On this day April 27 1984, the romantic drama Love Letters premiered in theaters. Directed by Amy Holden Jones, the film starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Bonnie Bartlett, and James Keach.
Love Letters told the story of a young woman who, after discovering her late mother’s secret affair through old letters, embarks on a passionate and complicated affair of her own. It was a smaller, more intimate film for Jamie Lee Curtis who was mostly known for horror roles at the time.
Made on a modest budget of 600000 dollars, the film performed well, earning 5.2 million dollars at the box office. It showed a different side of Curtis’s acting range and helped her continue transitioning into more dramatic roles throughout the 80s.
Fun fact: Amy Holden Jones had turned down the chance to direct E.T. so she could pursue smaller personal films like Love Letters early in her career.
Love Letters told the story of a young woman who, after discovering her late mother’s secret affair through old letters, embarks on a passionate and complicated affair of her own. It was a smaller, more intimate film for Jamie Lee Curtis who was mostly known for horror roles at the time.
Made on a modest budget of 600000 dollars, the film performed well, earning 5.2 million dollars at the box office. It showed a different side of Curtis’s acting range and helped her continue transitioning into more dramatic roles throughout the 80s.
Fun fact: Amy Holden Jones had turned down the chance to direct E.T. so she could pursue smaller personal films like Love Letters early in her career.
