Legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner made probably the best romantic comedy film of all time in When Harry Met Sally, the ultimate enemies-to-friends-to-lovers tale.Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were tragically found dead in their Brentwood home on Sunday, Dec. 15. We've been looking back at the director's work and how he approached filmmaking to remember his impact on film.His 1989 film follows its titular characters (played by Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) as they travel to New York together post-college, hating each other at first. But they stay in touch through the years and other relationships, their two best friends eventually marrying. Finally, after all this time, they sleep together. Sally realizes her feelings for him, while Harry initially resists, hurting her feelings.The film ends with one of the all-time great romantic finales, Harry running through New York on New Year's Eve to get to Sally and confess his love. It turns out, it wasn't supposed to end that way. - YouTube www.youtube.com The Original Ending to When Harry Met SallyIn a 2024 CNN interview (via The Hollywood Reporter), Reiner revealed that his iconic romcom was originally supposed to end without its now-legendary happy ending. “It was going to be the two of them seeing each other after years, talking and then walking away from each other,” Reiner told CNN. “I had been married for 10 years. I’d been single for 10 years, and I couldn’t figure out how I was ever going to be with anybody, and that...
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