The Love Letter (1999)

  • PG-13
  • 05/21/1999 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 28m

Comedy that pushes the envelope

Overview

In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.

Cathleen Schine

Novel

Maria Maggenti

Screenplay

Peter Ho-Sun Chan

Director

Cast

Kate Capshaw's headshot

Kate Capshaw

Helen
Blythe Danner's headshot

Blythe Danner

Lillian
Ellen DeGeneres's headshot

Ellen DeGeneres

Janet
Geraldine McEwan's headshot

Geraldine McEwan

Miss Scattergoods
Julianne Nicholson's headshot

Julianne Nicholson

Jennifer
Tom Everett Scott's headshot

Tom Everett Scott

Johnny
Tom Selleck's headshot

Tom Selleck

George
Gloria Stuart's headshot

Gloria Stuart

Eleanor

Recommendations