Production Date: 1996
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Genre: Drama | Romance

Filming Dates: 28 September 1995 - 20 November 1995

Released in USA: 18 October 1996
Gross: $4,137,645 (USA)

Peter Gallagher - David Lewis
Michelle Pfeiffer - Gillian Lewis
Claire Danes - Rachel Lewis
Laurie Fortier - Cindy Bayles
Wendy Crewson - Kevin Dollof
Bruce Altman - Paul Wheeler
Kathy Baker - Esther Wheeler
Freddie Prinze Jr. - Joey Bost

Direction by Michael Pressman
Screenplay by David E. Kelley based on the play by Michael Brady
Produced by David E. Kelley and Marykay Powell
Co-Produced by Terry Morse
Photograph by Tim Suhrstedt
Original Music by James Horner
Film Editing by William S. Scharf
Production Design by Linda Pearl
Costume Design by Deborah Lynn Scott
Casting by Lynn Stalmaster

Production Companies - Rastar Pictures and Triumph Films

Laboy Day weekend on Nantucket Island marks a family reunion for David Lewis (Peter Gallagher) and his teenage daughter, Rachel (Claire Danes) along with his sister-in-law Esther (Kathy Baker) and brother-in-law Paul (Bruce Altman). It also marks the anniversary of David's wife Gillian's (Michelle Pfeiffer) death. She died in a boating accident on her birthday two years ago. To David, it could have been yesterday. Hoping to help David overcome his grief, Paul and Esther bring an attractive single woman (Wendy Crewson) with them to the island. But he's not over Gillian. In fact, David is completely in love with her. It's as though the strength of his devotion just might bring her back. As the family celebrates the weekend with the traditional karaoke singing and a sand castle competition, relationships are re-examined and truths are revealed. When David discovers that his obsession with his late wife has damaged his precious relationship with Rachel, he realizes he must do everything in his power to regain his daughter's love--even if it means letting go of Gillian.

» Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
» Eel Point Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
» Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, North Carolina, USA
» Hy-Line Ferry Terminal, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
» Long Beach, California, USA (Exterior night Nantucket Beach replica)
» Madaket Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
» Marina del Rey, California, USA (Sailboat accident flashback sequence)
» Wilmington, North Carolina, USA (Lewis house interiors)
» Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA (Sand castle competition scene)

» To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday - Original Title
» Par amour pour Gillian - France / Switzerland (French title)
» À Gillian pour son 37e anniversaire - Canada (French title)
» A Gillian, per il suo compleanno - Italy
» A Magia de Gillian - Portugal
» Buenas noches, amor mío - Latin America (?)
» Feliz cumpleaños, amor mío - Spain
» Gillian - Argentina (video title)
» Para Gillian no Seu Aniversário - Brazil
» Schatten einer Liebe - Germany
» Till Gillian på hennes 37-årsdag - Sweden
» Unohtumaton Gillian - Finland
» Yom Huledet Sameh Gillian - Israel (Hebrew title)

USA - 10 October 1996 (Austin Film Festival)
USA - 18 October 1996
Spain - 6 February 1997
Norway - May 1997
Australia - 8 May 1997
Japan - 21 May 1997 (video)
Germany - 5 June 1997
UK - July 1997 (video)
Argentina - 16 September 1997 (video)
Portugal - November 1997 (video)

» 1997 - Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film
Supporting Young Actress: Claire Danes (Won)