"Iron Man," "The Little Mermaid," "When Harry Met Sally" among movies named to National Film Registry
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The comic book adventure "Iron Man," which helped spearhead the massively successful Marvel Cinematic Universe; "The Little Mermaid," which launched a renaissance of Disney animated musicals; and the Billy Crystal-Meg Ryan romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally," whose fake sex scene offered a punchline for the ages, are among the films named today to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, aimed at preserving classic motion pictures for future generations.
Twenty-five films are being inducted into the Registry this year, the Library announced Wednesday.
The latest additions also include John Waters' camp musical-comedy "Hairspray" (1988); "Carrie," Brian De Palma's 1976 adaptation of the Stephen King thriller, starring Sissy Spacek as a teenager gifted with telekinesis; and "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1950), for which José Ferrer became the first Hispanic actor to win a best actor Oscar.
