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The Love Letter

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
4.8K
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The Love Letter (1999)
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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
    5.6/10
    4.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    • Writers
      • Cathleen Schine
      • Maria Maggenti
    • Stars
      • Kate Capshaw
      • Tom Everett Scott
      • Tom Selleck
    • 88User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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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
    • 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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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews88

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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 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

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    Details

    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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