R.I.P. Nora Ephron

[RoryN]

Great writer.

Selected filmography
(1983) Silkwood (writer)
(1986) Heartburn (writer, novel)
(1989) When Harry Met Sally... (writer, associate producer)
(1989) Cookie (writer, executive producer)
(1990) My Blue Heaven (writer, executive producer)
(1992) This Is My Life (director, writer)
(1993) Sleepless in Seattle (director, writer)
(1994) Mixed Nuts (director, writer)
(1996) Michael (director, writer, producer)
(1998) Strike! / The Hairy Bird / All I Wanna Do (executive producer)
(1998) You've Got Mail (director, writer, producer)
(2000) Hanging Up (writer, producer)
(2000) Lucky Numbers (director, producer)
(2005) Bewitched (director, writer, producer)
(2009) Julie & Julia (director, writer, producer)

 

[RoryN]

"When you're attracted to someone, it just means that your subconscious is attracted to their subconscious, subconsciously. So what we think of as fate is just two neuroses knowing that they are a perfect match.” — David Hyde Pierce to Meg Ryan in “Sleepless in Seattle”

“I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.” — Billy Crystal to Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally”

“The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self. — Tom Hanks in “You’ve Got Mail”

"I have to murder and dismember a crustacean." — Amy Adams in "Julie & Julia"

“I remember in high school her saying, 'Now what'd you want to take that science class for? There's no girls in that science class. You take home ec, why don't you? That's the way to meet the nice boys.' 'Mom,' I said, 'There ain't no boys in home ec. The boys are in the science class.' " — Meryl Streep in “Silkwood”

“I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — Billy Crystal to Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally"

Harry: Why are you getting so upset? This is not about you.

Sally: Yes it is. You are a human affront to all women and I am a woman.

Harry: Hey I don't feel great about this but I don't hear anyone complaining.

Sally: Of course not you're out of the door too fast.

Harry: I think they have an OK time.

Sally: How do you know?

Harry: What do you mean how do I know? I know.

Sally: Because they...

Harry: Yes, because they...

Sally: And how do you know that they really...

Harry: What are you saying, that they fake orgasm?

Sally: It's possible.

Harry: Get outta here!

Sally: Why? Most women at one time or another have faked it.

Harry: Well they haven't faked it with me.

Sally: How do you know?

Harry: Because I know.

Sally: Oh, right, that's right, I forgot, you're a man.

Harry: What is that supposed to mean?

Sally: Nothing. It's just that all men are sure it never happened to them and
that most women at one time or another have done it so you do the math.

Harry: You don't think that I could tell the difference?

Sally: No.

Harry: Get outta here.

Sally: Ooo...Oh...Ooo...

Harry: Are you OK?

Sally: Oh...Oh god...Ooo Oh God...Oh...Oh...Oh...Oh God...Oh yeah right there
Oh! Oh...Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes...Oh...Oh...Yes Yes Yes....Oh...Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes...Oh...Oh... Oh... Oh God Oh... Oh... Huh...

(Sally finishes, looks at Harry and smiles. Harry looks back, looking a
little uneasy)

Lady from another table: I'll have what she's having.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

I've never been a huge Nora Ephron fan, but this is one of the funniest damn things I ever saw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Moh-Sw7xE

 

[RoryN]

I've never been a huge Nora Ephron fan, but this is one of the funniest damn things I ever saw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Moh-Sw7xE

That was great.

 

[Morcheeba]

One of the most well-known female writers in the biz.

Thank you, Nora.

 

[run_silent]

Um, what happen to her?

 

[artemesia_g]

Favorite Ephron line:

Sally (sobbing): "...and I'm going to be FORTY!!!!"
Harry: "When?"
Sally: "SOME DAY!!"

 

[atmas]

Pneumonia preceeded by acute myeloid leukemia.

I really greatly enjoyed her work. Rest in peace.

 

[blobfish]

I haven't seen any of her movies, except for Julie & Julia, which I really enjoyed.

 

[theault_b]

Thank you again, Charon. She'll rest much more peacefuller with you at the lit oars. That JO Hill broad ain't got nothing on the TMZ that's you... God Bless!

 

[KRCummings]

Why do I see so many atheists use "rest in peace?" Seems odd.

 

[RoryN]

Why do I see so many atheists use "rest in peace?" Seems odd.

Because it annoys preachy religious types. Same with "bless you" and "go to hell".

Don't take my word for it - ask any atheist.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

"When you're attracted to someone, it just means that your subconscious is attracted to their subconscious, subconsciously. So what we think of as fate is just two neuroses knowing that they are a perfect match.” — David Hyde Pierce to Meg Ryan in “Sleepless in Seattle”

“I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.” — Billy Crystal to Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally”

“The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self. — Tom Hanks in “You’ve Got Mail”

"I have to murder and dismember a crustacean." — Amy Adams in "Julie & Julia"

“I remember in high school her saying, 'Now what'd you want to take that science class for? There's no girls in that science class. You take home ec, why don't you? That's the way to meet the nice boys.' 'Mom,' I said, 'There ain't no boys in home ec. The boys are in the science class.' " — Meryl Streep in “Silkwood”

“I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — Billy Crystal to Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally"

Harry: Why are you getting so upset? This is not about you.

Sally: Yes it is. You are a human affront to all women and I am a woman.

Harry: Hey I don't feel great about this but I don't hear anyone complaining.

Sally: Of course not you're out of the door too fast.

Harry: I think they have an OK time.

Sally: How do you know?

Harry: What do you mean how do I know? I know.

Sally: Because they...

Harry: Yes, because they...

Sally: And how do you know that they really...

Harry: What are you saying, that they fake orgasm?

Sally: It's possible.

Harry: Get outta here!

Sally: Why? Most women at one time or another have faked it.

Harry: Well they haven't faked it with me.

Sally: How do you know?

Harry: Because I know.

Sally: Oh, right, that's right, I forgot, you're a man.

Harry: What is that supposed to mean?

Sally: Nothing. It's just that all men are sure it never happened to them and
that most women at one time or another have done it so you do the math.

Harry: You don't think that I could tell the difference?

Sally: No.

Harry: Get outta here.

Sally: Ooo...Oh...Ooo...

Harry: Are you OK?

Sally: Oh...Oh god...Ooo Oh God...Oh...Oh...Oh...Oh God...Oh yeah right there
Oh! Oh...Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes...Oh...Oh...Yes Yes Yes....Oh...Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes...Oh...Oh... Oh... Oh God Oh... Oh... Huh...

(Sally finishes, looks at Harry and smiles. Harry looks back, looking a
little uneasy)

Lady from another table: I'll have what she's having.

Favorite Ephron line:

Sally (sobbing): "...and I'm going to be FORTY!!!!"
Harry: "When?"
Sally: "SOME DAY!!"

Loved that movie.

 

[Phelia]

I was never a big fan of hers, but I found her Stieg Larsson parody to be absolutely hilarious.

The Girl Who Fixed The Umlaut

 

[latina_princess]

I'm sad reading this. I had such a busy day I never heard. Loved so many of her movies and I own quite a few. Thank you for posting and keeping us informed

 

[Wrong Element]

This is probably my own bias, but I am surprised and a little disappointed that so many of the obituaries for Ephron are treating her solely as a woman who wrote and directed movies. Not to be unkind, but her film output was pretty hit-or-miss, and the hits were getting farther apart.

But she was a terrific, very funny journalist and essayist from the 1970s on. She still had a lot to say. Tough loss.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

This is probably my own bias, but I am surprised and a little disappointed that so many of the obituaries for Ephron are treating her solely as a woman who wrote and directed movies. Not to be unkind, but her film output was pretty hit-or-miss, and the hits were getting farther apart.

But she was a terrific, very funny journalist and essayist from the 1970s on. She still had a lot to say. Tough loss.

That may be true, but she also had a fine mind when it comes to how a man and woman communicate or at least think what they want to communicate in complex friendship/romantic relationships. Yet, most of us never really say it. I hope I made sense.

 

[John Doe]

Because it annoys preachy religious types. Same with "bless you" and "go to hell".

Don't take my word for it - ask any atheist.

No it doesn't. It tickles them senseless to see that religiosity so permeates our culture that even dyed-in-the-wool atheists still use such language. It only validates their beliefs.

 

[RoryN]

No it doesn't. It tickles them senseless to see that religiosity so permeates our culture that even dyed-in-the-wool atheists still use such language. It only validates their beliefs.

That's exactly the response preachy religious types give when pretending they aren't annoyed.