Comments on: Nora Ephron’s last meal? A hot dog from Nate n’ Al http://www.savethedeli.com/2009/08/05/nora-ephrons-last-meal-a-hot-dog-from-nate-n-al/ Dedicated to the preservation of all salted and cured Judaic meats Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Joan E. Ginsberg http://www.savethedeli.com/2009/08/05/nora-ephrons-last-meal-a-hot-dog-from-nate-n-al/#comment-40496 Joan E. Ginsberg Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:52:24 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2009/08/05/nora-ephrons-last-meal-a-hot-dog-from-nate-n-al/#comment-40496 Nora Ephron didn't write the scene the way it was eventually filmed. She wrote the dialog about women faking orgasms, but Meg Ryan suggested the idea of her character, Sally, actually faking the orgasm at the table. And the line "I'll have what she's having" was suggested by Billy Crystal (and spoken, in the movie, by Rob Reiner's mother). Sally's food ordering habits were inserted into the movie by Rob Reiner after he watched Nora Ephron order food this way. The line "I just like it the way I like it" was inserted by Rob Reiner after he heard Nora Ephron actually say this in response to a comment by him. One of my all-time favorite movies. Nora Ephron didn’t write the scene the way it was eventually filmed. She wrote the dialog about women faking orgasms, but Meg Ryan suggested the idea of her character, Sally, actually faking the orgasm at the table. And the line “I’ll have what she’s having” was suggested by Billy Crystal (and spoken, in the movie, by Rob Reiner’s mother).

Sally’s food ordering habits were inserted into the movie by Rob Reiner after he watched Nora Ephron order food this way. The line “I just like it the way I like it” was inserted by Rob Reiner after he heard Nora Ephron actually say this in response to a comment by him.

One of my all-time favorite movies.

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