
#24 - When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast
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The Unhappy Occasion Slam
"Happy occasion slams" are when a character is told they can't have what they want. In this case, Carrie Fisher's character wants to get pregnant but loses the baby. "I think those characters in from a construction standpoint exist almost to be a pusher," he says. 'They're like the opposite of Harry'
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