Touched by Love

1980
PG
1h 35m

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A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.

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6.6/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations

Trivia
Deborah Raffin was nominated for both a Best Actress award and a Worst Actress award for playing the same lead role in this picture. This was at the Golden Globe and the Golden Raspberry award systems respectively.

Quotes
Monica: What do you want for Christmas?
Karen: Nothing. I have everything I want.

Crazy credits
(Closing dedication) This film is dedicated to Lena for her gift of love and conviction... To Karen for courage and determination... And, above all, to all the Karens everywhere who may need a friend to say "I care"... a friend like you.

Connections
Featured in Vintage Video: A Chronological 80's Film Rewatch Podcast: Touched by Love (1980) (2020)

Soundtracks
Love Me Tender
Written by Ken Darby (uncredited), Vera Matson, Elvis Presley

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Featured review

8/10

Emotionally moving film!

Touched By Love was based on nurse Lena Canada's equally moving book, To Elvis, With Love. While the film indicates Elvis Inc. was involved, this was the name of the production company registered while it was filmed - it was not the official Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) organisation responsible for marketing Elvis and running Graceland. An official DVD/Bluray release of this positive and emotionally heart-rending film is long overdue.