The life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.
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Title: The Love Letter (1999)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kate Capshaw | ... | Helen | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Lillian MacFarquhar | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | ... | Janet Hall | |
| Julianne Nicholson | ... | Jennifer | |
| Tom Everett Scott | ... | Johnny | |
| Tom Selleck | ... | George Matthias | |
| Gloria Stuart | ... | Eleanor | |
| Bill Buell | ... | Officer Dan | |
| Alice Drummond | ... | Postal Clerk | |
| Erik Jensen | ... | Ray | |
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Margaret Ann Brady | ... | Selma |
| Jessica Capshaw | ... | Kelly | |
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Walter Covell | ... | Post Office Customer |
| Patrick Donnelly | ... | Bookstore Customer | |
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Lucas Hall | ... | Garbage Man |
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The power of words and images to open hearts. Helen runs, miles a day, to burn off energy: she's an emotional celibate. Going through the post at her shop, she finds a romantic and poetic letter between the couch cushions, unsigned, and thinks it's for her. It melts her resistance to feelings, and soon she undertakes an affair with Johnny, a collegiate employee. (He sees the letter and thinks she wrote it to him; he quotes some of it, so she thinks he wrote it to her.) In the background are Helen's long-time friend, George, who loves her, and her mother who abruptly left on a long trip months before. Discovering who actually wrote the letter brings insight and promise. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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No one knows who sent it. No one knows who it's for. But everyone's getting the same message.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Jennifer: Some people know what they want, I mean, they might not know how to get it but they know what they want.
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Written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Performed by Roy Orbison
Courtesy of Orbison Records, Inc.
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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. See more »Goofs
Johnny jumps in the ocean with his socks on but when he emerges seconds later his feet are bare See more »Quotes
Johnny: No one knows what they want Jennifer, that's the human condition.Jennifer: Some people know what they want, I mean, they might not know how to get it but they know what they want.
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Only The LonelyWritten by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Performed by Roy Orbison
Courtesy of Orbison Records, Inc.
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21 May 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,692,819, 23 May 1999Gross USA:
$8,302,478Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,302,478Company Credits
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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.