Message in a Bottle (film)

Message in a Bottle
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.
Release date	February 12, 1999;
Running time	131 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$118 million

Message in a Bottle is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and based on Nicholas Sparks's novel Message in a Bottle. The film stars 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 a bottle. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 12, 1999. It was panned by the critics, but was a box-office hit, grossing $118 million against a $30 million budget.