You've Got Mail (1998)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Nora Ephron

Writers (WGA):

Miklós László (play)
Nora Ephron (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 December 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life.

Plot:

Two business rivals hate each other at the office but fall in love over the internet.

Plot Keywords:

Internet | Bookstore | Book | Love | Remake

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Joe Fox
Meg Ryan	...	Kathleen Kelly
Katie Sagona	...	Young Kathleen Kelly
Greg Kinnear	...	Frank Navasky
Parker Posey	...	Patricia Eden
Jean Stapleton	...	Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn	...	George Pappas
Heather Burns	...	Christina Plutzker
Dave Chappelle	...	Kevin Jackson
Dabney Coleman	...	Nelson Fox
John Randolph	...	Schuyler Fox
Hallee Hirsh	...	Annabelle Fox
Jeffrey Scaperrotta	...	Matt Fox
Cara Seymour	...	Gillian Quinn
Katie Finneran	...	Maureen, the Nanny

Also Known As:

You Have Mail (USA) (working title)
You've Got M@il (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:I | India:U | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

210 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Kathleen Kelly's bookstore in the film was based largely on Manhattan's Books of Wonder in Chelsea on 18th St. Meg Ryan worked the counter at Books of Wonder for a day as part of her preparation. Decorative props from the film can still be seen at the store.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Joe visits sick Kathleen, and she sits at the table while he fills the vase for the flowers, the table runner is alternately straight/wrinkled at the furthest end from her.

Quotes:

[trapped in the elevator]
Veronica Grant: If I ever get of here, I'm gonna start speaking to my mama. I wonder what she's doing right this very minute.
Charlie: If I ever get of here... I'm marrying Oreet. I love her. I should marry her. I don't know what's been stopping me.
Patricia Eden: [rummaging through her purse] If I ever get out of here, I'm having my eyes lasered.
Joe Fox: If I ever get out of here...
Patricia Eden: Where are my Tic-Tacs? Ugh!
[pause]
Patricia Eden: What?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Undeclared: Eric Visits (#1.2)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

The Instrument Song

This movie was so much more than I expected.

This movie was so much better than I expected, which was a simple romantic comedy with predictable "pass each other in the street" scenarios throughout. I was pleasantly surprised to find a love story that touched my heart. Kathleen's vulnerability and pride in her mother made me cry and Joe's sensitivity and devious behavior were so very sweet.

I didn't think that Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan could pull off a romance better than they did in Sleepless In Seattle but I am happy to be mistaken.