The Love Letter

May 21, 1999

1h 28m

★ 5.1

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures

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Cast

Helen

Kate Capshaw

Lillian

Blythe Danner

Janet

Ellen DeGeneres

Miss Scattergoods

Geraldine McEwan

Jennifer

Julianne Nicholson

Johnny

Tom Everett Scott

George

Tom Selleck

Eleanor

Gloria Stuart

Officer Dan

Bill Buell

Postal Clerk

Alice Drummond

Ray

Erik Jensen

Selma

Margaret Ann Brady

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