P.S. I Love You (2007)

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

Director:

Richard LaGravenese

Writers:

Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), Steven Rogers (screenplay)

Stars:

Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Harry Connick Jr.

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Swank	...	Holly
Gerard Butler	...	Gerry
Lisa Kudrow	...	Denise
Gina Gershon	...	Sharon
James Marsters	...	John
Kathy Bates	...	Patricia
Harry Connick Jr.	...	Daniel
Nellie McKay	...	Ciara
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	William
Dean Winters	...	Tom
Anne Kent	...	Rose Kennedy
Brian McGrath	...	Martin Kennedy
Sherie Rene Scott	...	Barbara
Susan Blackwell	...	Vicky
Michael Countryman	...	Ted

Storyline

Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and "celebrate herself". In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother and best friends begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing ...

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Plot Keywords:

letter | friendship | birthday | widow | hairy chest | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to live life one letter at a time

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual references and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

P.S. I Love You

Filming Locations:

The Sally Gap, Wicklow Mountains, County Wicklow, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,283,468, 23 December 2007

Gross USA:

$53,695,808

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$156,835,339

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Grosvenor Park Productions, Wendy Finerman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hilary Swank was cast as director Richard LaGravenese (who had just worked with her on _Freedom Writers_) wanted audiences to see the lighter side of the actress.

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Goofs

During the restaurant scene between Holly and Daniel, after Daniel leaves, the waitress picks up the extra service (flatware, plate, menu). The scene cuts and cuts back at a different angle and the waitress is seen picking up the plate and menu again.

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Quotes

Gerry Kennedy: [after their kiss in Ireland] Where are you going?
Holly Kennedy: Stay.
Gerry Kennedy: You have my jacket.
Holly Kennedy: I'm keeping it unless we meet again, otherwise that will be the most perfect kiss ever shared by two strangers
Gerry Kennedy: I bet we will meet again.
Holly Kennedy: You better win that bet, because if we do, that'll be the end of it.
Gerry Kennedy: The end of what?
Holly Kennedy: Life as we know it.
Gerry Kennedy: I'm singing at this...
Holly Kennedy: Shh, if I happen to walk into the right one in the right town.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated in loving memory of Windlind Smith (as Windland Smith Rice) 1970 - 2005

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Connections

References Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

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Soundtracks

Trouble
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Produced by Kerry Shaw Brown
Performed by Greg Dulli and Kerry P. Brown

User Reviews

Great Movie, Must See Romantic Comedy.

My most favorite romantic chick flick the last two years!! What makes this movie so great is if you have no expectation. Because of reviews and not thinking Hilary Swank could pull off romantic made this movie shine. She pulls it off and the movie is way better than the reviews. Tear Jerker! The shining happy moments are definitely the comedy relief Harry Connick Jr. brings. He is good in this movie... sexy... charming and hilarious. This movie has a great ending and just is so beautiful. I read half the book and wow, the movie makes the book look bad. The movie is better than the book!

Now I love seeing girly movies, mostly they have disappointed me or been just okay. This one was better than all the rest.