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'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You

It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.

19973.81h 53m

Overview

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.

Directed by Scott Winant
Written by Winnie Holzman
Produced by Penney Finkelman Cox, Alan Poul, Tom Rosenberg
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Gwen Moss

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Nick

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Betty Dawkan (Nick's Mom)

Kale Browne

Kale Browne

Vince Dawkan

Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Harriet

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Francesca Lanfield

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Debbie

J

Joshua Rubin

Nick, Age 12

John Plumpis

John Plumpis

Saul, Age 25

Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney

Beebee, Age 25

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipsupport groupnostalgiaaddictiongrowing uplonelinessneighborbest friendwriterdatingbreak-upchildhood friends

About 'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You is a comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of parent child relationship, support group, nostalgia, addiction, growing up, loneliness. Directed by Scott Winant, it stars Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Karen Allen. Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.

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