Jamie is an intellectual, but she is also kind and generous to a fault. Here Landon meets Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore), the perceived school prude and local minister’s daughter. When a prank goes awry, Landon is forced to atone for his sins by attending after-school activities that serve the broader community in a small town in North Carolina. Find Out Who You Are And Do It On PurposeĪ Walk to Remember is the coming of age story of Landon Carter (Shane West), an aimless youth with a chip on his shoulder. The success of this film paved the way for the quintessential Nicolas Sparks romantic drama, The Notebook. While some might argue that Message in a Bottle (his first film adaptation) was what brought him to the attention of a wider audience, for me at least it was A Walk to Remember. While the recipe has become well known, the charm and romance synonymous with his novels make hordes return for more of the same experience. Not only are his novels always atop a bestseller list, but since the late 1990’s, almost every Nicholas Sparks novel is bound to get the Hollywood treatment – and for good reason. Hastings Jamie's neighbor, who watches Jamie and Landon on Jamie's porch.Nicholas Sparks is one of the most successful mainstream writers of romance alive today. Lew Angela Clark's boyfriend a 20-year-old mechanic who smokes and drinks.Ĭarey Dennison The student body treasurer, who is in competition with Landon for which girl to take to the Homecoming Dance. Maggie Brown An unsuccessful candidate for student body president.Īngela Clark Landon's junior-year girlfriend, now dating an older man. John Foreman An unsuccessful candidate for student body president.

Miss Garber The drama teacher at the high school. Margaret Hays Eric's girlfriend, a cheerleader. Grandfather Carter A mean, self-interested, borderline criminal who 'earns' the family money by foreclosing on the homes and businesses of the poor.Įric Hunter Landon's best friend one of the best athletes in the school, but not a serious student. Carter Landon's mother, who is helpful and sympathetic to Landon's love of Jamie. Worth Carter Landon's father, a United States congressman. Reverend Hegbert Sullivan Jamie's father and the minister of a Southern Baptist Church. Jamie Sullivan A young woman who is kind to everyone but suffers from a deadly form of leukemia. Landon Carter The 17-year-old narrator of the story, who comes of age as a result of the events that unfold his senior year of high school an older Landon, 40 years in the future, also tells part of the story.

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