After his wife Maggie passes away, Sam Baldwin and his adolescent son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle to escape the grief associated with Maggie's death. Eighteen months later, Sam is still grieving and can't sleep. Although Jonah misses his mother, he wants his father to get a new wife despite Sam having not even contemplated dating again. On Christmas Eve, Sam, on Jonah's initiative, ends up pouring his heart out on a national radio talk show about his magical and perfect marriage to Maggie, and how much he still misses her. Among the many women who hears Sam's story and falls in love with him solely because of it is Annie Reed, a Baltimore based newspaper writer. Annie's infatuation with Sam's story and by association Sam himself is despite being already engaged. But Annie's relationship with her straight-laced fiancé Walter is unlike her dream love life in the movie
An Affair to Remember...
Written by Huggo
Revealing mistakes:
At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Annie is walking up a jetway that is not connected to anything; there is no airplane at the gate.
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Quotes
Jessica:
I am telling them you're twelve so you can fly unaccompanied and the stewardess won't carry you around and stuff like that. Jonah Baldwin:
Are you crazy! Who'd believe I'm twelve? Jessica:
If it's in the computer, they believe anything. Jonah Baldwin:
Are you sure? Jessica:
Do you want me to say that you are really really short for your age and they shouldn't say anything because it would hurt your feelings. Jonah Baldwin:
Yeah, that's a great idea! See more »