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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal Reunite for Hellmann's Super Bowl Ad (& It's So So Good)

I'll have what they're having

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal
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More than three decades ago, the world saw Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan deliver one of the most iconic movie scenes of all time—one that involved a tasty deli sandwich and a very convincing fake orgasm.

Now, thanks to Hellmann’s new Super Bowl commercial, fans can relive this iconic When Harry Met Sally scene—and it's everything I didn't know I needed. Both Crystal and Ryan reprise their characters as they return to Katz’s Deli. In the one-minute ad, Sally takes a bite of her sandwich and admits that something's missing. But after she adds a bit of Hellmann’s mayonnaise and takes a bite, it does the trick. So much so that she reenacts her unforgettable orgasm scene.

Similar to the film, Sally's reaction draws the attention of nearly everyone in the New York diner, and in response, Harry chuckles awkwardly and quips, "This one’s real." Once Sally finishes, the camera cuts to actress Sydney Sweeney, who delivers the famous line: “I’ll have what she’s having.”

In case you need the original material for reference, check out the movie scene below.

While chatting with People about the commercial, Crystal said, “It was our 35th anniversary of the film, and it's the first time that we've been offered something like that. It was a really fun idea, and the approach was right.” Also, thanks to the familiar setting and his chemistry with Ryan, he added, “It felt the same.”

Ryan also opened up about the experience and said, “They were so respectful of the movie and of the scene too. They came to us with just an enormous amount of respect for that, for the source material and for the characters.”

Regarding the original scene's impact on pop culture, Crystal noted that it successfully tackled the concept of women faking orgasms, adding that it was a "well-constructed scene" that "just took everyone's breath away."

Crystal added, "It pays off the way both Sally's funny is behavioral, Harry's funny is more verbal and reactive. That was important, how [Harry] reacted to her. So it just sort of pulled all together in one scene, everything about the characters and sort of delivered on the promise of the premise. And she teaches him a lesson at the same time."

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