Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan reunited at Katz’s Deli to promote mayo in a Tremendous Bowl advert modeled after When Harry Met Sally.
There is perhaps no higher one-line bumper higher than “I’ll have what she’s having.” The scene from When Harry Met Sally in query – during which Meg Ryan’s Sally proves {that a} girl can efficiently pretend an orgasm, a lot to Billy Crystal’s Harry’s embarrassment – itself is iconic, however the line stands as a top-tier comedy punchline. Now, Ryan, Crystal and a shock visitor have recreated that scene in a spot to be aired throughout Tremendous Bowl LIX.
Just like the well-known scene, the advert is about in Katz’s Delicatessen, with Harry declaring, “I can’t believe they let us back in this place,” referring to the scene Sally made all these years in the past. After some disappointment in her lunch (most likely as a result of it didn’t take her an hour and a half to order it), Sally provides Hellmann’s mayonnaise and is straight away hit with a sensation. However because the advert wants that line, in comes Sydney Sweeney, who, sure, may have what she’s having.
The advert just about nails precisely what it units out to do, though some eager eyes will discover that Harry’s outfit is nothing like his ugly sweater from the true scene in When Harry Met Sally. As a substitute, he dons the instantly recognizable cable-knit sweater which has taken on a lifetime of its personal even in recent times. Kate McKinnon even wore a variation of it in her personal Tremendous Bowl spot for Hellmann’s final 12 months.
On getting each Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan collectively at Katz’s as soon as once more, director Jake Szymanski (who has a historical past with Humorous or Die) mentioned, “They both said they hadn’t been back inside Katz’s since they shot the scene, and so we got to be there for the moment when they both walked on set. They also hadn’t seen each other in a couple years. So we got to see them walk back into this place, and the memories flood back, and they start remembering and sharing stories and talking about what it was like to film that day.”
As for why they determined to make use of Sydney Sweeney (changing the late Estelle Reiner, mom of director Rob Reiner), Szymanski famous, “There was some talk early on about ‘who are we gonna get for the cameo role? Who’s gonna end the spot?’ It’s such an iconic line, and When Harry Met Sally is such an iconic rom-com and a moment for Meg, obviously, that we’re recreating. And I kind of like that Sydney is emerging as this new rom-com star… so I like that it was kind of like a mini passing of the torch to the next generation to have her at the end.”
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