Wonder Boys (2000)
- Starring:
- Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, (more)
- Director(s):
- Curtis Hanson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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In this comedy, a middle-aged man juggles his problems with women, literature, and a career, while a younger man chases the artifact of his dreams. Pittsburgh college professor Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) is currently single following his divorce from his third wife; after publishing an acclaimed first novel, Grady has been working on a follow-up, but he's been sidelined by a severe case of writer's block. Grady has more than his writing career to think about; his affair with one of the (married) chancellors at the University of Pittsburgh (Frances McDormand), has resulted in her pregnancy, while Hannah (Katie Holmes), a student boarding at Grady's house, has developed a crush on him. While Grady is obsessed with his book, one of his students (Tobey Maguire) has an obsession of his own: finding a jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe. Based on the novel by Michael Chabon, The Wonder Boys also features Robert Downey Jr., Rip Torn, and Richard Thomas. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast:
- Michael Douglas - Grady Tripp
- Frances McDormand - Sara Gaskell
- Katie Holmes - Hannah Green
- Rip Torn - Q
- Jane Adams - Oola
- Michael Cavadias - Antonia Sloviak
- Tobey Maguire - James Leer
- Robert Downey, Jr. - Terry Crabtree
- Richard Thomas - Walter Gaskell
- Philip Bosco - Hank Winters
- Richard Knox - Vernon Hardapple
- Alan Tudyk - Sam Traxler
- Director(s):
- Curtis Hanson
- Writer(s):
- Steve Kloves
- Producer(s):
- Curtis Hanson, Scott Rudin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Humor, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations, Profanity, Drug Content)
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- 2000 - Wonder Boys - American Film Institute - AFI's Top 10 Films of the Year
- 2000 - Wonder Boys - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress
- 2000 - Wonder Boys - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Adapted Screenplay
- 2000 - Wonder Boys - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 2000 - Wonder Boys - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress
- 2000 - Wonder Boys - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
- 2000 - Wonder Boys - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
