Who – August 10, 2019

Thefilm’sanniversaryisbittersweetbecause

BrunoKirbyandCarrieFisher,whoplayedHarry

andSally’sbestfriends-turned-coupleJessand

Marie,aren’theretocelebrate.Kirby,alsoknown

forTheGodfatherPartIIandThisisSpinalTap, died

ofleukaemiain 2006 atage57.“Hedisappears

intothecharacter,”saysReiner.Ryanremained

closetoFisher,whodiedofcardiacarrestat 60 in

2016.“Wewerepregnantatthesametime,”Ryan

says.ReinerrecallsFishersingingonset,once

treatingthecrewto‘Tammy’,a hitforhermum,

DebbieReynolds.“Whata voice!”hesays.

CO-STARS

GONE TOO

SOON

substitutestuff!I lovethatyoucoulddothat.

TellmeaboutCarrieFisher.

ReinerSheusedtocomearound[years

before]whenI hada placewithAlbert

Brooks.Shewasbrilliant– firstperson

I thoughtofforthatpart.

Ryan:Wewerefriendsfora longtimeafter

that,andallsheevercalledherselfwas

my“sidekick”.

Weretheremomentsonsetyoucouldn’t

getthroughbecauseyouwerelaughing?

Crystal:I don’trememberdoinga lotoftakes,

exceptforthefour-bedroomone.

That’swherethefourcharactersare

talkingonfourphonesinthreelocations.

Howwasthatdone?

Reiner:Therewasa cameraonMeginher

setting,a cameraonBillyinhissettinganda

cameraonCarrieandBrunointhebed,and

weriggedthesoundupsotheycouldallhear

eachother.Becausetherearenocutaways,

wedidit 61 or 62 times.Around 56 wehad

a goodone– thenBrunoblewthelastline,

andwehadtostartover.

Doyouhavea favouritescene,Meg?

Ryan:I lovewherethey’replaying

thegame[Pictionary].

Alltogether:“Babyfishmouth!”

Ryan:ItmakesmelaughwhenI hearBruno

say,“Drawsomethingresemblinganything.”

Crystal:Thatscenewasdifficultforme

becauseI hadtokissRob’sstepdaughter

Tracy.I hadknownTracysinceshewasa

a

r

”

littlegirl.Nowshe’smydateinthefilm.

Ryan:Mydaughter[Daisy]justturned14,

andoverthesummerJohn[Mellencamp],

myfiancé,showedherWhenHarryMetSally

...Hesaid,“She’sgottaseesomeofyour

movies,”right?Sohetakesituponhimselfto

showher.I’mwalkingaroundthehouse

doingotherstuff.I heartheorgasmscene,

andthenthere’ssilence.Mydaughter’s14!

AndJohngoes,“Meeeeeeeeg!I’mnot

explainingthis!”

Reiner:Doyouremember,theyhada royal

premiereinLondon?WithPrincessDi.All

I’mthinkingtheentiretimeis,“Howisshe

responding?”Theorgasmsceneiscoming;

I’mgoing,“OhGod.”

Crystal:Thelightswentdown,andshe

whisperedtome,“I’mtakingmyshoesoff.”

SoI went,“I’mtakingmypantsoff.”Andshe

goes[imitatesDiana’svoice,withanaccent],

“Oh,you’resonaughty!”

Areyoustillaskedfora sequel?

Reiner:Tothisdaytheyask.

Crystal:Peoplesobelievedina happily-

ever-after.

■ByAllisonAdato

“Shewassogracious,”

saysCrystalofDiana,

whometthestars

whenthefilm

openedinLondon,

November1989.

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