A Walk to Remember is a 2002
romance film based on the 1998
romance novel by
Nicholas Sparks. The movie stars
pop singer Mandy Moore and
Shane West. The movie was directed by
Adam Shankman and produced by
Denise DiNovi and
Hunt Lowry for
Warner Bros. Pictures. The novel written by Nicholas Sparks is set in the 1950s while the film is set in present day.
Plot
When a prank on a fellow high-school student goes wrong, popular but rebellious Landon Carter (
Shane West) is threatened with expulsion. His punishment is mandatory participation in various after-school activities, such as tutoring disadvantaged children and performing in the drama club's spring musical. At these functions he is forced to interact with quiet, bookish Jamie Sullivan (
Mandy Moore), a girl he has known for many years but to whom he has rarely ever spoken. Their differing social statures leave them worlds apart, despite their close physical proximity.
