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The Lucky One ()


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A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

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Cast

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Logan
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Beth
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Ellie
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Ben
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Keith Clayton
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Judge Clayton
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Victor (as Robert Terrell Hayes)
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Deputy Moore
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Roger Lyle (as Russ Comegys)
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Principal Miller (as a different name)
Ann McKenzie ...
Charlotte Clayton
Kendal Tuttle ...
Aces
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Younger Marine (as Cameron Banfield)
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Cottage Owner
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Logan's Sister (as Courtney J. Clark)
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Logan's Brother in Law
Gavin Reyna ...
Logan's Nephew
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Logan's Nephew
Dustin Bergene ...
Pastor (as Reverend Dustin Bergene)
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Iraqi Translator
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Cursing Old Man
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Amanda
Dorian Davis ...
Teasing Boy (as Dorian Jamal Davis)
Cole Jackson ...
Teasing Boy
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Bartender
Donna Heckel-Reno ...
Dog Owner
Hunter Reno ...
Dog Owner's Son
Amanda Fetters ...
Grace
Calvin Quatroy ...
Hamden Fisherman
Marcie Antony Courtney ...
Choir Member
Michael A. Cowan ...
Choir Member
Deborah Denise Graves ...
Choir Member
Gary Harris ...
Choir Member
Melba Marie Harris ...
Choir Member
Consuella Johnson Lumas ...
Choir Member
Tina Marie Lumas ...
Choir Member
Gregory J. Probst ...
Choir Member
Valerie Diane Vaughn ...
Choir Member
Mayfield ...
Rock Band
Zigg West ...
Rock Band
Sam Knight ...
Rock Band
Jett ...
Rock Band
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Rene'e Anderson ...
Carpool Mom (uncredited)
Tony Lawson ...
Parent (uncredited)
Gustavo I. Ortiz ...
Wealthy Party Attendee (uncredited)
Bailey Celeste Sacco ...
Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Scott Hicks ... (directed by)

Written by

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Will Fetters ... (screenplay)
 
Nicholas Sparks ... (novel)

Produced by

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Bruce Berman ... executive producer
Denise Di Novi ... producer (produced by)
Alison Greenspan ... executive producer
Kerry Heysen ... co-producer
Rory Koslow ... production executive: Langley Park Pictures (uncredited)
Kevin McCormick ... producer (produced by)
Ravi D. Mehta ... executive producer (as Ravi Mehta)

Music by

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Mark Isham ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Alar Kivilo ... director of photography

Editing by

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Scott Gray ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Ceinwen Berry ... assistant editor
Kate Butler ... digital intermediate producer: Kojo
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Scott Heysen ... data management: Kojo
Christine Kim ... second assistant editor
Phillip Kimsey ... assistant editor
Marty Pepper ... digital intermediate colorist: Kojo
Ron South ... first assistant editor
Sam Matthews ... digital intermediate assistant (uncredited)
Salvatore Valone ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
Tim Weyers ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Lee Wimer ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Ronna Kress ... (casting by)
Mark Fincannon ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Barbara Ling

Art Direction by

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Paul D. Kelly ... (as Paul Kelly)

Set Decoration by

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Kathy Lucas

Costume Design by

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Dayna Pink ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Kimberly Amacker ... key makeup artist
Sean Flanigan ... hair department head
Tania McComas ... makeup department head
Tony Ward ... key hair stylist
Adam Gaeta ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Courtney Lether ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Remi Savva ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Seekie Simon ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Robert J. Dohrmann ... unit production manager
Sylvia Walker-Wilson ... post-production supervisor
Bill Daly ... post-production executive (uncredited)
Afnahn Khan ... post-production executive (uncredited)
Kelley Smith-Wait ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gerson Paz ... second second assistant director (uncredited)
David Sardi ... first assistant director
Hirotatsu Taniguchi ... additional second assistant director
Paul Uddo ... second assistant director (as Paul B. Uddo)
Steven Ritzi ... second unit director (uncredited)
Hirotatsu Taniguchi ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Uddo ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Abraham Beechy ... prop maker
John Blanchard ... general foreman
Paul Blanchard ... set dresser set buyer
Chris Britt ... set dresser
Timothy Burgard ... production illustrator (as Tim Burgard)
Gus Coto ... on-set dresser
Austin Grehan ... paint gangboss
Geoffrey S. Grimsman ... assistant art director
Caleb Guillotte ... art department coordinator (as Caleb V Guillotte)
William Hickey ... prop maker (as Bill Hickey)
Tommy Karasoulis ... plaster foreman
Alexander Lasseigne III ... set dresser
Mara LePere-Schloop ... assistant art director
Douglas T. Madison ... property master
Wright McFarland ... set designer
Sidney J. Montz III ... set dresser
Danny Nick ... leadman
Michael Panevics ... assistant property master (as Michael A. Panevics)
Eric Patrick ... draftsperson
Andrew Preen ... set dresser (as Andrew C. Preen)
Dale Robertson ... prop maker
Brent Stewart ... location foreman
Chuck Stringer ... construction coordinator (as George Stringer III)
Tim Taylor ... greens foreman
Markus Wittmann ... set dresser (as Markus Wittman)
Pedro Barquin ... greens coordinator (uncredited)
Scott C. Bivona ... greensman (uncredited) / greensmen (uncredited)
Jeffrey DeBell ... greens coordinator (uncredited)
Owl Martin Dwyer ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Jack Flynn ... construction buyer (uncredited)
Susanna Glattly ... charge scenic artist (uncredited)
Molly Harrison ... props (uncredited)
Jeff Hinds ... props (uncredited)
Amanda Hunter ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Rob Joy ... on-set greensman (uncredited)
Pavel Pesta ... scenic artist (uncredited)
George Sanchez ... plasterer (uncredited)
Mike Scherschel ... props (uncredited)
Ember Soberman ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Charles Tatum ... construction utility (uncredited)
Markus Wittmann ... swing gang (uncredited)
Stephanie Wittmann ... set decoration assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Chad Algarin ... mix technician
Richard Bullock Jr. ... boom operator (as Richard Bullock)
Johnna Chism ... first assistant sound editor
Pud Cusack ... sound mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Albert Gasser ... sound effects editor
Aaron Glascock ... supervising sound editor
David Jobe ... foley mixer
Jonathan Jost ... adr mixer
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay ... re-recording mixer
Betsy Lindell ... sound utility
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Jordan O'Neill ... datasat sound mastering engineer
Tim Rakoczy ... sound mixer
Kira Roessler ... dialogue editor (as Kira)
Curt Schulkey ... supervising sound editor
John Joseph Thomas ... sound effects editor
Katy Wood ... dialogue editor
Jason Oliver ... adr mixer (uncredited)
John St. Denis ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Paul Tirone ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Josh M. Butler ... sculptor
Anthony J. Henderson ... lead sculptor
Donald M. Jones ... sculptor
David K. Nami ... special effects coordinator (as David Khalil Nami)
John S. Baker ... special effects consultant (uncredited)
Mark Hava ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Edward Joubert ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Brad Manis ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Andrea Adams ... digital compositor: Kojo
Craig Barron ... digital compositor: Kojo
Colin Brady ... visual effects artist: Kojo
Brian Cole ... digital compositor: Kojo
Mark Dickson ... digital effects artist
Nathan Goreham ... digital compositor: Kojo
Sarah Keturah ... compositor: Kojo
John W. McInnis ... compositor: Kojo
Marty Pepper ... visual effects supervisor: Kojo
Simon Clarke ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Harris ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Mark McKenna ... compositor (uncredited)
Kevin Russell ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer ... director of visual effects: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
David Smith ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Ron South ... visual effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Andy Abele ... stunts
Emily Brobst ... stunts
Raion Hill ... stunts (as Raion Y. Hill)
Christopher Place ... stunts
Alec Rayme ... stunts
Steven Ritzi ... stunt coordinator (as Steve Ritzi)
Ross Morgan Ruben ... stunts
Jeff Schwan ... stunts
Greg Sproles ... stunts
Rudolf Weber ... stunts (as Rudy Weber)
Joe Nin Williams ... stunts
Tom Akos ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Stanton Barrett ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Hunter Baxley ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Christian J. Fletcher ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Lex D. Geddings ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Christopher Place ... stunt double: Jay R. Ferguson (uncredited)
Christine Regusa ... precision driver (uncredited)
Ross Morgan Ruben ... stunt double: Zac Efron (uncredited)
Eric R Salas ... stunt rigger (uncredited) / water safety (uncredited)
John Zimmerman ... stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Baird ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dwayne Brown ... electrician
Chip Carey ... assistant chief lighting technician
Dan Furst ... video assist operator
Joe Graham ... key rigging grip
Joseph Guerino ... rigging gaffer (as Joseph F. Guerino)
Lisa Guerriero ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Penelope Helmer ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Zachary Holmes ... 24 frame playback operator
Andrew AJ Johnson ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Andrew Johnson) / steadicam operator
Larron Rome Julian ... camera loader
Lonnie Kahoe ... dolly grip / grip
Michael Kenner ... key grip
Jay Levy ... first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Jay S Levy)
Alan Markfield ... still photographer
John P. Morris ... best boy grip (as John P Morris)
Josh Nobles ... electrician
Patti Perret ... still photographer
Monty Rowan ... camera operator: "a" camera
Jordan Seaman ... Weisscam operator
Rick Thomas ... chief lighting technician
Daniel Tkaczyk ... rigging best boy electric
Patrick Barnes ... technocrane technician (uncredited)
Gary Cadow ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Carter Lee Garrett ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Keith Gruchala ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Robb W. Gunderson ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Christian Hardy ... grip (uncredited)
Stan Hoyt ... grip (uncredited)
Andrew AJ Johnson ... cinematographer: second unit (uncredited)
Bradley Martin ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Jamie Moreno ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Ahmad Powell ... grip (uncredited)
Declan Ryan ... balloon light technician (uncredited)
Jacob Sauerbrey ... electrician (uncredited)
Tiffani L. Stephenson ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Kevin Stevenson ... digital video operator (uncredited)
C. Ashley Sudge ... dolly grip (uncredited)
Remi Tournois ... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Chad Vanko ... balloon light technician (uncredited)
Amanda Warning ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Chris Weaver ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Kristopher Weaver ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Scott Wells ... best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Jordan Whaley ... additional rigging electrician (uncredited)
Alex P. Willson ... balloon light technician (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Simon Clarke ... animator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jamie Schulman ... casting associate: New York (uncredited)
Wendy Talazac ... extras casting (uncredited)
Caitlin Well ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kurt J. Blackwell ... costumer
Lauren Bott ... key costumer
Amy Brownson ... costumer
Meghan Cornay ... costumer
S. Aimee Helms ... key set costumer
Shannon Jantz ... set costumer (as Shannon B Jantz)
Kelly A. Jones ... costumer
Vanessa Lacy ... costumer
Meagan McLaughlin ... key costumer
Bob Morgan ... costume supervisor
Gali Noy ... costumer
Timothy Wegman ... costumer
Kristin Adams Achtmeyer ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Samantha Dewey-Gartner ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Ashley Heathcock ... seamstress (uncredited)
Logan Howcott ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown ... assistant ager/dyer (uncredited)
Ivory Stanton ... head ager/dyer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Michael Dittmar ... location assistant
Katherine Dolese ... location coordinator
Elston Howard ... location manager (as Elston James Howard)
Deven Schruff ... assistant location manager (as Deven M Schruff)
Mac Alsfeld ... location liaison (uncredited)
Charlie French ... locations (uncredited)
Bass Hampton ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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John Bissell ... music supervisor
Rob Brophy ... musician: viola
Tom Brown ... music preparation
Steve Dress ... musician
Richard Ford ... music editor
Matt Franko ... music preparation
Daniel Gold ... music preparation
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation
Oliver Hug ... music editor
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola
Mike Nowak ... orchestra conductor
Cindy O'Connor ... music programmer
Conrad Pope ... orchestrator
Ryan Robinson ... scoring technical support engineer
Dennis S. Sands ... score mixer (as Dennis Sands) / score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Nan Schwartz ... orchestrator
Clifford J. Tasner ... orchestrator
Jay Weigel ... music consultant
Monica Ciafardini ... music clearances (uncredited)
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation (uncredited)
Tom Hardisty ... music scoring recordist (uncredited)
Dylan S. Hart ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Hal Lindes ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Joe Matzzie ... midi transcriptions (uncredited)
Tyler Parkinson ... pre-recording engineer (uncredited)
Victor Pesavento ... music preparation (uncredited)
Peter Rotter ... music contractor (uncredited)
Jollaine Schear ... music coach: piano (uncredited)
Joseph Shirley ... music assistant (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jayne-Ann Tenggren ... script supervisor
Christina Killelea ... script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Brian Kay ... transportation captain
Albert Samson ... transportation captain
Virgil Bienemy ... driver (uncredited)
Donald Burdett ... driver (uncredited)
Pablo Cardone ... security driver: Zac Efron (uncredited)
Kandace Claborn ... transportation dispatcher (uncredited)
David Neil Enfinger ... picture car coordinator (uncredited)
Lionel C. Johnson ... driver (uncredited)
Danny Mortenson ... transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Christian Agypt ... production secretary
Mac Alsfeld ... director's assistant
Heather Babineaux ... key craft service
Nancy Banks ... acting coach: Zac Efron
Natalie Borlaug ... assistant: Ms. Di Novi
Erin Brennan ... production assistant
Jennifer Brown ... medic / set medic
Jason Chandler ... set production assistant
Rebecca Dungey ... accounts officer: Kino Film Group
Anne Fader ... office production assistant
Maureen Poon Fear ... assistant: Ms. Di Novi
Christian Feldhaus ... assistant accountant
Matthew Ferrante ... assistant: Mr. Mehta
Jason Frannino ... animal wrangler
Bryan Gardiner ... travel coordinator (as Brian J. Gardiner)
Timothy Giessauf ... production assistant (as Tim Giessauf)
Gougneau ... catering head chef
Andrew Harrington ... office production assistant
Ann Horton ... assistant accountant
Chris Jones ... assistant accountant
Jennifer Jones ... production assistant
Daryl C. Lefever ... production accountant (as Daryl LeFever)
Landon Lott ... production assistant
Marco Antonio Montalvo ... production assistant
Daniel Mortenson III ... assistant: Ms. Danner
Michael Panevics ... key armorer (as Michael A.Panevics)
Chantel Passantino ... assistant accountant
Brie Puneky ... assistant: Ms. Schilling
Claire Raskind ... unit publicist
Jennifer Ray ... production coordinator
Adam Ryan ... medic (as Adam T. Ryan)
George Ryan ... assistant: Mr. Hicks and Ms Heysen
Alya Sako ... voice over actor
Micah Sampson ... production assistant
Joanie Selden ... assistant accountant
Michael Simkin ... assistant: Mr. Efron
Danielle Sisk ... assistant: Mr. Hicks and Ms Heysen
Desiree Stevenson ... key set production assistant
Alex Taylor ... assistant: Mr. Mehta
Salvatore Valone ... production assistant (as Salvatore J. Valone)
Lauren Von Huene ... assistant production coordinator
Jonathan M. Warren ... set production assistant
Josh Adams ... co-key craft service (uncredited) / craft service assistant (uncredited)
Lauren Alexandra ... photo double (uncredited)
David Allsberry ... dog trainer (uncredited)
Erik Andreasen ... production executive (uncredited)
Pablo Cardone ... security: Zac Efron (uncredited)
James D. Dever ... technical advisor: military (uncredited)
Meg Dudley ... stand-in (uncredited)
Zack Earl Edwards ... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Lucien Fernandez ... production assistant (uncredited)
Heather Fielding ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Jeff Galpin ... alligator wrangler (uncredited)
Mark Harden ... dog trainer (uncredited)
Thirl Haston ... marine coordinator (uncredited)
Matthew Logan Hood ... training instructor (uncredited)
Brad Dirk Martin ... boat captain (uncredited)
Michael C. McCullough II ... stand-in (uncredited)
Boone Narr ... lead animal trainer (uncredited)
Holly O'Quin ... rigging medic (uncredited)
Rachel Pruyn ... second unit craft services (uncredited)
Greg Silverman ... studio executive (uncredited)
Quay Terry ... military advisor (uncredited)
Spencer Tracy ... stand-in (uncredited)
Jimmy Uddo ... production assistant (uncredited)
Marc Uddo ... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Aaron V. Williamson ... military advisor (uncredited)

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Kenneth Hawes ... special thanks (as Kenneth A. Hawes)
Jason Johns ... special thanks (as LtCol Jason Johnston)
Vicente C. Ogilvie ... special thanks (as Vincent C Ogilvie)
George Ryan ... in affectionate memory of (as Georgina 'George' Ryan)

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Special Effects

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  • Kojo (visual effects)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Logan is a marine serving in Iraq. While there, he finds a photo of a girl with "keep safe" written on the back. He is admiring it when his unit is attacked. He survives and credits the photo for saving him. He tries to find the owner but can't, assuming he was killed. When he goes back to the States, he finds it difficult to adjust and is still haunted by what happened. Analyzing the photo, he finds in the background a landmark that tells him she is in Louisiana. He then goes there and finds her. He learns her name is Beth. He tries to tell her what happened but can't get the words out. She assumes he's there to apply for the job they advertised looking for someone to help at her family's business, a dog kennel. He says yes but at first she gets an uneasy feeling from him but her grandmother decides to give him a chance. It isn't long that he makes a connection with her son. He then discovers that it was her brother who had the picture only he doesn't remember him. He sees that her brother's death has a profound effect on her. Eventually they get close which makes her grandmother happy but not her ex who is a deputy sheriff who's always threatening to take their son away from her. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com

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Also Known As
  • The Lucky One - Für immer der Deine (Germany)
  • Cuando te encuentre (Spain)
  • Un home amb sort (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 幸运符 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Le porte-bonheur (Canada, French title)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $22,518,358, 22 Apr 2012
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $99,357,138

Did You Know?

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Trivia Theaters on military installations were given an advanced showing of the film. See more »
Goofs Beth's piano, which was covered-up and apparently not used for a long time, was absolutely perfectly in tune when Logan plays it. Pianos do not hold their tune like this. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #20.120 (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Bound At Sea See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits don't begin until 8 minutes and thirty seconds into the film. See more »
Quotes Logan: How do you explain something that you can't even understand yourself?
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