11 Facts About Love Simon

1.

Love, Simon is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Greg Berlanti, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, and based on the novel Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli.

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2.

Love Simon Spier is a closeted gay teenager living in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.

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3.

Love Simon has a close and loving family—parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora—as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby.

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4.

Love Simon begins communicating with Blue via email using the pseudonym "Jacques".

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5.

Love Simon begins trying to figure out which of his classmates is actually Blue.

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6.

Love Simon meets up with Abby and Martin at a Waffle House after he convinces them to practice lines together for an upcoming school musical.

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7.

That night, Love Simon comes out to Abby and is relieved when she reacts positively.

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8.

An upset Love Simon tells a pestering Martin to either "go big or go home" when courting Abby.

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9.

Love Simon comes out to his parents on Christmas morning, to their surprise and acceptance.

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10.

Just before the ride begins, Bram sits next to Love Simon, revealing himself as Blue; the kiss Love Simon saw with the female student was a drunken misunderstanding.

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11.

Love, Simon is notable as the first film by a major Hollywood studio to focus on a gay teenage romance.

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