February 19 - You've Got Mail

Today’s movie is a romantic comedy with a scene happening on February 19. I hope you will enjoy this film and watch it tonight.

YOU’VE GOT MAIL         

Kathleen Kelly, the owner of the kid’s books store, The Shop Around The Corner and Joe Fox, executive for a big chain store, Fox Books are both in relationships.  She’s dating Frank Navasky, a reporter for the New York Observer who always supports the little guy, while Joe is dating Patricia, an uptight and self-centered woman. In spite of this the two begin corresponding by e-mail, with her using the name Shopgirl and Joe as NY152. They agree to never talks specifics about their lives. Kathleen learns Fox Books is opening a superstore near her, but doesn’t think it will affect her.  Joe takes his 11-year-old aunt and 4-year-old half brother (Joe has a strange blended family) to Kathleen’s store and Joe and Kathleen like each other. The Fox Books store opens and immediately affects the sales at The Shop Around the Corner. At party Kathleen meets Joe again and is horrified to learn he is behind her business troubles. They try to avoid each other since they live in the same neighborhood, but Shopgirl asks NY152 for business advice. Joe advises war, so she organizes a boycott of Fox Books and gives interviews opposing them.  Shopgirl and NY152 agree to meet. When Joe goes to their rendezvous, he discovers Shopgirl is Kathleen. He goes in as Joe and they exchange acrimonious remarks.  The next day, February 19, 1998 [1:09:17 to 1:16:39] her staff tries to convince Kathleen that NY152 is actually the rooftop killer. Shopgirl and NY152 makeup after their non-date. Kathleen decides to close the store.  Kathleen and Frank and Joe and Patricia break up. The store closes. Joe drops by to see Kathleen while she is sick and they have a friendly meeting. They meet in person and continue to e-mail. Finally Shopgirl and NY152 meet. Kathleen confesses that she wanted NY152 to be Joe and they share a kiss.

A decent romantic comedy. Joe is a bit of a cad, toying with her after he learns her identity, but she doesn’t know his. Still all in all a very enjoyable film.

Date is given in the film at 1:10:34 on a newspaper.

Producers - Nora Ephron and Lauren Shuler Donner

Director - Nora Ephron

Screenplay - Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron

Runtime – 1 hour 59 minutes.

Released – December 18, 1998

Starring –

Tom Hanks as Joe "NY152" Fox

Meg Ryan as Kathleen "Shopgirl" Kelly

Parker Posey as Patricia Eden

Jean Stapleton as Birdie Conrad

Greg Kinnear as Frank Navasky

Steve Zahn as George Pappas

Heather Burns as Christina Plutzker

Dave Chappelle as Kevin Jackson

Dabney Coleman as Nelson Fox

John Randolph as Schuyler Fox

Deborah Rush as Veronica Grant

Hallee Hirsh as Annabel Fox

Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Matthew Fox

Cara Seymour as Gillian Quinn

Peter Mian as "The Capeman"

Sara Ramirez as Rose, Zabar's cashier

Michael Badalucco as Charlie

Veanne Cox as Miranda Margulies

Copyright by Ivan Walters 2014.