About this episode
The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1989 features Jason’s personal pick, romantic comedy classic When Harry Met Sally . Written by Nora Ephron, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby, When Harry Met Sally was a box-office hit and an Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay, and has become one of the most influential romantic comedies of all time. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/when-harry-met-sally---1989 ), Sheila Benson in the LA Times ( https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-14-ca-3848-story.html ), and Caryn James in the New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/12/movies/review-film-it-s-harry-loves-sally-in-a-romance-of-new-yorkers-and-neuroses.html ).