Hope Floats

Hope Floats
Hope Floats
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Forest Whitaker
Written by	Steven Rogers
Produced by	Lynda Obst
Starring	Sandra Bullock; Harry Connick Jr.; Gena Rowlands; Mae Whitman;
Cinematography	Caleb Deschanel
Edited by	Richard Chew
Music by	Dave Grusin
Production; company	Fortis Films
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	May 29, 1998;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$81.5 million

Hope Floats is a 1998 American drama film directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Mae Whitman, and Gena Rowlands.

Written by Steven Rogers, the story follows Birdee (Bullock), an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Paré) reveals his infidelity to her on a Ricki Lake-style talk show. Birdee and her daughter Bernice (Whitman) go to live with her mother (Rowlands) in the small town where Birdee grew up, where everyone knows of her televised marital collapse. Meanwhile, she reunites with an old friend named Justin (Connick) and instantly sparks a romance. While Justin's intentions are clear and good, Birdee struggles with the decision to unequivocally accept him in her life.

The film made its release on May 29, 1998 and was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

^ "Hope Floats (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. 1998-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2010-09-13.

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