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* BabyNameTrendStarter: Before ''Love Story'', Jennifer was a fairly uncommon name. After ''Love Story,'' Jennifer was the most popular baby name for girls in the US for ''fourteen years''.
* CastTheExpert: Dartmouth's hockey team portrayed the hockey players in the movie.
* CastTheExpert: Dartmouth's hockey team portrayed the hockey players in the movie.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Ryan O'Neal and Ali [=MacGraw=] had to rehearse for ten days before filming, so that they would already be friends by the time they played lovers on screen.
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* TheRedStapler: Before ''Love Story'', Jennifer was a fairly uncommon name. After ''Love Story,'' Jennifer was the most popular baby name for girls in the US for ''fourteen years''.
* SelfAdaptation: Creator/ErichSegal wrote the film's screenplay based on his novel.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/RyanONeal.
* SelfAdaptation: Creator/ErichSegal wrote the film's screenplay based on his novel.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/RyanONeal.
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* SelfAdaptation: Creator/ErichSegal wrote the film's screenplay based on his novel.
* TalentDouble: Bill Cleary, Olympic hockey star, was Ryan O'Neal's double for scenes where Oliver is seen playing hockey or ice skating.
* ThrowItIn: The famous line "love means never having to say you're sorry" was actually said wrong by Ali [=MacGraw=] when they filmed the scene. In the screenplay, it's "love means ''not ever'' having to say you're sorry".
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** Barbara Parkins was the first choice for the role of Jenny, but it was one of many potential big parts she turned down before opting to move to the UK and live off her money from ''Peyton Place''.
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* DawsonCasting: Creator/RyanONeal was 29 and Ali [=MacGraw=] was 31 when they played the early 20-something Oliver and Jenny, respectively.
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* DawsonCasting: Creator/RyanONeal was 29 and Ali [=MacGraw=] Creator/AliMacGraw was 31 when they played the early 20-something Oliver and Jenny, respectively.
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* SelfAdaptation: Erich Segal wrote the film's screenplay based on his novel.
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* SelfAdaptation: Erich Segal Creator/ErichSegal wrote the film's screenplay based on his novel.
