Message in a Bottle (film)

Message in a Bottle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Luis Mandoki
Screenplay by	Gerald Di Pego
Based on	Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
Produced by	Kevin Costner Denise Di Novi Jim Wilson
Starring	Kevin Costner Robin Wright John Savage Illeana Douglas Robbie Coltrane Paul Newman
Cinematography	Caleb Deschanel
Edited by	Steven Weisberg
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Production companies	Bel Air Entertainment Di Novi Pictures Tig Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 12, 1999 (1999-02-12)
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 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.