Message in a Bottle
A story of love lost and found.
Message in a Bottle (1999)
Timing:
2:11 (131 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Romance, Drama
Budget
$80 000 000
Revenue
$118 880 016
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Kevin Costner, Denise Di Novi, Jim Wilson
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Nicholas Sparks' novel "Message in a Bottle" (1998).
- A significant portion of scenes depicting the protagonist’s hometown were filmed in the coastal villages of Northport and Popham Beach in Maine. Equipping the house in Popham Beach cost over $250,000 (an additional room was added for artwork and an adjoining living room with a fake fireplace). After filming ended, the building owner demanded that everything be restored to its original condition, which cost almost the same amount.
- Initially, the film was planned to be shot in Virginia, but local authorities began to object to the film's content (objecting to scenes with drinking, drugs, and sex) and demanded changes to the script. Then, filming was planned for Massachusetts, but there too, local authorities objected to the construction of a stilted house, as required by the plot.
- When Theresa came to dinner at Garrett’s, the homeowner offered her wine, but Theresa, without taking a glass, went to look around the house. In the next shot, near a painting by Garrett’s deceased wife, we see Theresa with a full glass of wine.
- Filming took place from April 13th to July 28th, 1998.
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