What's the Difference between A Walk to Remember the Book and A Walk to Remember the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Jamie Sullivan
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Jamie Sullivan
Portrayed by: Mandy Moore
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Landon Carter
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Landon Carter
Portrayed by: Shane West
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Margaret
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This Character does not appear.
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This Character does not appear.
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Belinda
Portrayed by: Lauren German
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This Character does not appear.
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Dean
Portrayed by: Clayne Crawford
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Eric
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Eric
Portrayed by: Al Thompson
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This Character does not appear.
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Clay Gephardt
Portrayed by: Matt Lutz
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This Character does not appear.
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Mr. Kelly
Portrayed by: David Andrews
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Reverend Sullivan
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Reverend Sullivan
Portrayed by: Peter Coyote
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A Walk to Remember Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
In the book, Landon's friends simply made fun of his attraction to Jamie, and often teased him, even when he denied that he liked Jamie. They never ridiculed Jamie to her face, knowing that she was a better person than all of them. In fact, they were intimidated by her and did not want to get on her "wrong side", feeling she had an "in" with God. |
In the movie, Landon (before he changes) and his friends mock and ridicule Jamie to her face, but she remains above-it-all and defending herself, while sometimes mocking them right back. In one scene, Dean asks Jamie, "If there is a higher power, why is it He can't get you a new sweater?" and Jamie replies, "Because He's too busy looking for your brain". Both Dean and Eric are secretly impressed with how Jamie defends herself so well with their teasing her. |
In the book Landon's parents were married (though his father was a politician and away much of the time). |
In the film, In the movie Landon's father was a cardiologist who had left the family and remarried.
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Jamie doesn't drive. |
She could drive |
Jamie couldn't drive. |
She could drive.
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Jamie and Landon practice together and he walks her home, they bond during their frequent walks to her home. |
They fall in love more quickly in the movie and don't walk to her house together. |