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Director
  
Screenplay
  
Duration
  

Language
  
English

6/10
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Genre
  
Comedy, Romance

Initial DVD release
  
April 27, 2004

Country
  
United States

Book of Love (1990 film) movie poster

Release date
  
October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)

Writer
  
William Kotzwinkle (novel), William Kotzwinkle (screenplay)

Cast
  
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Tagline
  
Some things never change.

Book of Love is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by New Line Cinema producer Robert Shaye. It is based on the autobiographical novel Jack in the Box by William Kotzwinkle (the novel's name was changed to Book of Love during this film's original release).

Contents

Book of Love (1990 film) movie scenes

The film was originally PG-13, but subsequent DVD releases have been the R-rated Director's Cut (R for sexual content and language). It stars Chris Young, Keith Coogan, and John Cameron Mitchell.

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Plot

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Jack Twiller (Michael McKean) gets greetings from a long-gone high-school girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook - his "Book of Love". He remembers the old times, way back in the 1950s, when he was in his last year of high school (Chris Young) and his family just moved to the town. He hung out with geeky Paul Kane and tried to get the attention of Lily (Josie Bissett), who unfortunately was together with bully Angelo (Beau Dremann).

Cast

  • Michael McKean as Adult Jack Twiller
  • Chris Young as Jack Twiller
  • Tricia Leigh Fisher as Gina
  • Keith Coogan as Crutch Kane
  • John Cameron Mitchell as Floyd
  • Josie Bissett as Lily
  • Danny Nucci as Spider Bomboni
  • Lin Shaye as Mrs. Flynn
  • Beau Dremann as Angelo
  • Brent David Fraser as Meatball
  • Jill Jaress as Mrs. Kitty Twiller
  • John Achom as Mr. Joe Twiller
  • Brian Evans as Schank
  • Created brother

    In the book Jack in the Box, Jack Twiller's experiences are followed from Elementary school to high school, while in his screenplay, William Kotzwinkle creates a younger brother, dividing these experiences between two separate characters.

    Filming locations

  • Glendale, California
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Santa Monica, California
  • South Pasadena, California
  • Soundtrack

    There was an original soundtrack released on January 16, 1991, but now it is very rare.

    Track listing

    1. "Book of Love" - Ben E King & Bo Diddley ft. Doug Lazy
    2. "The Great Pretender" - The Platters
    3. "Fools Fall in Love" - The Drifters
    4. "The Fool" - Sanford Clark
    5. "Little Darlin'" - The Diamonds
    6. "Sincerely" - The Moonglows
    7. "Come Back My Love" - The Cardinals
    8. "Hearts of Stone" - The Fontane Sisters
    9. "What Can I Do" - Donnie Elbert
    10. "Rip It Up" - Little Richard
    11. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
    12. "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Theme"
    13. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
    14. "School Days" - Chuck Berry
    15. "Let the Good Times Roll" - Shirley & Lee

    According to the end credits of the movie, these songs were also used:

    1. 1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Beer (John Lee Hooker)
    2. Earth Angel (The Penguins)
    3. Be bop a lula (Gene Vincent)
    4. Rocket 88 (Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats)
    5. Hold me, thrill me, kiss me (performed by prom band)
    6. See ya later Alligator (performed by prom band)
    7. Graduation Day (The Four Freshmen)
    8. How can I tell her? (The Four Freshmen)

    Reception

    For his performance in this film, John Cameron Mitchell was nominated for one Chicago Film Critics Association Awards in the category of "Most Promising Actor".

    Rita Kempley from The Washington Post wrote: "'Book of Love' is a mild-mannered foray into the '50s, a modest coming of age comedy that is as thickly nostalgic as a yearbook. Though not strictly a trip back in time, it is a kind of "Peggy Sue Got Married" for the fellows, a chance to hum some old music and recall one's raging hormones." Peter Travers from Rolling Stone magazine panned the film, stating: "What the world needs now is a lot of things, but I suspect that one of them is not another movie about growing up in the Fifties...William Kotzwinkle, author of the acclaimed novelization of "E.T.," adapted this script from his book "Jack in the Box." But the film's virtues are, at best, modest. For Kotzwinkle and Robert Shaye — the New Line studio chief who is making a sincere but inauspicious debut as a director — the Fifties strike a personal chord"

    On Rotten Tomatoes, "Book of Love" currently holds 56% of audience score.

    References

    Book of Love (1990 film) Wikipedia
    Book of Love (1990 film) IMDb Book of Love (1990 film) themoviedb.org