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Dear John

  • TV Series
  • 1988–1992
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.1K
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Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.
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A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.

  • Creators
    • Bob Ellison
    • Peter Noah
    • John Sullivan
  • Stars
    • Judd Hirsch
    • Jere Burns
    • Jane Carr
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Bob Ellison
      • Peter Noah
      • John Sullivan
    • Stars
      • Judd Hirsch
      • Jere Burns
      • Jane Carr
    • 12User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

    Episodes

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    Top Cast99+

    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • John Lacey
    • 1988–1992
    Jere Burns
    Jere Burns
    • Kirk Morris
    • 1988–1992
    Jane Carr
    Jane Carr
    • Louise Mercer
    • 1988–1992
    Isabella Hofmann
    Isabella Hofmann
    • Kate McCarron
    • 1988–1992
    Tom Willett
    Tom Willett
    • Tom
    • 1988–1992
    Billie Bird
    Billie Bird
    • Mrs. Margie Philbert
    • 1988–1992
    Harry Groener
    Harry Groener
    • Ralph Drang
    • 1988–1991
    Susan Walters
    Susan Walters
    • Mary Beth Sutton
    • 1990–1992
    William O'Leary
    William O'Leary
    • Ben Conners
    • 1991–1992
    Marietta DePrima
    Marietta DePrima
    • Annie
    • 1991–1992
    Olivia Brown
    Olivia Brown
    • Denise
    • 1990–1991
    Peter Jurasik
    Peter Jurasik
    • Brad
    • 1989–1990
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Curtis…
    • 1990–1992
    Richard Blum
    • The Bartender…
    • 1989–1992
    Carlene Watkins
    Carlene Watkins
    • Wendy
    • 1988–1989
    Ben Savage
    Ben Savage
    • Matthew Lacey
    • 1988–1990
    Cu Ba Nguyen
    • Chow Ling
    • 1989–1990
    Patrick Puccinelli
    • Officer Biggs…
    • 1989–1991
    • Creators
      • Bob Ellison
      • Peter Noah
      • John Sullivan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews12

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The letter Wendy leaves for John reads the following: Dear John, I know that this will come as a great shock to you and I pray that in time you will come to understand why I had to leave. The love that I once had for you died many years ago, although I have tried desperately to pretend otherwise. Wendy
    • Crazy credits
      The Season 1 opening title sequence is a near-shot-for-shot re-creation of the original British series titles.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 6, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mein Lieber John
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ed Weinberger Productions
      • Paramount Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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