Touched by Love

CinematographyRichard H. KlineEdited byFred ChulackMusic byJohn BarryDistributed byColumbia Pictures95 minutesCountriesLanguageEnglishBudget$2.5 million^[1]Box officeN/A

Touched by Love (originally titled To Elvis, With Love) is a 1980 American film directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin.

First released to theaters in April 1980,^[2] the screenplay concerns a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression. She encourages the teen-ager to write to her favorite singer, Elvis Presley. Karen eventually receives a reply, and they become pen pals. The interaction leads to an immediate improvement in her daily outlook. The movie was based on the book To Elvis, With Love by the real-life therapist, Lena Canada, in which she presented the correspondence as true.

Interestingly, Raffin was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama and a Razzie for Worst Actress for her performance. The film also received a second Razzie nomination for Hesper Anderson's screenplay.

Cast

• Diane Lane as Karen Brown
• Deborah Raffin as Lena Canada
• Michael Learned as Dr. Bell
• John Amos as Tony
• Cristina Raines as Amy
• Mary Wickes as Margaret
• Clu Gulager as Don Fielder

References

External links

• Touched by Love at IMDb
• Touched by Love at Rotten Tomatoes
• Touched by Love at AllMovie