Helen Mirren & Billy Crystal In 'When Harry Met Sally 2' (VIDEO)

When you attempt to create a follow-up to a beloved comedy like "When Harry Met Sally" the stakes are high. You have to stay true to the spirit of the original while raising the stakes and revealing something new about the characters and their philosophies on life. If you can also completely change the genre of the film halfway through, so much the better.

Funny or Die has pulled out all the stops once again for their fake trailer for "When Harry Met Sally 2." Starring Billy Crystal as Harry, and Helen Mirren as Sharon (Sally has long-since died), the short is packed with cameos, including Rob Reiner, Rob Riggle, Maya Rudolph, Mike Tyson and scene-stealer Adam Scott ("Parks and Recreation," "Party Down"). But it's the hard left-plot turn the short takes at 1:41 that turns a funny video with famous faces into an instant classic.

And here's a bit of trivia: the video was directed by former Daily Show producer, actress and daughter of Billy Crystal, Lindsay Crystal.

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Comments

[BryanJ62]

12:18 AM on 04/11/2011

This deserves an award. Excellent!

[Lateef Murdock]

05:22 PM on 04/10/2011

That's a movie I would actually go and see. ...lol

[hoagie76]

06:35 AM on 04/10/2011

I just have one little tweak.....not a big deal....

[NostalgiaForInfinity]

02:28 PM on 04/09/2011

Very funny. I love Helen Mirren.

[gravityhunter]

02:11 PM on 04/09/2011

I'd say she's pretty good only.....

[AnnShahan2]

01:34 AM on 04/08/2011

Helen Mirren can pull off anything! Bring Billy Crystal back to the Oscars!

[BryanJ62]

12:16 AM on 04/11/2011

Agree. Johnny Carson and Billy Crystal were two of the best hosts the oscars ever had.

[Ken Freedom]

09:05 PM on 04/07/2011

I think this is the first time I actually sat all the way through a Funny Or Die video. That was actually really good.

[Simondj]

08:51 PM on 04/07/2011

"His balls are in the way!" From any other actress it wouldn't have been nearly as funny. And, I love the disheveled, zombie look on Helen Mirren at the end.

[JumpinJiminy]

06:11 PM on 04/07/2011

Love Helen Mirran! She is a senior, el naturel, and getting great roles. Not that this would be one of them. I would prolly see this movie if it actually was one...funny

[shylove2]

03:54 PM on 04/07/2011

That's not all though... vampires are related to Counts and hereditary royalty who suck the life out of their countries and still do it secretly in democratic countries when they come out late at night and they live for ages and ages in family lineages... now they hide in multi-national corporations rather than coffins...

[RobH413]

10:22 PM on 04/09/2011

Lighten up, Francis. Not everything is about the revolution.

[Glenn1441]

02:52 PM on 04/07/2011

Cute, actually...

[blingbling65943]

02:28 PM on 04/07/2011

Alright, that was good,

[Steven Kippel]

02:25 PM on 04/07/2011

I would watch that movie.

[Marco De Leon]

02:18 PM on 04/07/2011

Awesomeness!!

[ItWasntMeReally]

01:58 PM on 04/07/2011

Loved it.  one and half thumbs up.

[Chelsea Mei Bates]

02:43 PM on 04/10/2011

did you lose half a thumb? D: