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Theatrical release poster Directed by Produced by Lasse Hallstrm Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Ryan Kavanaugh Jamie Linden Nicholas Sparks (novel) Amanda Seyfried Channing Tatum Henry Thomas Richard Jenkins Scott Porter

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Music by Cinematography Editing by Studio Distributed by Release date(s) Running time Country Language Budget Box office

Deborah Lurie Terry Stacey Kristina Boden Relativity Media Screen Gems

February 5, 2010

107 minutes United States English $25 million[1] $114,977,104[1]

Dear John is a 2010 American romantic drama-war film starring Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum. It was released theatrically in North America on February 5, 2010. The film was directed by Lasse Hallstrm, and it is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name. 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 to each other after he is deployed to the war. The movie was filmed in 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina. Despite receiving negative reviews, the film made a strong box office performance, knocking off Avatar after seven weekends in first place and grossing a total of $114,977,104 worldwide. The film was released on May 25, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray. Contents [hide]

1 Plot

2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Music 5 Reception

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5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 5.3 Awards and nominations

6 Home media 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit]Plot This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (September 2010) In 2007, John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Special Forces is lying on the ground in combat gear with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. Coins begin to fall over him as, in a voiceover, he recalls a childhood trip to the U.S. Mint. He compares himself to a coin in the United States Military, and states that the last thing he thought about before he blacked out was "you". In 2001, in Wilmington, North Carolina, John is on vacation, and he meets Savannah Lynn Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), a college student on spring break. by pulling her purse out of the water that accidentally dropped. Over the course of two weeks, Savannah and John fall in love. John meets Savannah's family, her neighbor, Tim Wheddon (Henry Thomas), and Tim's son Alan (Luke Benward) who has autism. Savannah meets John's father (Richard Jenkins), a reclusive man who seems to be obsessed with his coin collection (specifically mules), but his genuine interest draws her, to John's surprise. Savannah mentions to John that his father, like Alan, may have high functioning autism. This upsets John, who gets into a fight with Savannah's neighbor, Randy (Scott Porter) and, in the process, accidentally punches Tim. John apologizes to Tim, leaves Savannah a note, and then they spend one last day together, parting with, "I'll see you soon, then," rather than goodbye.

John and Savannah continue their relationship through letters, expecting to build a life together when he leaves the army. But the recentSeptember 11 attacks make him reconsider the army, and he ultimately chooses to re-enlist. Over the next two years, the romance goes on, through their letters. After a time, John finds himself anxiously awaiting the next letter, but when it arrives it is a Dear John letter, informing him that she has become engaged to someone else. John is so deeply depressed by the news that he burns all of Savannah's letters. Despite being wounded and encouraged to return home, John re-enlists. After four more years and many missions, while waiting to receive orders on his unit's next deployment, John is informed that his father had a stroke. When John arrives at the hospital he learns that his father is still alive but in grave condition. Feeling guilty, he asks the doctor if the outcome would have been different if he had been there earlier but the doctor says no. John writes a letter to his father, which he reads to him at the hospital; John's voiceover at the beginning of the film was from this letter, in which he told his father that the first thing to cross his mind after he was shot was coins, and the last thing to cross his mind before he lost consciousness was his dad, ultimately the most important person in his life. Shortly thereafter, his father dies. John goes to visit Savannah and is shocked to find that she has married Tim and is living with him and his son, Alan. He learns that she had to abandon her dream of a riding camp for kids with autism because of Tim's fight against a cancer which was lymphoma, and John goes with her to visit him in the hospital. Tim tells John that Savannah still loves him and she has never forgotten him. That night, Savannah asks John to stay for dinner. At the table, John asks Savannah why she did not even call him and she says it was because just hearing his voice would make her change her mind. As John goes towards the door, Savannah says "I'll see you soon then". She asks him to reply the same (like they always do) but there is silence. He then just says "Goodbye, Savannah." He makes a decision to sell all of his father's coin collection except the mule that John found, to raise money which could help Tim in his treatment. Back in the army, it shows John using the mule as a charm. It then shows John receiving a letter from Savannah telling him that Tim died after two months and "I'll see you soon, then." The film then skips forward to show John as a civilian with facial hair, carrying his bike, as he sees Savannah in a coffee shop. They make eye-contact and the last scene ends with the both of them hugging. [edit]Cast

Channing Tatum as John Tyree Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Lynn Curtis Scott Porter as Randy Welch Richard Jenkins as Mr. Tyree Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon D.J. Cotrona as Noodles

Cullen Moss as Rooster Gavin McCulley as Starks Bryce Hayes as Harris (Cameo) Braeden Reed as Alan Luke Benward as Alan (Age 14)