Touched by Love

1980

Touched by Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gus Trikonis
Screenplay by	Hesper Anderson
Based on	To Elvis, With Love by Lena Canada
Produced by	Michael Viner
Starring	Diane Lane Deborah Raffin
Cinematography	Richard H. Kline
Edited by	Fred Chulack
Music by	John Barry
Production company	Rastar
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 17, 1980 (1980-04-17)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	United States Canada
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million^[1]
Box office	N/A

Touched by Love (originally titled To Elvis, With Love) is a 1980 American film directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin.

First released to theaters in April 1980,^[2] the screenplay concerns a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression. She encourages the teen-ager to write to her favorite singer, Elvis Presley. Karen eventually receives a reply, and they become pen pals. The interaction leads to an immediate improvement in her daily outlook. The movie was based on the book To Elvis, With Love by the real-life therapist, Lena Canada, in which she presented the correspondence as true.

Interestingly, Raffin was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama and a Razzie for Worst Actress for her performance. The film also received a second Razzie nomination for Hesper Anderson's screenplay.