
Message In A Bottle
(1999)
A story of love lost and found.










Stars: Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas
Director: Luis Mandoki
Writer: Nicholas Sparks, Gerald Di Pego
Language: English
Studio: Bel Air Entertainment
Duration: 131
Rated: PG-13
DVD Release: August 1999
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.
| Kevin Costner | Garret Blake |
| Robin Wright | Theresa Osborne (as Robin Wright Penn) |
| Robin Wright Penn | Theresa Osborne |
| Paul Newman | Dodge Blake |
| John Savage | Johnny Land |
| Illeana Douglas | Lina Paul |
| Robbie Coltrane | Charlie Toschi |
| Jesse James | Jason Osborne |
| Bethel Leslie | Marta Land |
| Tom Aldredge | Hank Land |
| Viveka Davis | Alva |
| Raphael Sbarge | Andy |
| Richard Hamilton | Chet |
| Rosemary Murphy | Helen at the B&B |
| Steven Eckholdt | David Osborne |
| Susan Brightbill | Catherine Land Blake |
| Caleb Deschanel | Cinematographer |
| Patricia Belcher | Annie |
| Steve Mellor | Man on Dock |
| Lance Gilbert | Man on Sinking Boat |
| Jennifer Lamb | Woman On Sinking Boat |
| Hayden Panettiere | Girl on Sinking Boat |
| Justin Di Pego | Typewriter Repairman |
| Walt MacPherson | Pete the Cop |
| Justin DiPego | Typewriter Repairman |
| Meagan Riley-Grant | Mary |
| Karen Fowler | Sleepover Mom |
| Mauricio Ochmann | Mail Boy |
| Anthony Genovese | Photographer |
| Clapham Murray | Diner Patron #2 |
| Elizabeth Guindi | Christine |
| Donald Watson | Diner Patron #1 |
| W. Clapham Murray | Diner Patron #2 (as Clapham Murray) |
| Robert E. Tarlow | Johnny Friend #2 |
| 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 W. Paris | Helicopter Pilot #1 |
| David Paris | Helicopter Pilot #1 (as David W. Paris) |
| Robert Kenney | Helicopter Pilot #2 |
| Steven Weisberg | Film Editor |
| Jose Antonio Garcia | production sound mixer |
| Gabriel Yared | Composer |
| Bruce Stambler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard E. Yawn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Amanda Mackey Johnson | Casting Director |
| Cathy Sandrich | Casting Director |
| Lance Brown | Sound Designer |
| John Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dorree Cooper | Set Decorator |
| Steve Saklad | Art Director |
| Elaine O'Donnell | Set Decorator |
| Mark Zuelzke | Art Director |
| Jeffrey Beecroft | Production Designer |
| CC Perkinson | Set Decorator |
| Bernie Pollack | Custome Designer |
| 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 |
| Monty Westmore | makeup artist: Paul Newman |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jonathan Askew | construction grip |
| Todd Bennett | plaster foreman |
| Randy L. Childs | propmaker foreman |
| Mike Cukers | Set Designer |
| 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 |
| Alexander 'Sandy' Nesbitt | prop maker |
| Michael O'Donnell | set dresser |
| Jeff Ogg | Carpenter |
| King Orba | property assistant |
| 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 |
Genre: Drama, Romance
Media: DVD
Sound: AC-3
IMDb: 0139462

