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| Director: | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | 
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| Writer: | Cathleen Schine, Maria Maggenti | 
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 21, 1999 | 
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| Director: | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | 
| Writer: | Cathleen Schine, Maria Maggenti | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance | 
| Keywords | bookshop, love letter, misunderstanding, unfulfilled love | 
| Production Companies | DreamWorks Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kate Capshaw | Helen | 
| Blythe Danner | Lillian | 
| Ellen DeGeneres | Janet | 
| Geraldine McEwan | Miss Scattergoods | 
| Julianne Nicholson | Jennifer | 
| Tom Everett Scott | Johnny | 
| Tom Selleck | George | 
| Gloria Stuart | Eleanor | 
| Bill Buell | Officer Dan | 
| Alice Drummond | Postal Clerk | 
| Erik Jensen | Ray | 
| Margaret Ann Brady | Selma | 
| Jessica Capshaw | Kelly | 
| Walter Covell | Post Office Customer | 
| Patrick Donnelly | Bookstore Customer | 
| Lucas Hall | Garbage Man | 
| Christian Harmony | Garbage Man | 
| Christopher Nee | Garbage Man | 
| Marilyn Rockafellow | Vivian | 
| Breanne Smith | Emily | 
| Sasha Spielberg | Girl with Sparkler | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Mali Finn | Casting | 
| Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer | 
| Tracy Tynan | Costume Designer | 
| Jacqueline Cambas | Editor | 
| Andrew Jackness | Production Design | 
| Tami Reiker | Director of Photography | 
| Kate Capshaw | Casting | 
| Cathleen Schine | Novel | 
| Maria Maggenti | Screenplay | 
| Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Director | 
| Karen Koch | Unit Production Manager | 
| Justin Muller | First Assistant Director | 
| Mary Ellen Woods | First Assistant Director | 
| Molly M. Mayeux | Second Assistant Director | 
| Emily Schweber | Casting Associate | 
| Carl Sprague | Art Direction | 
| Manya Cetlin | Assistant Art Director | 
| Tracey A. Doyle | Set Decoration | 
| Brian Heller | Camera Operator | 
| Austin De Besche | Camera Operator | 
| Joe Collins | First Assistant Camera | 
| Adam Gilmore | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Tim Sweeney | Camera Loader | 
| Linda R. Chen | Still Photographer | 
| Deirdre Horgan | Script Supervisor | 
| John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Christopher O'Donnell | Boom Operator | 
| Scott D. Davis | Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Mark J. Casey | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Roger Marbury | Electrician | 
| Jack McPhee | Electrician | 
| Brian A. Pitts | Electrician | 
| Patrick Ruth | Electrician | 
| Tim Driscoll | Key Grip | 
| Brian Snyder | Best Boy Grip | 
| Thomas Doran | Dolly Grip | 
| Alison Barton | Grip | 
| Eric Komar | Grip | 
| Stephen Girouard | Grip | 
| David Gulick | Property Master | 
| Jennifer Engel | Assistant Property Master | 
| Jane Gulick | Props | 
| J.C. Brotherhood | Special Effects | 
| Debbie Holbrook | Costume Supervisor | 
| Wayne Allen | Costumer | 
| Susan Anderson | Costumer | 
| Bobbie Frankel | Costumer | 
| Sabine Huber | Costumer | 
| Melanie Hughes | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Rebecca Alling | Makeup Artist | 
| Frances Mathias | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Rita Parillo | Hairstylist | 
| Gwyne Redner | Hairstylist | 
| Christine White | Production Coordinator | 
| Tara Dolan | Assistant Production Coordinator | 
| Liza D. Espinas | First Assistant Editor | 
| Benjamin P. Schwartz | Assistant Editor | 
| Benjamin C. Dewey | Location Manager | 
| Luke Ramsey | Assistant Location Manager | 
| Kristen Ploucha | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Kevin Fennessy | Extras Casting | 
| Darren Yesser | Extras Casting Assistant | 
| Kurt Smith | Construction Coordinator | 
| Victoria Sampson | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| David Hankins | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Andre Perreault | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Derek Marcil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Lisa Dennis | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Lisa Marie Serra | Post Production Coordinator | 
| Michael Babcock | Sound Editor | 
| Bruce Tanis | Sound Editor | 
| David Beadle | Dialogue Editor | 
| Larry Goeb | Dialogue Editor | 
| Sonya Henry | Dialogue Editor | 
| Jane Boegel | Dialogue Editor | 
| Dale W. Perry | Foley Artist | 
| Zane D. Bruce | Foley Artist | 
| Elizabeth Rainey | Foley Artist | 
| Cary Butler | Foley Mixer | 
| Mark Kalm | Sound Recordist | 
| Sharon Smith | Music Editor | 
| Richard Malzahn | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Kimberly Sylvester | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Rene Clark | Compositing Artist | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Karen Koch | Co-Producer | 
| Beau Flynn | Executive Producer | 
| Stefan Simchowitz | Executive Producer | 
| Sarah Pillsbury | Producer | 
| Midge Sanford | Producer | 
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