Guilty pleasure par excellence: How did this poorly-acted schmaltzy romantic melodrama ever get Best Picture Oscar nomination?
Love Story (1970)
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Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 12
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: One of the most popular tearjerkers ever, LOVE STORY tells the tale of a rich law student, Oliver (Ryan O'Neal), and a poor musician, Jenny (Ali McGraw), who fall in love while attending college.... One of the most popular tearjerkers ever, LOVE STORY tells the tale of a rich law student, Oliver (Ryan O'Neal), and a poor musician, Jenny (Ali McGraw), who fall in love while attending college. Despite opposition to their relationship from Oliver's wealthy father, the two get married. After graduation, Oliver takes a job at a prestigious legal firm in New York, and everything seems to be going well for the couple. However, tragedy strikes when Jenny is diagnosed with a fatal illness. As a result, Oliver must face a future without the woman he loves. This timeless film, based on Erich Segal's novel, featured the famous tag line "Love means never having to say you're sorry." Ryan O'Neal as a law student who defies his rich and powerful father (Ray Milland) on every issue, including the former's love for a music student (Ali MacGraw). [More]
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John Marley
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John Marley, Russell Nype, Sydney Walker, Robert Modica, Walker Daniels
Director: Arthur Hiller
Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Howard G. Minsky
Screenwriter: Erich Segal
Composer: Francis Lai
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Reviews for Love Story
By the time O'Neal gets around to intoning the famous tag line, you'll be so sick of hearing Francis Lai's love theme that you'll want to strangle the projectionist.
Ryan O'Neal gives the character of the neon scion a warmth and vulnerability entirely missing from the bestseller.
Frozen and stiff, Ali MacGraw gives one of the weakest performances to be ever recognized with an Oscar nod.
The only really depressing thing about Love Story is the thought of all of the terrible imitations that will inevitably follow it.
Hiller earns our emotional response because of the way he's directed the movie.
Although the relationship between Oliver and Jennifer remains one of the best ever produced, [it] lacks excitement and tension that are primary ingredients for any movie.
Treacle, sickening sweet, but still a guilty pleasure for those with romance in their bones.
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August 18, 2008:
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Howard Minsky, the former talent agent who went on to produce Love Story, has passed away at the age of 94. More...
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