| Book of Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Shaye |
| Produced by | Rachel Talalay |
| Written by | William Kotzwinkle |
| Starring | Chris Young Keith Coogan John Cameron Mitchell |
| Music by | Stanley Clarke |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Editing by | Terry Stokes |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | October 15, 1990 |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $1,382,259 |
Book of Love is a 1990 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).
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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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" - and remember the old times, way back in the 50s, 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).
In the book "Jack In The Box", Jack Twiller's experiences are followed from elementary to high school, while in his screenplay, William Kotzwinkle creates a younger brother, dividing these experiences between two separate characters.
There was an original soundtrack released on January 16, 1991, but now is very rare.[1]
According to the end credits of the movie, these songs were also used: