Love Story

Love Story is a 1970 romance motion picture drama directed by Arthur Hiller that tells the story of two college students: Oliver, the emotionally vacant son of rich parents; and the girl he falls in love with, Jenny, a brassy music major at Radcliffe. Oliver's relationship with Jenny awakens new emotions of love and tenderness in him, and they marry against the wishes of Oliver's father, who cuts Oliver off financially, causing the newlyweds to descend into poverty.

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1970 - Romance - Motion picture - Arthur Hiller

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The screenplay was written by Erich Segal; he adapted the screenplay into a novel which was published and became a best-seller prior to the release of the movie.

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Screenplay - Erich Segal - Best-seller

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Love Story was followed by a 1978 sequel, Oliver's Story.

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1978 - Oliver's Story

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It was rumored that Erich Segal based the character of Oliver on Vice President Al Gore and Gore's Harvard roommate Tommy Lee Jones, although he says that the rumor "befuddles" him, and did not base the character on Al Gore or Gore's life.

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Vice President - Al Gore - Harvard - Tommy Lee Jones

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This film is the last movie to be filmed on location at Harvard University.

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At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier portrayed the characters of Jenny and Oliver whilst skating to Francis Lai's soundtrack to the film. Originally awarded only the silver medal, an admission of wrongdoing from a judge plus public and media outcry, eventually saw the pair receive joint gold medals with the Russian pair who had initially been awarded the gold.

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