A walk to Remebemer 2002

Development[edit]

The inspiration for A Walk to Remember was Nicholas Sparks' sister, Danielle Sparks Lewis, who died of cancer in 2000. In a speech he gave after her death in Berlin, the author admits that "In many ways, Jamie Sullivan was my younger sister". The plot was inspired by her life; Danielle met a man who wanted to marry her, "even when he knew she was sick, even when he knew that she might not make it".^[3] Both the book and film are dedicated to Danielle Sparks Lewis.
It was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the same time that Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) and the TV show Dawson's Creek were being filmed there. Many of the sets were from Dawson's Creek (1998) – particularly the school, hospital and Landon's home.^[4] The total shooting time was only 39 days, despite Moore being able to only work 10 hours a day because she was a minor.^[4] Daryl Hannah, who wore a brown wig as her character, had received a collagen injection in her lips, which went awry and caused noticeable swelling. By the end of filming, however, the symptoms were less obvious

• Shane West as Landon Rollins Carter
• Mandy Moore as Jamie Elizabeth Sullivan-Carter
• Peter Coyote as Reverend Hegbert Sullivan
• Daryl Hannah as Cynthia Carter
• Lauren German as Belinda
• Clayne Crawford as Dean
• Al Thompson as Eric
• Paz de la Huerta as Tracy
• David Lee Smith as Dr. Carter
• Jonathan Parks Jordan as Walker
• Matt Lutz as Clay Gephardt