A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 19 nominations total
- Harriet
- (as LaTanya Richardson)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene between Tom Hanks and Victor Garber crying over the movie The Dirty Dozen (1967) was completely improvised during the take.
- GoofsThe bearded extra sitting next to Jonah on the airplane is also sitting in the same row with Tom Hanks on the following plane.
- Quotes
Doctor Marcia Fieldstone: People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again. Sam, do you think there's someone out there you could love as much as your wife?
Sam Baldwin: Well, Dr. Marcia Fieldstone, that's hard to imagine.
Doctor Marcia Fieldstone: What are you going to do?
Sam Baldwin: Well, I'm gonna get out of bed every morning... breathe in and out all day long. Then, after a while I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breathe in and out... and, then after a while, I won't have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while.
Doctor Marcia Fieldstone: Tell me what was so special about your wife?
Sam Baldwin: Well, how long is your program? Well, it was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together... and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home... only to no home I'd ever known... I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like... magic.
- SoundtracksWhen I Fall In Love
Written by Edward Heyman and Victor Young
Produced by David Foster
Performed by Céline Dion and Clive Griffin
Courtesy of Epic Records
In Baltimore, Annie (Meg Ryan), a newspaper journalist, is engaged to Walter (Bill Pullman) and is looking forward to getting married. But when Annie's mother talks about the 'magic' that she instantly feels when Annie's father holds her hand, Annie cannot comprehend the meaning. One evening, Annie hears Johna on a national radio show, saying his dad is lonely and sad, still cannot forget his late wife and Johna thinks his dad needs a new wife to make him happy. Thousands of women across the country write to Sam, among them is Annie. Her letter in the rubbish bin is sent out by her good friend Becky (Rosie O'Donnell).
So Annie travels all the way to Seattle in hope to meet Sam, but it doesn't work out fine. However, when Johna reads the letter from Annie, he knows she's the right one and he replies on his father's behalf for meeting each other on the roof of the Empire State Building...
This is a refreshing, quite light-hearted story. It's slow but I'm sure many people would like it. It's funny that, when Sam first sees Annie, he somehow feels that he has met her before...rather funny, isn't it? Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are great on the screen together and the flick is perfect for relaxing. With a delightful soundtrack.
- RachelLone
- Mar 12, 2004
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Sintonía de amor
- Filming locations
- 1517 Pike Place, Seattle, Washington, USA(Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Bar)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $126,808,165
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,253,733
- Jun 27, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $227,927,165
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1