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Like their onscreen counterparts in the iconic rom-comWhen Harry Met Sally, both Carrie Fisher and Meg Ryan developed a genuine friendship off-screen. And while it was almost 2-decades before the duo crossed paths again on the big screen, which involved the 2008 dramedyThe Women, they did have their fair share of adventures together behind the curtain.
During Ryan’s recent appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!the actress recounted one such memory with the late Princess Leia Star, which involved them visiting the town of Dildo.
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Meg Ryan Reflects on Her Journey to the Land of Dildo With Carrie Fisher
After Kimmel unearthed a black-and-white photo ofCarrie Fisheralong with her daughter and stepson posing under a giant sign of Dildo, Ryan, who took the picture, recounted the incident. Considering theStar WarsStar was working as a traveling writer for the New York Times at the time, the actress took theWhen Harry Met SallyStar alongside her for their trip to the town of Dildo. Reflecting on her visit to the town located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador,Meg Ryanlaughingly recalled buying a merch with the town’s name Dildo underneath. Shesaid,
“Carrie wanted to do a piece on the Napoleon surrendering to the British historical reenactment in Dildo, so we did that. We shopped a lot. We got merch. I got a t-shirt with a big happy face and then the name of the town underneath.”
Talking about the town in her piece, the late actress acknowledged the town’s unusual name and even revealed playing the songA Night in Dildoby Arrogant Worms on their trip to the town.
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While theStar Warsicon’s music taste for the journey was appreciated by most, her daughter Billie Lourd wasn’t too fond of it, as Fisher recalled that while everyone was laughing,“She (Lourd) didn’t think I was funny that day”.Fisherexplained,
“O.K., mostly I sang out clear and loud, and everyone else laughed at me ― everyone but my daughter. She didn’t think I was funny that day. She would rather have been in Toronto or Vancouver. ‘Could you please keep your voice down?’ she admonished me, hunching down in her seat, gazing out the window away from me.”
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Although her 13-year-old kid might not have the time of her life, contrary to her, Meg Ryan seemed to have a blast during the 2005 trip to the land of Dildo.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
