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About
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Theatrical
Dec 18, 1998
Box Office
$250.8M
Budget
$65.0M
Return
3.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 4, 1999
Theaters
33
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Donners' Company
Quotes
See all →Choosing the Right Sauce for a Date
George Papas
Should I get sausage for the meat sauce or chopped meat..? No, you know what, I'm gonna get clam sauce, cuz this is a big date.
[to Christina and Kathleen Kelly]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Escape from a dull environment
George Papas
This place is a tomb. I'm going to the nutshop where it's fun.
[to Christina and Kathleen Kelly]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Meg Ryan
Kathleen Kelly
T
Tom Hanks
Joe Fox
Greg Kinnear
Frank Navasky
P
Parker Posey
Patricia Eden
H
Heather Burns
Christina Plutzker
D
Dave Chappelle
Kevin Jackson
J
Jean Stapleton
Birdie Conrad
S
Steve Zahn
George Pappas
D
Dabney Coleman
Nelson Fox
J
John Randolph
Schulyer Fox
H
Hallee Hirsh
Annabelle Fox
J
Jeffrey Scaperrotta
Matt Fox
C
Cara Seymour
Gillian Quinn
K
Katie Finneran
Maureen, the Nanny
M
Michael Badalucco
Charlie
D
Deborah Rush
Veronica Cash
V
Veanne Cox
Miranda Margulies
B
Bruce Jay Friedman
Vince Mancini
S
Sara Ramirez
Rose, Zabars Cashier
H
Howard Spiegel
Henry, Zabars Shopper
