Message in a Bottle

A researcher finds a love letter and tracks down the author, developing a romantic connection, but realizes he is still in love with the deceased recipient of the letter and ultimately dies in a storm, leaving the researcher to find solace in the experience. Message in a Bottle is a 1999 American English-language Drama Romance motion picture starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, John Savage, Illeana Douglas, Robbie Coltrane, Paul Newman and Darla Rothman. The movie is inspired from Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks. Message in a Bottle was Produced by Kevin Costner, Denise Di Novi and Jim Wilson. Message in a Bottle is written by Nicholas Sparks and Gerald Di Pego and it is directed by Luis Mandoki. Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Message in a Bottle was released on 1st April 1999 and takes a screen time of 131 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Message in a Bottle was made on a budget of $80 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $118 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Gerald Di Pego. Cinematography was done by Caleb Deschanel and editing by Steven Weisberg. The music was composed by Gabriel Yared.