A Walk to Remember
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| Directed by | Adam Shankman |
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| Screenplay by | Karen Janszen |
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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks |
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| Music by | Mervyn Warren |
| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Edited by | Emma E. Hickox |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11.8 million |
| Box office | $47,494,916 |
| A Walk to Remember: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||
| Released | January 15, 2002 | |
| Genre | Pop, contemporary Christian, post-grunge | |
| Length |
52:01 (Standard) 62:32 (2003 Special Expanded Edition) |
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| Label | Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax | |
| Producer | Jon Leshay | |
| Singles from A Walk to Remember: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
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A Walk to Remember is a 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Karen Janszen, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. The film stars Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote and Daryl Hannah, and was produced by Denise Di Novi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros. A Walk to Remember inspired the much critically acclaimed Malayalam [Indian] film Mayookham which was released in 2005.
Set in North Carolina, popular and rebellious teenager Landon Carter is threatened with expulsion from school after he and his friends leave evidence of underage drinking on the school grounds, and seriously injure another student during a prank gone wrong. The head of the school gives Landon the choice of being expelled or atoning for his actions by tutoring fellow students and participating in the school play. During these functions, Landon notices Jamie Sullivan, a girl he has known since kindergarten and who has attended many of the same classes as him, and is also the local minister's daughter. Since he's one of the in-crowd, he has seldom paid any attention to Jamie, who wears modest dresses and owns only one sweater. Jamie is labeled an outsider and a geek. She makes no attempt to wear make-up or otherwise improve her looks or attract attention to herself.
Landon has trouble learning his lines for the play. Jamie, who is also in the play, agrees to help him on one condition: Jamie warns Landon not to fall in love with her, but he laughs it off and dismisses it as a foolish idea. Landon and Jamie begin practicing together at her house after school. They get to know each other and a spark of romance buds between them.
On the opening night of the play, Jamie astounds Landon and the entire audience with her beauty and her voice. Onstage at the peak of the ending to the play, Jamie sings. When Jamie finishes, Landon improvises and kisses her, which is not a part of the play. Afterwards, Jamie avoids Landon until Landon's friends play a cruel prank on Jamie and he protects her in opposition to his friends and she eventually warms up to him again. Landon asks Jamie on a date soon after, but Jamie says her father doesn't allow her to date. Landon asks her father if he can date his daughter, bringing up that he's looking for a chance at redemption with her and at life through her. Reluctant at first, but he gives in.
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