A Walk to Remember is a
2002 romance film based on the 1999
romance novel with the
same name 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. The novel, written by Sparks, is set in the 1950s while the film is set in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
Plot
When a prank on a fellow high school student goes wrong, popular but rebellious Landon Rollins 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 Elizabeth Sullivan (
Mandy Moore), the only daughter of their church's pastor, and a girl he has known for many years but to whom he has rarely if ever spoken. Their differing social statures leave them worlds apart, despite their close physical proximity.
