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Lisa Jane Persky has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by When Harry Met Sally....
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The Party 2
1982
Comedy · Romance

Courier
1986
Drama · Romance

Local Hero
1983
Comedy · Drama

Say Anything...
1989
Romance · Comedy

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
1980
Drama · Comedy

The Party
1980
Drama · Romance

Lucas
1986
Comedy · Drama

Mystic Pizza
1988
Romance · Drama

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?
Dir. Rob Reiner · With Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher

Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
Dir. Rob Reiner · With John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
Dir. Ralph Bakshi · With Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa

At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller

Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
Dir. Jim McBride · With Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Dir. Jim McBride · With Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
Dir. Steve Barron · With Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michael McKean
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