an outlier.‹The template Talkfact is being considered for merging.› ^{[citation needed]}"

--201.50.248.179 23:26, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Good article

This article is well written and well referenced, and is an excellent overview of the topic. I was particularly impressed with the strong lead section. The article meets all of the GA criteria... Johnfos (talk) 01:05, 18 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

significant catchphrase?

Google indicates that this film is the origin of the catchphrase "Women need a reason to have sex; men only need a place" Is this the case ? is it worth mentioning? I guess to do so would open a large box of worms Feroshki (talk) 09:07, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion pertaining to non-free image(s) used in article

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Merge soundtrack?

Consensus seems to be clear that there are sufficient reliable sources to be used for the article, so the consensus is no merge. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 04:20, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Regarding merging When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack) into When Harry Met Sally...

The soundtrack is not independently notable, even if there are useful content. In fact, I don't see how singles make the soundtrack independently notable, as there is not enough content to make the soundtrack page a strong stand-alone. --George Ho (talk) 22:35, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose seems to have sufficient sources to justify standalone article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:23, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose merge - [invited by RfC bot] The article says "The soundtrack went to #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart ..". Assuming that is correct (I have not read the sources) this is a slam-dunk for album notability per WP:NALBUM, so an article dedicated to the album is warranted. The list of songs on the album would look out of place in the movie article. --Noleander (talk) 00:36, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Saif Ali Khan?

"It stars Saif Ali Khan"....what? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.67.14.2 (talk) 20:59, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Susan Dey, Elizabeth Perkins, Elizabeth McGovern, Molly Ringwald for the role of Sally Albright

As far as I can tell, the claim that these actresses were considered for the role is unverifiable. The edit which added this information was made by an IP user in 2009. This user made similar, and similarly uncited, additions to Pretty Woman and Gangs of New York ([1], [2] and [3] respectively). Our anonymous friend may have been listening to some reliable but obscure radio interview and added this information as they heard it, but I think it is at least equally likely that these were purely vandalism.

At this point there are many sources which will confirm the claim about alternate casting choices (even the Independent), but I fear citogenesis is too great a risk, and we should avoid including this information without a reliable source predating 2009. — HTGS (talk) 03:12, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]