You've Got Mail (1998)

Director:

Nora Ephron

Writers (WGA):

Miklós László (play)
Nora Ephron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 December 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life.

Plot:

Two business rivals hate each other at the office but fall in love over the internet.

Plot Keywords:

Bookstore | Internet | Book | Love | Remake

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Joe Fox
Meg Ryan	...	Kathleen Kelly
Katie Sagona	...	Young Kathleen Kelly
Greg Kinnear	...	Frank Navasky
Parker Posey	...	Patricia Eden
Jean Stapleton	...	Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn	...	George Pappas
Heather Burns	...	Christina Plutzker
Dave Chappelle	...	Kevin Jackson
Dabney Coleman	...	Nelson Fox
John Randolph	...	Schuyler Fox
Hallee Hirsh	...	Annabelle Fox
Jeffrey Scaperrotta	...	Matt Fox
Cara Seymour	...	Gillian Quinn
Katie Finneran	...	Maureen, the Nanny
Michael Badalucco	...	Charlie
Deborah Rush	...	Veronica Grant
Veanne Cox	...	Miranda Margulies
Bruce Jay Friedman	...	Vince Mancini
Sara Ramirez	...	Rose, Zabars Cashier
Howard Spiegel	...	Henry, Zabars Shopper
Diane Sokolow	...	Zabars Shopper
Julie Kass	...	Zabars Shopper
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Thanksgiving Guest
Kathryn Meisle	...	Cecilia Kelly
Nina Zoie Lam	...	T.V. Reporter
Maggie Murphy	...	Theater Patron
Michelle Blakely	...	Shopper
Meredith White	...	Shopper
Dianne Dreyer	...	Shopper
Julie Galdieri	...	Shopper
Leila Nichols	...	Shopper
Mary A. Kelly	...	Fox Books Shopper (as Mary Kelly)
Chris Messina	...	Fox Salesperson
Ronobir Lahiri	...	Man at Cafe Lalo
André Sogliuzzo	...	Waiter at Cafe Lalo
Peter A. Mian	...	Capeman
Richard Cohen	...	Starbucks Customer
Enzo Angileri	...	Starbucks Customer
Nick Brown	...	Juggler
Ann Fleuchaus	...	Sarah Mancini
Neil Bonin	...	Party Guest
Bill McHugh	...	Party Guest
Santiago Quinones	...	Decorator
Lynn Grossman	...	Yvette Fox
Dolores Sirianni	...	Mother of Twins
Nicole Bernadette	...	Florist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jane Adams	...	Sydney Anne (uncredited)
Elwood Edwards	...	Online 'You've Got Mail' Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	...	Party guest (uncredited)
Gideon Jacobs	...	Young Joe Fox (uncredited)
Brick Mason	...	Man Letting Joe Fox in (uncredited)
Scott Mullin	...	Male Runner (uncredited)

Directed by
Nora Ephron

Writing credits (WGA)
Miklós László		(play "Parfumerie") (as Nikolaus Laszlo)
Nora Ephron		(screenplay) &
Delia Ephron		(screenplay)

Produced by
G. Mac Brown	....	executive producer
Dianne Dreyer	....	associate producer
Julie Durk	....	executive producer
Delia Ephron	....	executive producer
Nora Ephron	....	producer
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	co-producer
Lauren Shuler Donner	....	producer

Original Music by
George Fenton

Cinematography by
John Lindley

Film Editing by
Richard Marks

Casting by
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Dan Davis

Art Direction by
Ray Kluga
Beth Kuhn

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode
Ellen Christiansen

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Don Kozma	....	makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur	....	key makeup artist
John Quaglia	....	hair stylist
Werner Sherer	....	key hair stylist
Matthew Shields	....	hair stylist: Ms. Ryan
Lutz Wesemann	....	makeup artist: Ms. Ryan

Production Management
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	unit production manager
Tom Proper	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kenneth G. Brown	....	second second assistant director (as Ken Brown)
Naomi Cromwell	....	dga trainee
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tim Arnold	....	graphic artist
Joseph Deluca	....	on-set dresser
Daniel K. Grosso	....	lead man
Dan Kuchar	....	assistant art director
Laura Lambert	....	on-set dresser
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
Vinny Mazzarella	....	assistant property master (as Vinnie Mazzarella)
James Mazzola	....	property master
Kay Michaels	....	art department researcher
Glenn Pangione	....	construction coordinator (as Glen Pangione)
Eric Stepper	....	assistant property master
Richard A. Ventre	....	master scenic artist (as Richard Ventre)
Dave Weinman	....	lead man (as David Weinman)
Klara Zieglerova	....	assistant art director
Greg Aharoni	....	set dresser (uncredited)
William Durnin Jr.	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ray Fisher	....	greens leadman (uncredited)
Tony Gamiello	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Regina Graves	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Greco	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Timothy Joliat	....	additional greensman (uncredited)
Ray Murphy	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeff Naparstek	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Steve Swanson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ginny Walsh	....	property fabricator (uncredited)
Anne Wenniger	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Alyssa Winter	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	supervising foley editor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenna Doeringer	....	assistant adr editor
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Matthew Haasch	....	foley mixer
Gregg Harris	....	boom operator
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Christopher Newman	....	production sound mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	assistant sound editor
Marc-Jon Sullivan	....	boom operator
Magdaline Volaitis	....	dialogue editor
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)

Visual Effects by
Lauren DeNapoli	....	CG supervisor
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Anthony Harris	....	digital color timer (uncredited)
Adam Hawkey	....	compositor (uncredited)
Zack Judson	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	project manager: Viewpoint Datalabs (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
John Copeman	....	stunts
Andy Duppin	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Mack	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenny Burke	....	best boy grip (as Kenneth Burke)
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator
Gene Engels	....	chief lighting technician
Susan Gabbay	....	first assistant camera: computer unit
Paul Gaffney	....	director of photography: computer unit
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
William Hines	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Lee Kazista	....	second assistant camera
Dave Lowry	....	dolly grip (as David Lowry Jr.)
Frances 'Buddy' McBride	....	rigging gaffer (as Buddy McBride)
Peter A. Mian	....	video assist operator
Heather Norton	....	second assistant camera (as Heather Macdonald Norton)
John Panuccio	....	best boy grip
Tom Prate	....	key grip (as Thomas Prate)
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
Thomas Yacuk	....	rigging grip
Andrew Cheung	....	grip (uncredited)
James Edmiston	....	set grip (uncredited)
William D. Moran	....	company grip (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera, New York (uncredited)
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Eric Swanek	....	Steadicam assistant (uncredited)

Animation Department
Walter Bernard	....	animator: main titles
Milton Glaser	....	animator: main titles
Mirko Ilic	....	animator: main titles

Casting Department
Sarah Allentuch	....	casting assistant
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto	....	casting associate (as Patricia Kerrigan)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tommy Boyer	....	wardrobe: men
Lorraine Calvert	....	assistant costume designer
Sue Gandy	....	assistant costume designer
Gail Just	....	costumer: Ms. Ryan
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	wardrobe: women

Editorial Department
John Scott Cook	....	first assistant editor (as John S. Cook)
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Tia Nolan	....	associate editor
Shelly Westerman	....	assistant editor
Carolyn White	....	post-production coordinator (as Carolyn Jean White)
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Nicholas Meyers	....	music supervisor (as Nick Meyers)
Jeffrey Pollack	....	music consultant
John Richards	....	score mixer
Arthur Schlenger	....	assistant music editor
Sally Swisher	....	assistant music editor
Emile Charlap	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Emile Charlap	....	musicians contractor (uncredited)
George Fenton	....	conductor (uncredited)
George Fenton	....	music producer (uncredited)
Michael Lang	....	musician: piano (uncredited)
Charles Libove	....	concert master (uncredited)
Lawrence Manchester	....	music assistant engineer (uncredited)
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	music assistant engineer (Song: Anyone at all, Carole King) (uncredited)
Peter Scriba	....	music assistant engineer (uncredited)
Nick Vidar	....	music engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steven R. Hammond	....	transportation captain (as Steve Hammond)
Eugene O'Neill	....	transportation co-captain (as Gene O'Neill)
Bobby Marsh	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Ruth Adams	....	assistant: Ms. Delia Ephron
Leslie Adler	....	assistant: Ms. Ryan
Sharon Aiken	....	executive assistant to Mr. Hanks
Roderick Alleyne	....	assistant: Mr. Brown
Tamara Bally	....	production accountant
John Barr	....	staff assistant
Dena Berman	....	staff assistant
Walter Bernard	....	title designer: main titles
Jacob Bernstein	....	staff assistant
Pat Braun	....	consultant
Deirdre Brennan	....	staff assistant
George Doherty	....	production secretary (as George Patrick Doherty)
Kevin Donahue	....	assistant: Ms. Durk
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Kevin Feige	....	assistant: Ms. Shuler Donner
Sean Garrett Fogel	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Freschi	....	staff assistant
Jennifer A. Giancola	....	staff assistant (as Jennifer Giancola)
Milton Glaser	....	title designer: main titles
Mandisa Glover	....	staff assistant
Jan Ellen Goldstein	....	assistant location manager
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	....	assistant: Ms. Nora Ephron
Adam Hawkey	....	technical supervisor
Ruth Hernandez	....	staff assistant
Mirko Ilic	....	title designer: main titles
Margaret Jacobs	....	staff assistant
Jennifer Joseph	....	staff assistant
Arnold Kaye	....	computer programmer: computer unit
Kathleen King	....	computer programmer: computer unit
Laurel Kolsby	....	staff assistant
Tim Lee	....	staff assistant
Sharon Lewis	....	staff assistant
Kathy Liska	....	executive assistant: Ms. Shuler Donner
Leonardo Mastrantoni	....	staff assistant
Amy McKenzie	....	staff assistant
Felicia Miller	....	unit publicist
Igor Nikolic	....	staff assistant
Logan Dennis Pearsall	....	staff assistant
Linda Perme	....	craft service
Mike Poppleton	....	staff assistant
Judy Pursley	....	assistant accountant
Santiago Quinones	....	assistant location manager
Kelly M. Roche	....	staff assistant
J.J. Sacha	....	assistant: Ms. Nora Ephron
Elizabeth Segal	....	computer coordinator: computer unit
Jamie Sheridan	....	staff assistant (as James E. Sheridan)
John Silvestri	....	staff assistant
Matthew Sirianni	....	staff assistant
Betsy Sokolow	....	unit publicist
Randy Sokol	....	location manager (as Randy Sokol Sweeney)
Thomas Soluri	....	staff assistant
Alexa Steele	....	staff assistant
Susan Stroman	....	choreographer
Howard Weiner	....	video & computer playback operator: computer unit
Patty Willett	....	production coordinator
Michael Williams	....	staff assistant
Tamsin Anstey	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Guy Efrat	....	location scout (uncredited)
Steve Ginsburg	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Ken Halsband	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Michael McBrien	....	stage manager (uncredited)
Kim Noble	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Matt Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeremy Strong	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Joseph Zolfo	....	location manager: re-shoots (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Animal Actors  animal trainer
• Atlantic Records  soundtrack published by
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal trainer
• Buena Vista Imaging  opticals
• C5  post-production sound services
• Effects House, The  opticals
• J.G. Films  negative cutting
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• NCR Corporation  store technology
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)  titles
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Unique Catering  catering
• Varèse Sarabande  score album
• Warner Sunset Records  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

You Have Mail (USA) (working title)
You've Got M@il (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:I | India:U | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

210 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The song at the end of the film when they are standing on the bridge is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". A clip of this song is played in the previous movie with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, Sleepless in Seattle (1993).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Joe fox is in the shop around the corner the "open/closed" sign is facing "open" side in thus "closed" side out.

Quotes:

Annabelle Fox: Oh, that's not my Dad. That's my nephew.
Kathleen Kelly: You know, I don't really think that HE could be your nephew.
Joe Fox: No, no, no, it's true. Annabelle is my aunt. Isn't that right, Aunt Annabelle?
Annabelle Fox: Uh-huh, and Matt is his...
Kathleen Kelly: No, no, let me guess. Are you his uncle?
[Matt giggles, shakes his head no]
Kathleen Kelly: His grandfather?
[Matt giggles harder, still shaking his head]
Kathleen Kelly: His great-grandfather?
Matthew Fox: [laughing] I'm his brother!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

Soundtrack:

The Instrument Song

9 on a scale of 10

It was hard not to give this movie a 10, but since I have only given out about 20 10's in all the movies I have ever seen - thousands, a 10 here would have been a little too generous.

Though, it is difficult to find fault, I suppose it is fair to say that the movie didn't always have full steam - especially early on. Still, even during those times, it was interesting. I mean, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. What else do you need?

Additionally, I didn't laugh very much. Not that I was required to, but this genre would, after all, be considered a romantic comedy. Despite the lack of laughs, it was as feel good as it gets.

The movie was blessed with two great actors, a creative idea, excellent writing and directing. And, the ending was one for the ages. I might have chosen to "tweak" it a little, but it was about as good as you will ever see - assuming you like romance. I do!