Fake orgasm implying commitment (monogamy) and in order to detect the true satisfaction levels of the female partner. The idea that men place great importance on female mate orgasm lends support to this theory. The 1989 American film "When Harry Met Sally..." is well known for a scene in which the character Sally, played by Meg Ryan, fakes an orgasm while sitting in a crowded deli in order to demonstrate how persuasive a fake orgasm can be. In "The Mango" episode of the American sitcom television program "Seinfeld", the main characters Elaine and Kramer admit to faking orgasms, and another main character,
Ithaca (film) Ithaca (film) Ithaca is a 2015 American drama film directed by Meg Ryan and written by Erik Jendresen. It is based on the 1943 novel "The Human Comedy" by William Saroyan. The film stars Alex Neustaedter, Jack Quaid, Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater and Tom Hanks. The film was released on September 9, 2016, by Momentum Pictures. In 1942, Homer Macauley (Alex Neustaedter) is a boy determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger of the small town of Ithaca in New York. His older brother, Marcus (Jack Quaid), along with most of the young men of