Book of Love
6.2
“Some things never change.”
John Twiller takes down his high school yearbook and begins to reminiscence about that time he first moved into the neighborhood in 1956. His teenage self, Jack is obsessed with Lily one of the more popular girls around. The sole obstacle is Angelo, her bullying boyfriend. With the help of his pals Crutch, Floyd, and Spider, he makes every attempt possible to change her mind.
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Cast
16 people
Michael McKean
Adult Jack Twiller
Known for
Better Call Saul
Good Omens
Chris Young
Jack Twiller
Known for
Max Headroom
The Great Outdoors
Josie Bissett
Lily
Known for
Melrose Place
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Beau Dremann
Angelo Gabooch
Known for
The Heavenly Kid
My Science Project
John Cameron Mitchell
Floyd
Known for
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Sandman
Keith Coogan
Crutch Kane
Known for
Adventures in Babysitting
The Fox and the Hound
Tricia Leigh Fisher
Gina Gabooch
Known for
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Stick
Danny Nucci
Spider Bomboni
Known for
Titanic
The Fosters
John Achorn
Mr. Joe Twiller
Known for
Night of the Comet
Jill Jaress
Mrs. Kitty Twiller
Known for
License to Drive
The Sting II
Lewis Arquette
Mr. Malloy
Known for
Scream 2
Tango & Cash
Anna Berger
Mama Gabooch
Known for
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Mother Night
Robert Shaye Director · William Kotzwinkle Screenplay Peter Deming Cinematographer
Budget $2M · United States release August 3, 1990 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · August 3, 1990
Theatrical
Germany
August 8, 1991 · Theatrical
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