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Director:
Alejandro Agresti
Writers (WGA):
David Auburn (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 June 2006 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Romance See more »
Tagline:
How do you hold on to someone you've never met? See more »
Plot:
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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1 win & 1 nomination See more »
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Keanu Reeves ... Alex Wyler

Sandra Bullock ... Kate Forster

Christopher Plummer ... Simon Wyler

Ebon Moss-Bachrach ... Henry Wyler
Willeke van Ammelrooy ... Kate's Mother

Dylan Walsh ... Morgan

Shohreh Aghdashloo ... Anna

Lynn Collins ... Mona

Mike Bacarella ... Mulhern

Kevin Brennan ... Waiter

Frank Caeti ... Cove Patron
Aliyah Carr ... Girl Patient
Jennifer Clark ... Nurse Practitioner
Jacob D. Dumelle ... Patient on Gurney
Scott Elias ... Doug (as Scott A. Elias)
Tiffini Funches ... Young Nurse
Lori Ann Gerdisch ... I.C.U. Nurse
Michael Andrew Gorman ... Cove Bartender (as Michael Gorman)
Jenny Kern ... Nurse (as Jennifer Kern)
Joy Kocay ... Party Goer

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams ... Vanessa

India Neilan ... Hostess
Nora Newbrough ... Marjorie

Marissa Newton ... Hostess #2

Mia Park ... Receptionist
Peggy Roeder ... Attendant
Jason Wells ... Costello
Jacqueline Williams ... Madhvi Patel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Jason Abustan ... Ivy League Jr Architect (uncredited)

Nathan Adloff ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Alan Bovinett ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Katie Cleary ... Simon Wyler's Student (uncredited)

Jane F. Cox ... Business Woman (uncredited)

Sue Durso ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nick Ferrin ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jason Frederick ... Ice Skater (uncredited)

John R. Haley ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Patricia E. Harrington ... Businesswoman (uncredited)
Bryanna Hartung ... Girl at Navy Pier (uncredited)
Bob Kolbey ... Commuter (uncredited)
Ernie Lang ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Nathan Lee ... Ice Skater (uncredited)
John Littlefield ... Doctor (uncredited)
Alexandra LoRusso ... Messenger (uncredited)
Jamie Louachai ... Skater (uncredited)
Lori Miller ... Dog Walker (uncredited)
William Nero Jr. ... Boy (uncredited)

Chet Nichols ... Party Host (uncredited)
Libby Pedersen ... Business Woman (uncredited)
Andrew Perta ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jonathan Samuels ... Architect (uncredited)

Gary Sedlock ... Construction Worker (uncredited)

January Stern ... Pediatrician (uncredited)
Rahul Thakkar ... Doctors Assistant (uncredited)

Ron Valdez ... Ivy League Jr Architect (uncredited)

Andrea N. Winters ... Waitress (uncredited)

Robert A. Young ... Chicago Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alejandro Agresti 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
David Auburn (screenplay)

Eun-Jeong Kim (motion picture "Siworae") &
Ji-na Yeo (motion picture "Siworae")

Produced by
Bruce Berman .... executive producer
Doug Davison .... producer
Dana Goldberg .... executive producer
Roy Lee .... producer
Sonny Mallhi .... co-producer
Mary McLaglen .... executive producer
Erwin Stoff .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Rachel Portman (music by)
Paul M. van Brugge (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Alar Kivilo (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Alejandro Brodersohn (edited by)
Lynzee Klingman (edited by)
 
Casting by
Denise Chamian (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Nathan Crowley 
 
Art Direction by
Kevin Kavanaugh 
Tomas Voth  (as Tomãs Voth)
Shane Valentino (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
Meg Everist 
 
Costume Design by
Deena Appel (costume design by)
 
Makeup Department
Chelo .... make up assistant (as Chelo Ontiveros)
Dominic Mango .... hair department head
Pamela Milone-McLaughlin .... hair assistant
Geri B. Oppenheim .... make up artist: Keanu Reeves
Suzi Ostos .... make up department head
Nina Paskowitz .... hair stylist: Keanu Reeves
Janine Rath .... hair stylist: Sandra Bullock (as Janine Rath-Thompson)
Pamela S. Westmore .... make up artist: Sandra Bullock (as Pamela Westmore)
Thomas Terhaar .... additional hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Scott Elias .... unit production manager (as Scott A. Elias)
Susan E. Novick .... post-production supervisor
James Hathcock .... production manager (uncredited)
Mark Scoon .... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maria Battle-Campbell .... second assistant director
Jennifer Deigl .... second second assistant director
Richard S. Lederer .... second assistant director
Josh McLaglen .... first assistant director
Justin Muller .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Jason Beale .... art assistant: re-shoot
Troy Borisy .... lead
Jeff Brown .... greens
David J. Chamerski .... assistant property
William Dambra .... property master (as William D'Ambra)
Jeff Dieter .... greens
Stephanie Gilliam .... set designer
Thomas J. Glynn .... on-set dresser
Malcolm Greeley .... construction foreman
Aaron C. Holden Jr. .... assistant property
Craig Jackson .... lead set designer
Phillis Lehmer .... graphic artist
Benjamin Nowicki .... art department coordinator
Troy Osman .... construction coordinator (as Troy O. Osman)
Tyler Osman .... construction foreman
Marquee Reno .... staff assistant
Tom Safron .... greens (as Tommy Safron)
Larry Szymanowski .... stand-by painter
David Tennenbaum .... set designer
Phillip Ellman .... greensman (uncredited)
Robert Gau .... scenic artist (uncredited)
Veloz Gomez .... set dresser (uncredited)
Kyle Holden .... props (uncredited)
Kyle Holden .... set dresser (uncredited)
Blake E. Matthys .... set dresser (uncredited)
Ericka N. Shane .... construction estimator (uncredited)
John J. Slove Jr. .... propmaker (uncredited)
Matthew Tufano .... set dresser (uncredited)
Missy Weimer .... set decoration coordinator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
David Bach .... dialogue editor
Ron Bartlett .... re-recording mixer
Paul Timothy Carden .... adr supervisor (as Paul Carden)
Jed M. Dodge .... dialogue editor (as Jed Dodge)
Rickley W. Dumm .... sound editor (as Rickley Dumm)
Russell Farmarco .... adr supervisor (as Russ Farmarco)
Frank Gaeta .... sound designer
Frank Gaeta .... sound supervision
Luis Galdames .... assistant sound editor
Jim Gaudio .... cable
Patrick Guraudi .... sound editor
Catherine Harper .... foley artist
Robert Jackson .... sound editor (as Bob Jackson)
Jason Johnston .... boom operator
Mary Jo Lang .... foley mixer
Darrin Mann .... foley mixer
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson .... dialogue editor (as Kimberly McCord Wilson)
Alyson Dee Moore .... foley artist
Christopher Moriana .... foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Todd Niesen .... dialogue editor
Thomas J. O'Connell .... adr mixer
Sarah Payne .... dialogue editor
Troy Porter .... adr mixer
John Roesch .... foley artist
Scott D. Smith .... sound mixer
Frederick H. Stahly .... sound editor (as Fred Stahley)
Elliot Tyson .... re-recording mixer
David E. Campbell .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Nick Foley .... adr recordist (uncredited)
Thomas Giordano .... production sound technician: re-shoots, Los Angeles (uncredited)
John T. Reitz .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Gregg Rudloff .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Ted Swanscott .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Michael Ahasay .... special effects foreman
John D. Milinac .... special effects coordinator
Ryan Evans .... special effects (uncredited)
Veloz Gomez .... special effects (uncredited)
Kyle Holden .... special effects technician (uncredited)
Helen Stergiou .... special effects production assistant (uncredited)
Dieter Sturm .... snowmaker (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Jeremy Burns .... visual effects compositing supervisor: WBA Visual Effects
Lori J. Nelson .... visual effects producer: WBA Visual Effects (as Lori Nelson)
Jason Piccioni .... visual effects supervisor: WBA Visual Effects
Daniel Arkin .... visual effects editor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski .... digital artist (uncredited)
Damon Bingham .... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Brett Boggs .... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Randy Brown .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Daniel Aristoteles Collins .... systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Christine Cram .... digital artist (uncredited)
Craig Crawford .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Chris Dawson .... data wrangler (uncredited)
Karl Formander .... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Nicholas Hasson .... digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Phil Holland .... digital artist (uncredited)
Rimas Juchnevicius .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Christopher Lance .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Tony Meister .... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Tony Meister .... title designer (uncredited)
Kama Moiha .... digital compositor: Warner Bros (uncredited)
Gabrielle Barrere Robinson .... visual effects production manager (uncredited)
Bill Schaeffer .... roto/digital paint artist (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer .... visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
Brad Smith .... render i/o administrator (uncredited)
Bill Spradlin .... lighting technical director (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Melanie A. Allen .... stunt performer
Frank P. Calzavara .... stunt performer (as Frank Calzavara)
Brian Christensen .... stunt performer
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz .... stunt performer
James Fierro .... stunt performer
Mark Harper .... stunt performer
Maryann Kelman .... stunt performer
Rick Le Fevour .... stunt coordinator (as Rick LeFevour)
Tom Lowell .... stunt performer
Daniel Maldonado .... stunt performer
James R. Mammoser .... stunt performer (as James Mammoser)
Natalie M. Meyer .... stunt performer
Carl Paoli .... stunt performer
Linda Perlin .... stunt performer
Scott Philyaw .... stunt performer
Alicia Skirball .... stunt performer
Kevin Sorensen .... stunt performer
Jodi Starnes .... stunt performer
Bobby Stuart .... stunt performer (as Bob Stuart)
Larry C. Tankson .... stunt performer
Tommie Turvey .... stunt performer
Rich Wilkie .... stunt performer
Matthew LeFevour .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly R. Borisy .... best boy grip (as Kelly Borisy)
Makiko Carlson .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Joe Carpita .... camera loader
Paul DeMarte .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Darryl Humber .... dolly grip (as D. Richard Humber)
George Kohut .... camera operator: "b" camera
Peter Kuttner .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Mark La Bonge .... camera operator: "a" camera (as Mark LaBonge)
Mark La Bonge .... steadicam operator (as Mark LaBonge)
Chris Mulsoff .... rigging gaffer
Dick Oakes .... chief lighting technician
Jesse Wayne Parker .... best boy grip (as J. Wayne Parker)
C. Alan Rawlins .... key grip
Peter Sorel .... still photographer
Robert Swander .... assistant chief lighting technician (as Robert S. Swander)
Eric Wheeler .... camera loader (as Eric Shawn Wheeler)
Mark N. Woods .... technocrane operator
Frank Yario Jr. .... video assist
Joel Bennett .... grip (uncredited)
Eric Budlong .... key grip: additional photography (uncredited)
Thomas S. Ciciura .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Dawn Copeland .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jaime Dawkins .... grip (uncredited)
Fred Folmer .... grip (uncredited)
John P. Friday .... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Kevin Gazdik .... grip (uncredited)
Bob Gomez .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
James Haworth .... electrician (uncredited)
Matthew LeCrone .... electrician (uncredited)
Jimmie R. Owens .... additional photography (uncredited)
Riko Schatke .... grip (uncredited)
Don Warden .... grip (uncredited)
Steven R. Wojcik .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Nick Zeigler .... electrician (uncredited)
Cameron Zetty .... lighting console programmer (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Claire Simon .... casting: Chicago
Shelby Cherniet .... casting associate (uncredited)
Angela Demo .... casting assistant (uncredited)
Tracy Dixon .... extras casting (uncredited)
David Kramer .... extras casting (uncredited)
Scout Masterson .... casting associate (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Caulfield .... costumer: Keanu Reeves
Stella Cottini .... set costumer (as Stella C. Cottini)
Gretchen Gain .... set costumer
Jennifer Jobst .... costume supervisor
Rachael Ohman .... staff assistant
Gina Panno .... set costumer
Heather Pollock .... set costumer
Nomi Shichor .... key costumer
Joel Voorhies .... costumer: Sandra Bullock
Jane Blank .... seamstress (uncredited)
Nickolaus Brown .... costume supervisor: re-shoots (uncredited)
Laura Kaminski .... wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Jason Barnoski .... staff assistant
Marisa Clayton .... digital intermediate project manager
Matt Diezel .... associate editor
Sue Gates .... digital colorist (as Sue Hatchimonji-Gates)
Jennifer Stellema .... second assistant editor: avid
Mike Will .... iq artist
Mo Henry .... negative cutter (uncredited)
Danya Joseph .... assistant editor (uncredited)
David Orr .... film color timer (uncredited)
Robb Porter .... post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Jeff Atmajian .... orchestrator
David Carbonara .... music editor
Chris Cozens .... music scoring engineer
Chris Dibble .... score mixer
Chris Dibble .... score recordist
John Houlihan .... music supervisor
Season Kent .... co-music supervisor
Marvin R. Morris .... assistant music editor (as Marvin Morris)
Katherine Quittner .... music editor
Arlyn B. Rambayon .... assistant music editor (as Arlyn Rambayon)
Jay B. Richardson .... music editor (as Jay Richardson)
Ben Schor .... assistant music editor
David Snell .... conductor
 
Transportation Department
William T. Hogan III .... transportation coordinator
Danny Maxwell .... transportation captain
Joe Vanis .... transportation co-captain
Michael R. Cairo .... driver (uncredited)
Steve Humphrey .... transportation coordinator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Lucia Balducci .... translator: Mr. Agresti
Janey Bergam .... assistant: Mr. Reeves (as Janey L. Bergam)
Ira Blumen .... technical consultant (as Dr. Ira Blumen)
Christopher J. Brown .... staff assistant
Ken Cabrera .... craft service (as Kenny Cabrera)
Chris-Teena Constas .... staff assistant
Robert Dawson .... title design
James Dew .... dog trainer
Mikey Eberle .... staff assistant
Sherry Gallarneau .... script supervisor
David G. George .... staff assistant (as David George)
AnaMarie C. Gonzaga .... production accountant (as Anamarie C. Gonzaga)
Kate Gordon .... assistant: Mr. Stoff
Jose Gunther .... staff assistant (as Jose Gunter)
Eric Hingst .... staff assistant
Steven Hudosh .... location assistant
Boysie Jereza .... assistant production accountant
Dori Kancher .... assistant: Ms. Bullock
Kate Kelly .... production coordinator
Irec Kriske .... staff assistant
Lara Leonard .... assistant: Ms. Bullock (as Lara L. Leonard)
Sharon Lomasney .... production secretary
Kathryn Madden .... set medic (as Kathryn A. Madden)
Ernie Malik .... unit publicist
Mark Mamalakis .... assistant location manager
James R. McAllister .... location manager
Anna Metcalf .... second assistant accountant
Patrick Muldoon .... key location assistant
India Neilan .... assistant: Mr. Agresti
Rosemary Orlando .... assistant production coordinator (as Rosemary A. Orlando)
Stefan Rand .... staff assistant
Jonah Ravine .... staff assistant
Katie Ray .... staff assistant
Maria C. Roxas .... assistant location manager
Lindsey Spaulding .... assistant: Ms. McLaglen
Andy Spellman .... staff assistant
Helen Stergiou .... staff assistant
Mono Wilborn .... assistant location manager (as Monoleto R. Wilborn)
Kho Wong .... assistant: Mr. Davison
Irene Yeung .... assistant: Mr. Davison
Joan Zulfer .... assistant production accountant (as Joan M. Zulfer)
Barry Biondo .... photo double (uncredited)
Jeremy T. Black .... production assistant (uncredited)
Adam Boor .... production assistant (uncredited)
Matt Dworzanczyk .... stand-in (uncredited)
Raul Esparza III .... location assistant (uncredited)
Jillian Giacomini .... script supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)
Kristin Gomez .... second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Clayton Hauck .... additional production assistant (uncredited)
Tricia Horn .... intern (uncredited)
Jonathan Kinnas .... production assistant (uncredited)
Megan Kristen Lane .... production assistant (uncredited)
Alex Lee .... production assistant (uncredited)
Jenne Lee .... set production assistant (uncredited)
Jodi London .... stand-in (uncredited)
Scott Markus .... production assistant (uncredited)
Kathy McHugh .... production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Tony Meister .... title designer: main titles (uncredited)
Brian C. Pawlowski .... accounting clerk (uncredited)
Sunni-Ali Powell .... landscape services (uncredited)
Paul Ruffolo .... production assistant: wrap (uncredited)
Bret August Tanzer .... production assistant (uncredited)
Matt Tulve .... production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Chris Wittenborn .... remote head technician (uncredited)
Richard Wolgemuth .... additional location assistant (uncredited)
Adam Wollenberg .... production coordinator (uncredited)
Jenny Wood .... production assistant (uncredited)
Kenneth Yoder .... production assistant (uncredited)
Marijan Zoric .... chef (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated PG for some language and a disturbing image
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #42649) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:o.Al. | Philippines:G | Australia:PG | Hungary:14 | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M
Filming Locations:
Aurora, Illinois, USASee more »
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
The address of the building in Chicago at which Sandra Bullock lives is 1620 Racine. This would place it in the same block as the apartment belonging to Sean Connery in The Untouchables (1987) (Connery's character lived at 1634 Racine).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When we first see the lake house tree, the shape of the leaf is different from the leaf that is present in two years later. The first doesn't appear to be the same type of Maple.See more »
Quotes:
Alex:[after he saw her at the subway station in 2004] I don't know if you remember but, we saw each other. That is, I saw you. You never told me... how beautiful you were.
Kate:Well, maybe you saw someone else. That was a bad hair year for me.
Alex:Long brown hair, gentle unguarded eyes...
Kate:OK, OK. You saw me. But I still don't know what you look like.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hamlet 2 (2008)See more »
Soundtrack:
It's Too LateSee more »

FAQ

Besides, for making a better movie, why didn't Alex pursue the long haired Kate from 2004? The 2006 Kate admitted to him that she liked him after they had kissed that night. Instead he just passed on the Lake House to her and her boyfriend.
How did Kate know to look under the floorboards to find Persuasion? How did it get there in the first place?
Why didn't Alex - after he didn't die February 14, 2006 - try to meet Kate at some point between 2006 and 2008? Even though she told him to wait and not try to find her, he loved her, so there would be no harm in meeting her earlier than Feb. 14, 2008 right? Also, why didn't she just say "Don't cross the street, you'll die, meet me at the lake house on Feb. 15, 2006"?
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152 out of 184 people found the following review useful.
Oh my gosh people, just go see it!, 23 June 2006
Author: dlboulder from United States

I've been a pretty avid movie fan for many years. I've seen countless romantic movies from all ages of film, and this one absolutely stands up well with the majority of the greatest of them.

Don't believe the critics, I don't. I've been disappointed and angered by being suckered in to seeing movies I disliked or absolutely hated on many occasions, and with greater frequency recently. I haven't a clue what makes the critical media tick, and I'm not sure that they do either.

This is very simply a lovely film on every level, from dialog, to direction, to cinematography, to consistently outstanding acting performances across the board. The delicately-embedded sheer decency of this film makes it a totally recommendable film for persons of all ages, although I'm guessing that most really young ones would get bored and fidgety before too long.

Bullock's and Reeves' performances and chemistry here can be described in one word: luminescent. Please avoid coming into the theater with a bad attitude, that is seldom helpful in gaining enjoyment from quality film-making. Just don't be overly critical of what you may conceive as plot holes and inconsistencies. After all, the first and foremost goal of film is to entertain you. And entertained you will be, in the grandest fashion of great Hollywood cinema.

I am deliberately refraining from specific description from the movie. Too many people are posting spoilers without warning here. But the chemistry is magical, the plot logical if entirely implausible, and the complete package is as satisfying as Hollywood is likely to provide.

I came out of the theater thinking that this is the kind of movie that is seldom made anymore, but then I realized that it's the kind of movie that has seldom been made at any juncture in the history of film.

An extraordinary effort, and a stunning success. Don't miss this one in the theater, because you'll later wish that you hadn't. I expect word-of-mouth to provide this film with a long theater run, but don't wait until it's too late.

Note to Hollywood: You have in these leads potentially one of the great romantic pairings in the history of film. Don't blow your chance.

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