Touched by Love

Touched by Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGus Trikonis
Screenplay byHesper Anderson
Based on
To Elvis, With Love
by Lena Canada
Produced byMichael Viner
Starring
CinematographyRichard H. Kline
Edited byFred Chulack
Music byJohn Barry
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 1980 (1980-04-17)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[2]
Box office$1.8 million

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,[3] the film was based on the book To Elvis, With Love by the real-life therapist, Lena Canada, in which she presented the correspondence between her patient Karen Brown and Elvis Presley as true.

Plot

Therapist Lena Canada tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen Brown, who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression. She encourages Karen 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.

Cast

Reception

Deborah Raffin was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama at the 38th Golden Globes and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance. Hesper Anderson's screenplay was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "Touched By Love (U)". British Board of Film Classification. September 25, 1980. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ "AFI Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  3. ↑ "Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 16, 1980". newspapers.com.
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