Comedy

Comedy Cinema – This Week – You’ve Got Mail

Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at You’ve Got Mail


About the Film

Summary of Plot

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he’s trying to put her out of business.. – iMDB

Year Of Release

1998

Running Time

1 Hour 59 Minutes

Director

Nora Ephron

Tagline


Someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life.

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$18,426,749


Trailer


Starring


Tom Hanks – Joe Fox
Meg Ryan – Kathleen Kelly
Greg Kinnear – Frank Navasky
Parker Posey – Patricia Eden
Jean Stapleton – Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn – George Pappas



Song From the OST


Trivia

  • The opening credits are used with a computer mouse and computer animation. The very end of the film has a blue computer screen background with THE END typed in
  • The scene where Joe accidentally closes the door of Kathleen’s shop on the balloons was unscripted. Tom Hanks actually did that, and ad libbed the line, “Good thing it wasn’t the fish.” Nora Ephron thought it was so funny that she kept it in.
  • All of Joe and Kathleen’s e-mails were put on the movie’s official website which Warner Bros. kept active until 10 May 2018.
  • A remake of the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 
  • Meg Ryan got her very first computer during the filming.
  • Tom Hanks also collects typewriters, like the character Frank.
  • Michael Palin’s role as a benevolent writer who frequently gave readings at The Shop was cut from the film.

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