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The Love Letter

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
4.6K
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The Love Letter (1999)
Home Video Trailer from Dreamworks
Play trailer2:29
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99+ Photos
ComedyDramaRomance

The life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.The life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.The life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.

  • Director
    • Peter Ho-Sun Chan
  • Writers
    • Cathleen Schine
    • Maria Maggenti
  • Stars
    • Kate Capshaw
    • Tom Everett Scott
    • Tom Selleck
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    • Writers
      • Cathleen Schine
      • Maria Maggenti
    • Stars
      • Kate Capshaw
      • Tom Everett Scott
      • Tom Selleck
    • 86User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    The Love Letter
    Trailer 2:29
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    Tom Selleck in The Love Letter (1999)
    Geraldine McEwan in The Love Letter (1999)
    Kate Capshaw in The Love Letter (1999)

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    Kate Capshaw
    Kate Capshaw
    • Helen
    Tom Everett Scott
    Tom Everett Scott
    • Johnny
    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • George
    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Lillian
    Ellen DeGeneres
    Ellen DeGeneres
    • Janet
    Geraldine McEwan
    Geraldine McEwan
    • Miss Scattergoods
    Julianne Nicholson
    Julianne Nicholson
    • Jennifer
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Eleanor
    Bill Buell
    Bill Buell
    • Officer Dan
    Alice Drummond
    Alice Drummond
    • Postal Clerk
    Erik Jensen
    Erik Jensen
    • Ray
    Margaret Ann Brady
    • Selma
    Jessica Capshaw
    Jessica Capshaw
    • Kelly
    Walter Covell
    • Post Office Customer
    Patrick Donnelly
    Patrick Donnelly
    • Bookstore Customer
    Lucas Hall
    Lucas Hall
    • Garbage Man
    Christian Harmony
    Christian Harmony
    • Garbage Man
    Christopher Nee
    • Garbage Man
    • Director
      • Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    • Writers
      • Cathleen Schine
      • Maria Maggenti
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was the film Tom Selleck had intended to plug during his appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Instead the now famous aggressive debate over gun laws ensued.
    • Goofs
      When Helen's grandmother pulls into the driveway they show Florida plates on the front of her Jaguar. Florida does not have front license plates.
    • Quotes

      Text of the letter: Dearest, Do you know how much in love with you I am? Did I trip? Did I stumble - lose my balance, graze my knee, graze my heart? I know I'm in love when I see you. I know when I long to see you, I'm on fire. Not a muscle has moved. Leaves hang unruffled by any breeze. The air is still. I have fallen in love without taking a step. You are all wrong for me and I know it, but I can no longer care for my thoughts unless they are thoughts of you. When I am close to you, I feel your hair brush my cheek when it does not. I look away from you sometimes, then I look back. When I tie my shoes, when I peel an orange, when I drive my car, when I lie down each night without you, I remain,

      Text of the letter: Yours

    • Connections
      Features Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm in the Mood for Love
      Written by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh

      Performed by Louis Armstrong

      Courtesy of GRP Records

      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

    User reviews86

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    An Absolute Treasure
    One of the greatest and most wonderful surprises of 1999, "The Love Letter" is a sparkling little film. Held back by a remarkably asinine trailer--which manages to combine the three or four dull, brief moments in the movie--the picture is a warm-hearted, eminently watchable tale. I had assiduously avoided the flick because of that very trailer, but ended up having to watch "The Love Letter" on an 11 hour flight from Seoul to Vancouver. I could easily have watched it three times--it's that much fun.

    Kate Capshaw is bent and broken-down but somehow manages to be both incredibly lovable and believable. Tom Everett Scott is absolutely priceless in his role as a confused young hunk. but any damage they may have done to the overall film is negated by the superb performances of Scott and Capshaw. Sure, it's not worthy of an Oscar. But neither was "Shakespeare in Love", and look what happened there.
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    2
    • Criz
    • Oct 26, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 21, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 情有千千結
    • Filming locations
      • Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,302,478
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,692,819
      • May 23, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,139,145
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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