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I loved this movie so much when I first watched it and was elated when Lifetime picked it up and started showing it. Patty Duke is an amazing actress and makes you believe in her character so much that when she cries you cry. It is a touching movie that everyone should see. Check Lifetime around the holidays and it is sure to show up. Don't miss it!

I was surfing the internet about "Always Remember I Love You" and noted in a couple of sites that the movie was "based on a true story". I was not aware that it was fact-based, but the film has the ability to run you through the entire spectrum of emotions. If the movies does not make you cry at some point, then (unless you're clinically dead) you'll have a big lump in your throat. Not only is this a good Christmas holiday film--Mother's Day is high on the list, too. Of course, when you have a made-for-TV movie this good, it is watchable at any time.

Patty Duke is in top form as well as 16 year old Stephen Dorff. The supporting cast, including David Birney, Joan Van Ark, and Richard Masur, make this two hours of television well worth your time.

A wonderful, wonderful movie which is realistically touching and moving. The acting is great, and the emotions and feelings inspired by the story line are infectious. I did not have the luck to watch the film from the beginning so I hastened to check the story and the cast after watching the ending. I had wanted to purchase the DVD but was disappointed to learn from the viewers' comments that there is no DVD available. This is truly disappointing and bad news to me. To all those viewers who enjoy dramas with depth I recommend this movie which dwells on family values and parental love. Stephen Dorff was very believable and his acting was superb! I warmed to him instantly when I saw and felt his pain. The rest of the cast was also stunning. I hope one day I would have the luck of seeing the film again on TV from the beginning!

It may be that to most observers it has an unrealistic or contrived storyline, but for me as an adopted person, this film is very cathartic and it always grips me and makes me cry a great deal of good tears. I hope my eventual meeting with my natural Mother goes as well and that my natural family is like Patty Dukes! The storyline allows participants on both sides of the adoption to express their perspectives and there is a great deal of suspense over when and how "Greg" will reveal himself as the lost brother. Even Stephen Spielberg couldn't wring so much emotion from a movie.

I love this movie because it is such a wonderful family story. I taped it a long time ago, but the tape is old and now it skips. I am looking to purchase it, and highly recommend it to anyone who has not seen it. This movie makes me cry each time and it really makes you feel good afterwards. Excellent acting as well (Patty Duke is terrific!). Watch this movie with family or even by yourself...Its an A+++ movie!

This movie is absolutely fabulous!!! I liked it because it was not very predictable. You think you know what is going to happen, but then it doesn't. Dramas are not my favorite type of movies but this was great! It made me cry like a baby!!!! This movie is usually on Lifetime around Christmas time. Joan Van Ark and Patty Duke both did an excellent job of portraying the different mother points of view. Another tear-jerker that I would recommend is a 1980's film called, Without a Trace. If you can watch either on of these movies without crying, you must be made of stone. These two movies are my favorite and what I consider the best tear-jerking movies I have ever seen. Without a Trace ranks #1 in my book and this movie ranks #2.

I happened to video tape this movie upon its release back in the 90's. I'm a big fan of Patty Duke and she didn't disappoint. The movie takes place during the Christmas season. I won't go into details, but I will tell you this move captured my attention and heart. The ending had me weeping like a fool. It's become a family Christmas staple during the holidays season until this year. The video tape finally wore out and tore. There is no DVD available to replace it. I'm sick about it. I came across a video that's available online, but the cost is too expensive. If it ever becomes available in DVD, I will be the first in line to purchase it. I even tried to find it on streaming channels to no avail.

"Always Remember I Love You" is my favorite made-for-TV movie of all time. I cry every time I watch it, which is the best test of all for a good movie! The performances are superb. Patty Duke, Joan Van Ark, David Birney and the rest of the cast bring the story to life in a powerful way. The story is well told and the characters are true to life. They are characters you come to care about and love. The other element that ties this movie together so well is the music. This is just a wonderful story.

Despite some scenes with flat acting, this movie is one of my five favorite all time movies. The story line is empathetic to all and the final scene in which Ruth reads Robert's letter brings tears to my eyes each time I watch it.

Intriguing premise should have been a 20 minute short. That's how long it would take his biological parents to think, "Hmm, we lost one son (and never found him) who is about his age, and he looks like our remaining son. Oh, yes, and he's a runaway. Hmm." But no, this is the most clueless family in history. And the conclusion, while trying to jerk tears, manages only to induce more groans of disbelief.

Robert is a young boy, who after turning sixteen finds out that he's adopted. When Robert was a young boy he was kidnapped from his real-parents and his adopted parents got him from person who stole him. Robert then decides to go in search of his real-family. He finds them, his mother, father, brother and sister. His real parents, brother and sister don't realise that this is there son and brother, but take him into there home after thinking that's he a runaway. This leaves Robert having to decide where he really belongs.

Always Remember I Love You is a really good TV movie with a strange, but good story to it and mostly good performances from everyone, especially Patty Duke and Stephen Dorff who both play the lead roles here and are great.

This movie takes place during the holiday season which makes it an excellent movie to watch during that time of year. I taped it off TV & edited out the commercials. It's about a teenager who finds out he was stolen from his comfortable, working-class family & adopted by a well off, loving couple who were unaware of the kidnapping & thought the adoption was legitimate. He's angry, confused & upset that he was never told he was adopted, so he sets out to locate his real parents. When he arrives in the area where they are, he befriends his biological, close in age brother & eventually ends up staying with his real family saying he's run away from home. He also has a sister. There are plenty of opportunities for him to tell them who he is, especially when he sees how the holidays affects them when they speak of their loss over his kidnapping, but he doesn't. This adds to the very emotional climax when the truth finally comes out. Patty Duke plays the biological mom & she's very down-to-earth & sympathetic. Joan Van Ark is the glamorous mom who adopted him & your heart goes out to her as well as she searches for him. Don't miss this one.

I've seen the movie for the first time in December of 1990. I liked the movie so much I've tried to buy a copy, but no luck. I like to know if this movie will be coming back on TV for this coming Christmas. In one word Excellent!

I cried for all the lead characters as how they portray the roles...

the father who cried after hearing his adopted son's phone call and he click repeatedly to hear his voice over and over again ...

the mother who cried and was overwhelmed with emotions after she found the real mother who gave shelter to her adopted son...

the real mother who's son was stolen from her who read the surprising letter from a stranger she thought otherwise...was really her son.

Tons of tissues will have to be handy while watching this film..

the lead actor ( the son) is excellent in his portrayal of a child who is truly confused and torn emotionally apart by circumstances beyond his control( i always wondered how it felt to be adopted??)...also meeting the real brother is an interesting part of the movie how they

differ in characters.. specially when the sibling had differences ...without knowing they are related to each others..

Every minute of the movie keeps you glued on the screen on what will ever happens next..

Eventually, the answer to the questions about adopted children pops up..." where do they belong??? to the real parents or the adoptive parents???? who will he choose?

i know i got my answer and i agreed to it... its like i'm at peace with myself( i have an adopted son) ... at last.. one movie that justifies this kinda situation... thanks so much...

Stephen Dwal...I mean, Dorff does what he does best (keeping a low profile) while stalking a family he may once have been part of in this rather touching weepy. The biggest mystery is how they managed to find an actor shorter than Stevie baby to play his brother. CGI must have been out of the question so I can only presume it was done with mirrors and the basket ball net lowered by five feet. Like the eerily similar 'Face On The Milk Carton', there are curious memory flashback sequences whereby the young victims see themselves through the eyes of their kidnappers or maybe it's an out of body experience. The trippy camera angles and coloured gauze filters suggest that magic mushrooms may be the culprit. Served up at the dinner table by mum? Not such wholesome family entertainment after all then.

Always Remember That I Love You is a moving story of a boy's battle to rediscover his true identity in the face of horrific consequences; and how his strength to carry on helps him to confront the ultimate emotional dilemma of a young man. Superbly played by Stephen Dorff, Robert discovers at the age of 16 that he was adopted. His parents, played by Joan Van Ark and David Birney, find out that their adopted son was actually kidnapped from his real parents. They decide to tell him the truth, even at the risk of losing him. Robert runs away to find his real family. He eventually finds them and is able to become a part of the family without revealing who he is. Eventually, he must decide where he belongs.

Hello, This movie is one of my best movies. I would like to thank director Michael Miller and also Gross-Weston productions and Stephen J. Cannell Productions for making this movie the heart-warming success. If anyone out there can let me know the web-site for Gross-Weston Productions and Stephen J. Cannell Productions, it will make my day. You will not be disappointed, the movie could be based on a true story.