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Dear John is a 2010 American film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden. Its cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, Henry Thomas and Richard Jenkins, with Terry Stacey as director of photography and Deborah Lurie as composer. Produced by Relativity Media and Temple Hill Entertainment and filmed in South Carolina, where it is also set, the film addresses the September 11 attacks and autism as subjects. It runs 108 minutes, was made on a budget of 25,000,000, earned 114,977,104, and was distributed by Screen Gems.
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6.8While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Cast
- Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Lynn Curtis
- Channing Tatum as John Tyree
- Richard Jenkins as Mr. Tyree
- Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon
- D.J. Cotrona as Noodles
- Cullen Moss as Rooster
Themes
- army
- based on novel or book
- romance
- love
- u.s. soldier
- 9/11
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lasse Hallström
- Screenplay by
- Jamie Linden
- Based on
- Dear John , by Nicholas Sparks
- Produced by
- Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Ryan Kavanaugh
- Starring
- Channing Tatum Amanda Seyfried Henry Thomas Scott Porter Richard Jenkins
- Cinematography
- Terry Stacey
- Edited by
- Kristina Boden
- Music by
- Deborah Lurie
- Production companies
- Screen Gems Relativity Media Temple Hill Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- February 5, 2010 ( 2010-02-05 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $115 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Dear John
- Main subject
- autism
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Screenwriter
- Jamie Linden
- Cast member
- David Andrews
- Composer
- Deborah Lurie
- Production company
- Relativity Media
- Cinematographer
- Terry Stacey
- Narrative location
- South Carolina
- Filming location
- South Carolina
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 952832
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.dearjohn-movie.com
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- publication date
- 2010-04-08
- title
- Dear John
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 43/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Dear John is a 2010 American romantic war drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the 2006 novel by Nicholas Sparks. It follows the life of a soldier (Channing Tatum) after he falls in love with a young woman (Amanda Seyfried). They decide to exchange letters after he is deployed.
Dear John was released in North America on February 5, 2010, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $115 million against a $25 million budget.
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