<P> The Shop Around the Corner slowly goes under following Fox Books' success . On her shop's last night in business, Kathleen enters Fox Books to discover the store is friendly and relaxed, yet without the same dedication to or knowledge of children's books as her shop . Her employees move on: Christina goes job hunting, George gets a job at the children's department at the Fox Books store, and Birdie retires . </P> <P> When the two finally decide to meet, Joe discovers that his online correspondence is Kathleen . He initially decides not to meet her, but ultimately joins her without revealing his online identity, leading them to clash once more . Joe later resumes their correspondence as NY152, apologizes, and promises to eventually tell her why "he stood her up". </P> <P> After both break up with their significant others, Joe realizes his feelings towards Kathleen after a conversation with his father and begins building a face - to - face relationship with her, still keeping his online identity a secret . He arranges a meeting between her and NY152, but just before she is about to meet the latter, he reveals his feelings for her . Confused with her feelings for Joe, Kathleen decides to go anyway . Upon arriving at the meeting place, she realizes that Joe and NY152 are the same person when he called for his pet dog Brinkley, whose name he initially revealed online, and admits that she "wanted it to be him". </P> <Ul> <Li> Tom Hanks as Joe "NY152" Fox </Li> <Li> Meg Ryan as Kathleen "Shopgirl" Kelly <Ul> <Li> Katie Sagona as Young Kathleen Kelly </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Parker Posey as Patricia Eden </Li> <Li> Jean Stapleton as Birdie Conrad </Li> <Li> Greg Kinnear as Frank Navasky </Li> <Li> Steve Zahn as George Pappas </Li> <Li> Heather Burns as Christina Plutzker </Li> <Li> Dave Chappelle as Kevin Jackson </Li> <Li> Dabney Coleman as Nelson Fox, Joe's father </Li> <Li> John Randolph as Schuyler Fox, Joe's grandfather and Nelson's father </Li> <Li> Deborah Rush as Veronica Grant </Li> <Li> Hallee Hirsh as Annabel Fox </Li> <Li> Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Matthew Fox </Li> <Li> Cara Seymour as Gillian Quinn </Li> <Li> Sara Ramirez as Rose, Zabar's cashier </Li> <Li> Michael Badalucco as Charlie, the bellhop at Joe's apartment </Li> <Li> Kathryn Meisle as Celilia Kelly, Kathleen's mother </Li> </Ul>

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