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Message in a Bottle ()

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A woman discovers a tragic love letter in a bottle on a beach, and is determined to track down its author.
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Garret
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Theresa (as Robin Wright Penn)
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Dodge
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Johnny Land
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Lina
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Charlie
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Jason
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Marta
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Hank
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Alva
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Andy
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Chet
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Helen At The B&B
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David
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Catherine
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Annie
Steve Mellor ...
Man On Dock
Lance Gilbert ...
Man On Sinking Boat
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Woman On Sinking Boat
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Girl On Sinking Boat
Walt MacPherson ...
Pete The Cop
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Typewriter Repairman
Meagan Riley-Grant ...
Mary
Karen Fowler ...
Mother in Car
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Man At The B&B
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Mail Boy
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Photographer
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Christine
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Diner Patron #1
W. Clapham Murray ...
Diner Patron #2 (as Clapham Murray)
Gregg Trzaskowski ...
Johnny Friend #1
Robert Sauvayre-Tarlow ...
Johnny Friend #2 (as Robert E. Tarlow)
Philip Traynor ...
Boy In Car
Daniel V. Trefts ...
Policeman On Boat
Christina Bergstrom ...
Office Worker #1
Norman Fessler ...
Office Worker #2
David Paris ...
Helicopter Pilot #1 (as David W. Paris)
Robert Kenney ...
Helicopter Pilot #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Inn Guest (uncredited)
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El Boy (uncredited)
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Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Luis Mandoki

Written by

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Nicholas Sparks ... (novel)
 
Gerald Di Pego ... (screenplay) (as Gerald DiPego)

Produced by

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Kevin Costner ... producer
Denise Di Novi ... producer
Rose Riley ... coordinating producer
Leslie Weisberg ... associate producer
Jim Wilson ... producer

Music by

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Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by

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Caleb Deschanel ... director of photography

Editing by

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Steven Weisberg

Editorial Department

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Samuel Craven ... additional editor
Jordan Dawes ... assistant editor
Stephen Heslin ... post-production assistant (as Stephen Koncelik)
Gershon Hinkson ... assistant editor
Bob Kaiser ... color timer
Janet Ogletree ... assistant editor
Herbert Dwight Raymond IV ... first assistant editor (as Dwight Raymond)
Greg Dean ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Cathy Sandrich Gelfond ... (as Cathy Sandrich)
Amanda Mackey ... (as Amanda Mackey Johnson)

Production Design by

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Jeffrey Beecroft

Art Direction by

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Steve Saklad
Mark Zuelzke

Set Decoration by

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Dorree Cooper
Elaine O'Donnell
CC Perkinson

Costume Design by

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Bernie Pollack

Makeup Department

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Gary Archer ... dental prosthetics
Elle Elliott ... hair stylist: Mr. Costner
Kathrine Gordon ... key hair stylist
Katherine James ... key makeup artist
Anne Morgan ... hair department head
Francisco X. Pérez ... makeup artist: Mr. Costner (as Francisco Perez)
Monty Westmore ... makeup artist: Paul Newman (as Monte Westmore)
Scott Hersh ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Daniel R. Chavez ... executive in charge of post production
Todd Lewis ... production supervisor: second unit
Mark Marshall ... post-production supervisor
Mark Scoon ... executive in charge of production
David Siegel ... production manager
Forrest Sloan Wright ... production supervisor: pre-production
Bill Daly ... post production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gary Capo ... second unit director
David Hyman ... assistant director: Los Angeles
Emily McGovern ... second assistant director
Bruce Moriarty ... first assistant director
Nick Satriano ... second assistant director
David J. Negron Jr. ... third unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jonathan Askew ... construction grip
Todd Bennett ... plaster foreman
Nelson Bush ... set dresser
Randy L. Childs ... propmaker foreman
Mike Cukers ... set designer
Marc Martin Del Campo ... set dresser
Nancy Deren ... set designer
Andrea Dopaso ... set designer
Harmony Gosbee ... set dressing production assistant
Jeff Khachadoorian ... carpenter
Mark A. Mancinelli ... plasterer gang boss
John Mann ... storyboard artist
Masako Masuda ... assistant art director / set designer
Larry Misselhorn ... key greensman
Alexander 'Sandy' Nesbitt ... prop maker
Michael O'Donnell ... set dresser
Jeff Ogg ... carpenter
King Orba ... assistant property master (as Mark Wallace)
Kris Peck ... property master
Eugene Pope ... carpenter
Helen Rasmussen ... buyer
Natalie Richards ... illustrator
Richard Robinson ... propmaker
Liza Rudolph ... art department coordinator
Kevin Sciotto ... scenic artist
Jim Scott ... carpenter
Gregg Singer ... set dresser
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction coordinator
Theodore Suchecki ... propmaker
Timothy W. Tiedje ... property master: Chicago
Robert Van Dyke ... construction coordinator / general foreman
John Villarino ... construction coordinator
Mike Villarino ... construction general foreman
Peter Wilcox ... carpenter
David Brace ... set dresser swing (uncredited)
Michael Goss ... hod carrier (uncredited)
Peter Letzelter-Smith ... set dresser (uncredited)
Cameron Matheson ... carpenter (uncredited)
Quentin Matthys ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Paul Aulicino ... first assistant sound editor
Bob Beher ... foley editor
Lance Brown ... sound designer
David E. Campbell ... re-recording mixer
Marc Deschaine ... adr assistant
Michael Dressel ... supervising foley editor
Bruce Fortune ... sound editor
Jonathan Fuh ... boom operator
Jessica Gallavan ... adr supervisor
José Antonio García ... production sound mixer
Lance Laurienzo ... assistant sound editor
Steve Nelson ... sound effects editor
Jay Nierenberg ... sound editor
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer
John Roesch ... foley artist
Gregg Rudloff ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Stambler ... supervising sound editor
Shawn Sykora ... foley editor
Bernard Weiser ... sound editor
Richard E. Yawn ... supervising sound editor
Mark Johnston ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Chris Pinkston ... sound technician (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Steve Bolan ... Jet Forman
Casey Cavanaugh ... special effects
Alden Wayne Dumas ... special effects
Scott Garcia ... special effects
David P. Kelsey ... special effects supervisor
Rodman Kiser ... special effects: Chicago
Ron MacInnes ... special effects (as Ron Macinnes)
Mark Noel ... special effects foreman
Michael Rifkin ... special effects
Michael Roundy ... special effects
Tim Walkey ... special effects technician
Aaron Walters ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Jonathan Alvord ... avid editor
Ted Andre ... visual effects compositor
Shawn Broes ... visual effects editor
Erin M. Cullen ... roto artist
Charles Darby ... matte painter
Kimberly Spear Dixon ... visual effects
Kevin Elam ... visual effects producer
Gokhan Kisacikoglu ... technical director
Karen Klein ... rotoscope supervisor
Vincent Lavares ... digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Gregory D. Liegey ... visual effects composite supervisor
David Lingenfelser ... digital compositor
Craig Mathieson ... digital compositor
Valerie McMahon ... digital artist
David J. Negron Jr. ... visual effects supervisor
Corinne Pooler ... digital artist
Liz Radley ... video & computer graphics supervisor
Herbert Dwight Raymond IV ... visual effects editor (as Dwight Raymond)
Brian Shows ... vfx technical director
Craig A. Simms ... digital compositor
Thomas J. Smith ... digital effects supervisor: Cinesite
Amy Tompkins ... visual effects editor
Patrick Tubach ... compositor (as Pat Tubach)
David Watkinson ... computer artist
Ronnie E. Williams Jr. ... digital compositor
Tom Zils ... digital compositor: Cinesite
Tim T. Cunningham ... visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Kevin LaNeave ... digital asset coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts

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Tricia Bonomo-Guertel ... stunts
Lance Gilbert ... stunt coordinator
Troy Gilbert ... stunts
Norman Howell ... stunt coordinator
Erik Rondell ... stunts
John Rottger ... stunts (as John C. Rottger)
Mark Vollmer ... stunt double
Paul Williamson ... stunts
Glen Yrigoyen ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jamie Barber ... first assistant camera
Alison Barton ... grip
Arnold F. Brown ... grip
Colin J. Campbell ... gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
Gary Capo ... director of photography: second unit
Chris Culliton ... lighting technician
Jerry C. Deats ... key rigging grip
Paul DeMarte ... key second assistant camera
Sean Devine ... second grip
Michael DiIeso ... rigging best boy
Matt Floyd ... best boy rigging grip
Stefan Forbes ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ben Glass ... still photographer
Bill Greenberg ... best boy electric
Barry Gross ... electrician
Frank R. Jimenez Jr. ... lamp operator
Eric K. Jones ... assistant camera: second unit
Tim Metivier ... second assistant camera
James R. Mitchell ... set electrician
Michael Murray ... Los Angeles Unit
Brad Peterman ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
P. Scott Sakamoto ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Frank Scheidbach ... rigging gaffer
Val Schubert ... grip / rigging grip
Sam Taybi ... grip
Joseph D. Urbanczyk ... camera operator: "a" camera
Chuck Whelan ... additional assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Kevin Beard ... extras casting
Sally Jackson ... location casting
Mercedes Kelso ... casting associate (as Mercedes Danforth)
Elizabeth Lang ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marie Boller ... costumer
John Patrick Doyle ... costumer
Jorge J. González ... costumer
Barbara Gordon ... costumer: Kevin Costner
Sabrina Rosen ... costumer
Rita Salazar ... key costumer
Nick Scarano ... costume supervisor
Nancy Smytka ... costumer

Location Management

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Demetra Diamantopoulos ... location manager
Pam Jack ... location assistant (as Pamela Polhemus)
Ilt Jones ... location scout
Peter J. Novak ... location manager

Music Department

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John Bell ... orchestrator
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Michael Blakey ... music producer
Nicholas Bucknall ... musician: clarinet
Heather Cairncross ... singer
David Campbell ... arranger, orchestrator, conductor
Peter Davies ... musician
Daniel DiPrima ... music editor: temp music (as Dan DiPrima)
Paul Edmund-Davies ... musician: flute
Sarah Eyden ... singer
Andrew Findon ... musician: flute
David Foster ... song producer
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Andy Hill ... music supervisor
Tod Holcomb ... music editor
Lisa Jaime ... music editor
Allan Jenkins ... synthesizer programmer
Ling Ling Li ... producer: London orchestral sessions
Everton Nelson ... musician: violin
Jenny O'Grady ... choir mistress
Harry Rabinowitz ... conductor
Robert Randles ... supervising music editor
John Richards ... music engineer
Georges Rodi ... score programmer
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Kirsty Whalley ... synthesizer programmer
Gabriel Yared ... orchestrator
Rachel Bolt ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Karen Golden ... script supervisor
Samantha C. Kirkeby ... script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

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Denise Avallon ... driver
Linda Cipperley ... transportation coordinator
Alan Kaminsky ... driver generator operator
Robert Martini ... transportation captain
William O'Brien ... transportation coordinator
Marty Radcliff ... driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld ... transportation coordinator
Brian Steagall ... transportation captain
Jeff Verdick ... transportation captain
Richard Vincent ... driver
Robert Wallace ... driver
Kevin Wilson ... picture car scout

Additional Crew

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Judith M. Brown ... studio teacher
Alison Cannon ... production accountant
Tami Cassell ... adr loop group
Daniel R. Chavez ... executive in charge of post
Alex Daniels ... adr loop group
Michele Edison ... standin: location
Maureen Poon Fear ... assistant: Denise Di Novi
Richard Franceschini ... production resources executive
Wendy Goldfisher ... payroll accountant
Rick Hicks ... assistant marine coordinator
Arik Johnson ... second assistant accountant
Renee Kitterman ... production secretary
Ross L. Kulma ... first aid: Chicago
Ernest H. Lauterio ... craft service (as Ernie Lauterio)
Jim Lipman ... boat captain
Judy Malinoski ... first aid
James Mitchell-Clyde ... water safety (as James Mitchell Clyde)
Stefan Nikolov ... production assistant
Ed Nyerick ... marine captain
Shaun O'Banion ... set production assistant: Los Angeles
Darice O'Mara ... assistant: Paul Newman
George Patterson ... assistant production coordinator
Bob Pitto ... first assistant accountant
Burton Sharp ... adr group coordinator
Matt Smith ... production assistant
Mark Thomason ... photo double: Garret
Bill Vergos ... office production assistant
Kirsty Whalley ... synthesizer programmer
Will White ... marine crew (as J. Wilfrid White)
Victoria A. Zamora ... construction accountant
Don Dailey ... stand-in (uncredited)
Margaret J. Orlando ... assistant production coordinator: Chicago (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness. Written by CJ

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Taglines A story of love lost and found. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Une bouteille à la mer (France)
  • Message in a Bottle - Der Beginn einer großen Liebe (Germany)
  • Missatge en una ampolla (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Mensaje en una botella (Spain)
  • 瓶中信 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 126 min
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Box Office

Budget $63,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $18,852,976, 12 Feb 1999
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $118,880,016

Did You Know?

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Trivia The sites that were finally chosen for most of the shooting of the scenes of Garret's hometown were Northport and Popham Beach, Maine. Over $250,000. of renovations were done to the seasonal home in Popham that became Garret's house, including the addition of the room which held Catherine's artwork and the adjacent living room with fireplace (faux). At the end of filming the owner of the house demanded that it be returned to its original state costing the production company nearly as much to undo. See more »
Goofs In his final letter to Catherine, Garret writes that he regrets watching Theresa get into a plane and fly away, but when she left him she drove away in a rental car (the airport scene was deleted). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (1999). See more »
Soundtracks I Will Know Your Love See more »
Crazy Credits "Girl with lantern" painting by Helen Turner Greenville County Museum of Art See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Theresa Osborne: If some lives form a perfect circle, others take shape in ways we cannot predict or always understand. Loss has been a part of my journey. But it has also shown me what is precious. So has a love for which I can only be grateful.
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