FILM · 2018 · USA
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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- #001
Noah Centineo improvised the cafeteria spin scene in which Peter puts his hand into Lara Jean's back pocket (as Lara Jean suggests in the film and as also noted in Peter's book).
- #002
In the book, Kitty sends the letters because she is angry at Lara Jean, not because she wants her to have a boyfriend.
- #003
All the letters shown in the film, including the contract, were written in Lana Condor's handwriting. During a lunch break, Lana had to make several copies because her character Lara Jean tears them up.
- #004
The author of the film's novel appears as a chaperone in the scene where Lara Jean and Lucas dance together.
- #005
Although the city is never specifically named and the only location information at the end of the film belongs to British Columbia, Canada, the B-roll footage of the city and the license plates on the cars establish the story as taking place in Portland, Oregon.
- #006
The film's ending signals that a sequel is coming. The boy who arrives at Lara Jean's door at the end is the boy who comes looking for Lara Jean in the second book: John Ambrose.
- #007
In an interview, Jenny Han, the author of the books, said that many studios were interested in adapting the book into a feature film, but on one condition: changing Lara Jean's race to Caucasian. Han, determined to preserve Lara Jean's half-Korean, half-American heritage, said that only one studio agreed with her choice and cast an Asian actress in the role of Lara Jean. The result was Lana Condor, who was adopted in real life. However, Jenny Han did not insist on any of the boys being cast in Asian roles. As a result, the cast of the boys Lara loves consists of only four White actors and one Black actor, and none of them is Asian.
- #008
As Noah Centineo stated, Peter Kavinsky improvised saving the popcorn bowl during the pillow fight with Kitty.
- #009
Lara Jean and Chris's conversation about the EDM concert was not scripted; it was improvised.
- #010
The tiny yogurt drink featured in the film is Yakult, which is popular in both Korea and Japan.
- #011
The characters repeatedly meet at the Corner Cafe. This was a real diner at Pemberton & 15th Street in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, which closed in late 2018 and reopened as Douce Diner.
- #012
Netflix bought the rights to the film in March 2018.
- #013
The film's production company, Overbrook Entertainment, was founded by actor Will Smith. Smith optioned the rights to the novel in June 2014.
- #014
The track scene included Lara Jean jumping into Peter's arms, but it did not work well on screen. Filming was delayed while the director reworked the key scene with the actors.
- #015
Lara Jean's character is Eurasian, half Caucasian and half Korean, while the actress who plays her, Lana Condor, is ethnically Vietnamese.
- #016
This is the first of Jenny Han's books to be adapted into a film.
- #017
There is a scene after the credits begin to roll.
- #018
Compared with the first book in the series, the film adopts an extremely different approach to its ending. In the film, Lara Jean meets Peter on the lacrosse field and openly confesses her desire to really date him, revealing her true feelings. Peter responds with his own feelings, and the film ends with them walking hand in hand toward the sunset. The novel, by contrast, ends with Lara Jean realizing her true desire to date Peter and choosing to write him a heartfelt love letter. Their relationship officially begins several chapters into the second book, PS I Still Love You, when Lara Jean visits Peter's house and gives him the letter in person.
- #019
Lucas is named Lucas Krapf in the novels, but Lucas James in the film.
- #020
Although the characters in both the novel and the film are assumed to be half Korean and half American, they are played by actresses of other Asian ethnicities.
- #021
Annie Neal was the first screenwriter hired to adapt the novel in June 2014, but she is not among the names credited on the final film.
- #022
Although the Covey sisters are depicted as half Korean in both the books and the films, none of the actresses who play them has Korean heritage. The actress who plays Lara Jean is Vietnamese, while those who play Margot and Kitty are of mixed Chinese descent. Many Asian viewers expressed dissatisfaction with this, believing it reinforces the stereotype that "all Asians look alike."
- #023
Lana Condor, Noah Centineo and John Corbett were all born in May, so all three are Taurus. Condor was born in 1997 and Corbett in 1961, and both years fall under the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. This means Condor and Corbett share the same animal in both the Western and Chinese zodiacs.
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