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Book of Love
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
William Kotzwinkle (novel)
William Kotzwinkle (screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 August 1991 (Germany) more
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Guys need all the help they can get. more
Plot:
A friend delivers John Twiller greetings from an long gone highschool girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook... more | add synopsis
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Had its moments. more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chris Young ... Jack Twiller

Keith Coogan ... Crutch Kane
Aeryk Egan ... Peanut
Josie Bissett ... Lily
Tricia Leigh Fisher ... Gina Gabooch

Danny Nucci ... Spider Bomboni

John Cameron Mitchell ... Floyd
Beau Dremann ... Angelo Gabooch

Jill Jaress ... Mrs. Kitty Twiller

John Achorn ... Mr. Joe Twiller

Michael McKean ... Adult Jack Twiller
Michael Cavalieri ... Ubaldini

Gary Ellenberg ... Drainpipe

Brent David Fraser ... Meatball
Lewis Arquette ... Mr. Malloy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content and language. (director's cut)
Runtime:
Netherlands:82 min | USA:82 min
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Trivia:
In the book "Jack In The Box", Jack Twiller's experiences are followed from elementary to high school, while in his screenplay, William Kotzwinkle creates a younger brother, dividing these experiences between two separate characters. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The poster for East of Eden (1955) shows a picture of James Dean in his famous red jacket with the white t-shirt and jeans from _Rebel without a Cause (1955)_, a movie which came out on a later date. more
Quotes:
Mr. Joe Twiller: You're trash, and your friends are trash. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
The Fool more

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Had its moments., 17 November 1998
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Author: Peach-2 from USA

Book Of Love had some very funny moments but just seemed like a cable movie of the week.

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