Love Story (1970 film)

Erich Segal, who also wrote the best-selling 1970 novel of the same name, is the author of the 1970 American romantic drama film Love Story. Ali Mac Graw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland, and Tommy Lee Jones made their film debuts in supporting roles. It was produced by Howard G. Minsky[4], directed by Arthur Hiller, and starred a cast that also included Tommy Lee Jones.

Contents

1 Plot \s2 Cast \s3 Production

4 Release4.1 Reaction from the press

Box office: 4.2

4.3 Television

screens at Harvard College

5 Soundtrack

5.1 Charts

6 Accolades

7 Quotations

8 Remakes and sequels

The "illness" of Ali Mac Graw 9 10 In popular culture

11 Also see

12 References

13 outside links

Plot
Oliver Barrett IV, a member of an elite East Coast American family, studies at Harvard College and plays ice hockey there. He meets working-class Radcliffe College student Jennifer "Jenny" Cavilleri, and despite their differences, they fall in love. Oliver loses his cool during the hockey game against Cornell, and Harvard falls to Cornell 4-3. His father makes the long trek to Ithaca, New York, only to witness Harvard lose the match and the Ivy League championship. Oliver declines his father's offer of a ride back to Boston and assistance in applying to Harvard Law School after that. Oliver is disappointed that Jenny's intentions to study in Paris do not include him. He takes her to the Barrett estate to meet his parents after she accepts his marriage proposal, who are critical and disappointed. After graduation, despite Oliver's father's threat to cut him off financially if he marries Jenny, he weds Jenny. Without Oliver's father's financial assistance, Jenny, a teacher, and the couple struggle to pay Oliver's way through Harvard Law School. Oliver joins a reputable New York City legal practice after graduating third in his class. They are prepared to start a family but are unable to get pregnant. Oliver learns that Jenny has a terminal illness after numerous tests. Oliver makes an effort to carry on as usual without disclosing Jenny's illness, but Jenny confronts her physician and learns the truth. She rejects Oliver's offer to go to Paris since she only wants to be with him. Oliver asks his estranged father for money so that he may pay for Jenny's cancer treatment. If he has "get a girl in trouble," his father inquires. Oliver's dad issues a check after he responds positively. From her hospital bed, Jenny talks with her father about the funeral arrangements. She admonishes Oliver to not take it personally and says that he never stopped her from pursuing music and that it was worth it because of the love they shared. Jenny's dying request is for Oliver to give her a firm embrace. a distressed person After Jenny's health became known to his father, he hurried from Massachusetts to New York City to give his assistance. Oliver sees his father outside the hospital as he leaves. When Oliver tells his father that Jenny is dead, his father apologizes, to which Oliver replies, "Love- Love means never having to say you're sorry," something Jenny had earlier told him. Oliver travels by himself to the outdoor ice rink, where Jenny watched him skate the day she was admitted to the hospital.