Touched by Love
1980 film
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Touched by Love (originally titled To Elvis, With Love) is a 1980 American film directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin.
by Lena Canada
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| Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
| Screenplay by | Hesper Anderson |
| Based on | To Elvis, With Love by Lena Canada |
| Produced by | Michael Viner |
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| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by | Fred Chulack |
| Music by | John Barry |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $1.8 million |
First released to theaters in April 1980,[3] the film was based on the book To Elvis, With Love by the real-life therapist, Lena Canada, in which she presented the correspondence between her patient Karen Brown and Elvis Presley as true.
Plot
Therapist Lena Canada tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen Brown, who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression. She encourages Karen to write to her favorite singer Elvis Presley. Karen eventually receives a reply, and they become pen pals. The interaction leads to an immediate improvement in her daily outlook.
Cast
- Deborah Raffin as Lena Canada
- Diane Lane as Karen Brown
- Michael Learned as Dr. Bell
- John Amos as Tony
- Cristina Raines as Amy
- Mary Wickes as Margaret
- Clu Gulager as Don Fielder
Reception
Deborah Raffin was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama at the 38th Golden Globes and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance. Hesper Anderson's screenplay was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards.
