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A 1970 feature film about a rich college student named Oliver who falls in love with a working-class student named Jenny. Considered a classic romance film as well as the mother of all [[Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]]. Based on the novel of the same name by Erich Segal.
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* [[555]]: When Jenny goes to call Oliver's parents, he gives her a real-sounding phone number, followed by her dialing 555-5555.
* [[Award Bait Song]]: "Love Story", especially the Andy Williams version.
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* [[Expository Theme Tune]]
{{quote|''Where do I begin
''To tell the story of how great a love can be?
''The sweet love story that is older than the sea?
''The simple truth about the love she brings to me?
''Where do I start?'' }}
* [[Hold Me]]: {{spoiler|Jenny's last request to Oliver before she dies.}}
* [[How We Got Here]]
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* [[Soap Opera Disease]]
* [[Spoiler Opening]]: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?"
* (Trivia) [[Write Who You Know]]: Oliver was based on friends of the author, college roommates [[Tommy Lee Jones]] and [[Al Gore]]. The movie was also Tommy Lee Jones' film debut, as Hank Simpson.
 
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