The Best of Me (film)

Movie Details

Directed by                  Michel Hofman

Produced by                 Justin Burns
                                     Denise Di Novi
                                     Alison Greenspan
                                     Ryan Kavanaugh
                                     Nicholas Sparks

Screenplay by               Will Fetters 
                                      J. Mills Goodloe

Based on                       The Best of Me
                                      by Nocholas Sparks 

Starring                         James Marsden 
                                      Michelle Monaghan 
                                      Luke Bracey
                                      Lina Liberato

Music by                       Aron Zigman

Chinamatography         Oliver Stapleton

Edited by                      Matt Chesse

Production
Company                      Di Novi Pictures

Distributed by               Relativity Media

Release dates                October 17, 2014 (United States)

Running time                118 munites

Country                         United States

Language                      English

Budget                          $26 million

Box office                     $35,926,213

The Best of Me Film History

The Best of Me is an American romantic drama film directed by Michael Hoffman and written by Will Fetters and J. Mills Goodloe, based on Nicholas Sparks' 2011 novel of the same name. The film stars James Marsden and Michelle Monagahan with Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato.

Shooting began on March 6, 2014 in New Orleans. The film was released on October 17, 2014 by Relativety Media. previewas in selected test markets were shown on October 15.

Dawson Cole works on an oil rig off the coast of Louisisna. One day, an explosion on the rig nearly kills him throwing him into the water. Miraculously, he survives. Months later. Dawson learns that his close friend and surrogate father, Tuck Hosteler had died. Dawson returns home for the first time in twenty years to carry out Tuck's final wishes. When he arives, Dawson is surprises to learn that Tuck arranged for Dawson's high school girlfriend, Amanda Collier, to hoin him in fulfilling these last wishes. It seems that Tuck's intention was that Dawson and Amanda would perhaps rekindle their former romance. However, Amanda is now married.

The next day, Amanda and Dawson meet with Tuck's lawyer and learn they are to scatter Tuck's ashes at a cottage he owned with his wife. They have lunch and discuss their plans. When Amanda goes home, Dawson remains at Tuck's to restore the garden.

Dawson was born into a notorious backwoods criminal family, with an abusive father. As a teen, he left his father's home and camped overnight in Tuck Hosteler's garage. Tuck, a local mechanic who had recently lost his wife, allowed Dawson to stay.


Dawson learns that Amanda attended the same high school and fell in live and began dating before graduation. Dawson's father and brothers best Tuck. Dawson, angerde, goes to his fathers house with the intent of killing him with Tuck's rifle. However, they scuffle, and Dawson's cousin, an expectant teen father, is accidentally killed. In exchange for a lighter sentence, Dawson testifies against his father and brothers. However, since Dawson will not be paroled for another four years, he cuts ties with Amanda, forcing her to choose college over staying with him.

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