Always (1989 film)

Always
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed bySteven Spielberg
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMikael Salomon
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byJohn Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • December 22, 1989 (1989-12-22)
Running time
123 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$74.1 million[2]

Always is a 1989 American romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is a remake of the 1943 romantic drama A Guy Named Joe, which was set during World War II. The main departure from the 1943 film is changing the setting from wartime to a modern aerial firefighting operation. It, however, follows the same basic plot line: the spirit of a recently dead expert pilot mentors a newer pilot, while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend he left behind. The names of the four principal characters of the earlier film are all the same, except the Ted Randall character, which is called Ted Baker in the remake, and Pete's last name is Sandich instead of Sandidge.[3] The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, and Audrey Hepburn in her final film role.[4]

Always was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on December 22, 1989.

  1. ^ a b c "Always". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b boxofficemojo.com. "Always". Accessed 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ Evans 2000, p. 97.
  4. ^ "A Guy Named Joe". prod-www.tcm.com.

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