A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adam Shankman
Screenplay by	Karen Janszen
Based on	A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Produced by	Denise Di Novi Hunt Lowry
Starring	Shane West Mandy Moore Peter Coyote Daryl Hannah
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Edited by	Emma E. Hickox
Music by	Mervyn Warren
Production companies	Di Novi Pictures Gaylord Films Pandora Cinema
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25)
Running time	102 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11.8 million[2][3]
Box office	$47.5 million[3]

A Walk to Remember is a 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Karen Janszen, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. It stars Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote and Daryl Hannah, and was produced by Denise Di Novi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros. Pictures.

The novel's 1950s setting was changed to the late 1990s to early 2000s for the film, as the producers were concerned it might not appeal to teenage audiences. The film was shot in the summer of 2001 for 39 days in Wilmington, North Carolina, with many of the sets borrowed from the television series Dawson's Creek. The film, like the book, is dedicated to the memory of Sparks's sister, Danielle, whose cancer-afflicted life inspired the story.

A Walk to Remember was theatrically released on January 25, 2002. It grossed $47.5 million worldwide on an $11.8 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes called the film "wholesome" but at the same time "bland and oppressively syrupy".