What's the Difference between P.S. I Still Love You the Book and To All the Boys; P.S. I Still Love You the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Lara Jean Covey
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Lara Jean Covey
Portrayed by: Lana Condor
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Peter Kavinsky
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Peter Kavinsky
Portrayed by: Noah Centineo
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John Ambrose McClaren
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John Ambrose McClaren
Portrayed by: Jordan Fisher
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Kitty Covey
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Kitty Covey
Portrayed by: Anna Cathcart
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Margot Covey
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Margot Covey
Portrayed by: Janel Parrish
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Chris
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Chris
Portrayed by: Madeleine Arthur
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Genevieve (Gen)
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Genevieve (Gen)
Portrayed by: Emilija Baranac
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Josh Sanderson
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This Character does not appear.
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Stormy
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Stormy
Portrayed by: Holland Taylor
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Trina Rothschild
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Trina Rothschild
Portrayed by: Sarayu Blue
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Dr. Dan Covey
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Dr. Dan Covey
Portrayed by: John Corbett
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Haven
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Haven
Portrayed by: Julie Tao
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To All the Boys; P.S. I Still Love You Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Lara Jean made a dating profile for her dad for a dating website. When she tells her dad about it, he is not pleased and tells her to not post it.
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This does not happen in the film. |
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Lara Jean and Peter make out in the tree house. As he is touching her breast outside of her bra, she worries that Peter prefers Gen's larger breasts. Lara Jean is slim with small breasts. |
Peter and Lara Jean never get past kissing. Lara Jean is full figured while Gen is slim.
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This does not happen in the book. |
On Valentines' Day in school, some boys will arrange for an a cappella group to sing to their girlfriends. Lara Jean was told to expect this from Peter, but it does not happen. She is disappointed. |
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Gen volunteers in a program that mentors younger kids. Lara Jean works as an intern at a nursing home. John Ambrose arrives there shortly after with her love letter. John is a white boy with blonde hair. Stormy, one of the nursing home residents, is his great grandmother. Previously John wrote back to Lara Jean after getting her original love letter. She wrote back to him. |
Gen is not shown to be a volunteer for any organization. John is white in the first film, he is a black 17 year old boy in this film. No mention of any relationship to Stormy. He had previously shown up in the mid-credit's scene in the first film. John Ambrose first shows up to see Lara Jean as they both volunteer at the nursing home.
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Lara Jean, Peter, Gen, Trevor, John and Chris meet at the tree house to open the time capsule. they also decide to play a game called Assassin. They each draw a piece of cardboard with another friend's name on it, then it is a game of tag. The winner gets any wish fulfilled within reason. |
The friends meet at the tree house, but Gen arrives uninvited. No game of Assassin. Peter is upset with Lara Jean for not telling John they were dating. Peter generally acts like a jerk at the tree house. |