Wonder Boys

"Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable."

Feb 25 2000 R 1h 47m
Comedy, Drama

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

Plot

Grady Tripp is a professor/writer living in Pittsburgh who is struggling with writer's block. Whilst doing this, he also manages to get the chancellor pregnant. In the meantime, he and a college student, James Leer are trying to find a rare jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe, and a college girl, Hannah Green boarding with Grady has a bit of a crush on him.

Written by

Michael Chabon, Steve Kloves

Directed by

Curtis Hanson

Cast

Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Paramount, Curtis Hanson Productions, BBC, MFF Feature Film Productions, Marubeni, Mutual Film Company, Toho-Towa, Scott Rudin Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 46 nominations total

Trailers
Wonder Boys - Trailer - HQ
Wonder Boys (2000) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
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Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
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