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,
Meg Ryan her performance were both well received by critics. One critic called the film "a first-class production, accentuated by fine performances and an unflinching script", and another praised Ryan for her "roller-coaster role". The film was a notable success in its domestic run, grossing $50 million in the United States alone, and garnered the actress her first Screen Actors Guild Award. The same year, Ryan returned to type, starring alongside Tim Robbins in Fred Schepisi's romantic comedy "I.Q." The film centers on a mechanic and a Princeton doctoral candidate who fall in love, with the aid of the graduate student's uncle,