| Message in a Bottle | |
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| Directed by | Luis Mandoki |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Di Pego |
| Based on | Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks |
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| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Edited by | Steven Weisberg |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[2] |
| Box office | $118 million[3] |
Message in a Bottle is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki, based on Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name, and starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright (under her then-married name Robin Wright Penn) and Paul Newman. It was filmed in Maine, Chicago and Wilmington, North Carolina. The film follows a writer in love with a shipbuilder after finding a letter inside the bottle. The film was released February 12, 1999, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was panned by the critics, but was a box-office hit, grossing $118 million against a $30 million budget.
- ^ "Message in a Bottle (12)". British Board of Film Classification. February 23, 1999. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "Message in a Bottle (1999) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Message in a Bottle (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 31, 2014.