Harry Burns

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Harry Burns is the witty, neurotic male lead in the romantic comedy film "When Harry Met Sally...".

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn When Harry Met Sally...
appearsInSceneType New Year’s Eve party
countryOfOriginOfWork United States NERFINISHED
creator Nora Ephron
directedBy Rob Reiner
distributorOfWork Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED
filmStudioOfWork Castle Rock Entertainment
firstAppearance When Harry Met Sally...
friendOf Sally Albright NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWork romantic comedy film
hasDialogueStyle fast-paced banter
hasMemorableLine "No man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive"
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody..."
hasMemorableScene diner conversation about relationships
hasPersonalityTrait cynical about romance
introspective
sarcastic
hasRomanticInterest Sally Albright NERFINISHED
hasThemeConnection friendship and love
modern relationships
knownFor debating whether men and women can be friends
philosophical monologues about love and death
languageOfWork English
maritalStatusAtBeginning in a relationship
maritalStatusLater divorced
medium film
meetsCharacterDuring car trip from Chicago to New York City
meetsCharacterIn Sally Albright NERFINISHED
narrativeRole co-protagonist
male lead
notableCharacteristic neurotic
pessimistic about relationships
witty
occupation political consultant
partOfFranchise When Harry Met Sally...
surface form: When Harry Met Sally... (single film, no sequels)
partOfOnScreenCoupleWith Sally Albright NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Billy Crystal
relationshipDevelopment friends-to-lovers arc with Sally Albright
residesInFictional New York City NERFINISHED
screenwriterOfWork Nora Ephron
setInWorkLocation New York City NERFINISHED
yearOfWorkRelease 1989

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