Writer Craft Podcast · Valerie Ihsan
(B)Romance: How Dumb & Dumber and When Harry Met Sally are the Same Screenplay
·59 min·4 clips
The midpoint in When Harry Met Sally is when Jess and Marie get married, and the stakes change.
As heard by us
Odd-couple chemistry, treated like a craft problem, not a slogan.
Valerie Isan and Eric Mertz treat romance as an odd-couple problem, and the Dumb and Dumber and When Harry Met Sally comparison feels earned rather than forced.
Why you'd press play
If you want a comedy-craft compare-and-contrast with real screenplay DNA.
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