Message In A Bottle

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Luis Mandoki
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
PG-13
Year:
1999
126 min
1,024 Views


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Where are they?

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They're probably just running late.

They'll be here.

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l see them!

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Daddy!

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How are you, sweetie?

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Good to see you.

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-Hi there.

-How are you?

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-He's cute. Great!

-Thanks.

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We got to go.

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-We should go.

-l have my number.

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l won't be in Chicago for a few days.

l'm going to the Cape. . . .

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Same B & B as last year?

l have the number.

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Say bye to your mom.

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-Give me a kiss.

-Bye, Mom.

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l love you.

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Call me. Anytime.

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-Bye.

-Love you.

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Bye, Mom.

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Sorry to be so late, ladies.

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Financial consultant.

Recently divorced.

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Did you notice the way

he ate his pancakes?

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He took his time on every bite.

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Get a grip.

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You know what they say about

tall, lanky men, don't you?

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They have enormous feet.

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Morning.

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l happen to know he's going

to the theater today, a matinee.

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l think l'll take the harbor tour.

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''Dear Catherine:

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l'm sorry l haven 't talked to you

in so long.

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l feel l've been lost...

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...no bearings, no compass.

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l kept crashing into things, a little

crazy, l guess.

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l've never been lost before.

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You were my true north.

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l could always steer for home

when you were my home.

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Forgive me for being so angry

when you left.

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l still think

some mistake's been made...

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...and l'm waiting for God

to take it back.

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But l'm doing better now.

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The work helps me.

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Most of all, you help me.

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You came into my dream last night

with that smile...

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... that always held me

like a lover...

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...rocked me like a child.

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All l remember from the dream...

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...is a feeling of peace.

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l woke up with that feeling...

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...and tried to keep it alive

as long as l could.

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l'm writing to tell you that

l'm on a journey toward that peace.

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And to tell you l'm sorry

about so many things.

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l'm sorry l didn 't take

better care of you...

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...so you never spent a minute

being cold or scared or sick. ''

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''l'm sorry l didn't

try harder to find the words. . .

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. . .to tell you what l was feeling.

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l'm sorry l never fixed

the screen door.

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l fixed it now.

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l'm sorry l ever fought with you.

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l'm sorry l didn't apologize more.

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l was too proud.

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l'm sorry l didn't

bring you more compliments. . .

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. . .on everything you wore and

every way you fixed your hair.

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l'm sorry l didn't hold on to you

with so much strength. . .

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. . .that even God

couldn't pull you away. ''

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Signed, ''All my love, G. ''

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That is so sad.

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lt's not that. lt's just. . .

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. . .so honest.

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This could be hundreds of years old.

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lt's typed, Alva.

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Pretty good.

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Meaning you wish you'd written it.

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l'd have e-mailed her.

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Anyway, l know what you wish.

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You wish it had been addressed

''Dear Theresa. ''

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Come on now, Charlie. . .

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. . .any girl would want

to be loved like that.

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To be somebody's ''true north''?

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Are you kidding?

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Lonely women, particularly?

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ls that how you see me?

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Did you talk to anybody on your trip?

Tell any jokes?

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l had a good time.

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Really?

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Came back a day early.

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l happen to like my job.

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You're in denial.

You should be writing.

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You better hope l stick to research.

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l don't think you can

do your column without me.

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Ever notice that most people here refer

to me as Mr. Toschi, out of respect?

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l knew you before

your teeth were capped.

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l knew you when your step was swift

and your heart was high.

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Al Giddons, ''Lakefront Winter. ''

Harcourt-Brace, 1 948.

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Thought l made that up.

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Hey, Jase! How are you?

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Hi, Lina.

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No, sorry.

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l just was expecting him to call.

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No, l'm not worried. l just miss him.

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l know.

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What?

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No, l just got it. Why?

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What?

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Gerald Di Pego

Gerald Di Pego was born in 1941. He is a writer and producer, known for Instinct (1999), Phenomenon (1996) and The Forgotten (2004). He has been married to Christine DiPego since 1992. He was previously married to Janet Kapsin. more…

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