Always (1989 film)

Always
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed by	Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by	Jerry Belson Diane Thomas (uncredited)
Based on	A Guy Named Joe by Dalton Trumbo Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Chandler Sprague David Boehm
Produced by	Steven Spielberg Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Holly Hunter John Goodman Brad Johnson Audrey Hepburn
Cinematography	Mikael Salomon
Edited by	Michael Kahn
Music by	John Williams
Production companies	United Artists[1] Amblin Entertainment[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release date	December 22, 1989 (1989-12-22)
Running time	123 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$74.1 million[2]

Always is a 1989 American romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is a remake of the 1943 romantic drama A Guy Named Joe, which was set during World War II. The main departure from the 1943 film is changing the setting from wartime to a modern aerial firefighting operation. It, however, follows the same basic plot line: the spirit of a recently dead expert pilot mentors a newer pilot, while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend he left behind. The names of the four principal characters of the earlier film are all the same, except the Ted Randall character, which is called Ted Baker in the remake, and Pete's last name is Sandich instead of Sandidge.^[3] The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, and Audrey Hepburn in her final film role.^[4]

Always was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on December 22, 1989.