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She meets a local boy and quickly falls in love, despite their different upbringings. In the 2010 film, a troubled teenager and her brother are sent to live with their estranged father for the summer. John’s home was located on James Island, as is Bowen’s Island Restaurant, the site of the couple’s first date.

The privately-owned Cassina Point Plantation on Edisto Island was used as Savannah’s parent’s home. Sullivan’s Island was used as an African outpost, including Fort Moultrie, and as Savannah’s beach house. The couple first meets near the Isle of Palms fishing pier and later argue on Folly Beach.

The Citadel, South Carolina’s military college, was used for its infirmary, standing in for the German hospital where John is treated. The campus of the College of Charleston is seen when Savannah finds out about 9/11, with real students serving as extras.
