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Finding Forrester (2000)

PG_13 136 min  -  Drama  -   19 December 2000 (USA)
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Reviews: 277 user | 134 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

An afro-american teen writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writer:

Mike Rich
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery ...
Rob Brown ...
F. Murray Abraham ...
Anna Paquin ...
Busta Rhymes ...
April Grace ...
Michael Pitt ...
Michael Nouri ...
Richard Easton Richard Easton ...
Glenn Fitzgerald ...
Massie, Forrester's Delivery Man
Lil' Zane Lil' Zane ...
Damon (as Zane Copeland Jr.)
Stephanie Berry Stephanie Berry ...
Fly Williams III ...
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Damany Mathis ...
Damion Lee Damion Lee ...
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Storyline

Because of scoring exceptionaly high on a state wide standardized exam and being an exceptionally good basketball player Jamal Wallace is sent to a prestigious prep school in Manhattan. He soon befriends the reclusive writer, William Forrester. The friendship leads to William to overcome his reclusivness and for Jamal to overcome the racial prejudices and pursue his true dream - writing. Written by the chan man  

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Plot Keywords:

School | Writing | Basketball | Inner City | Recluse  | See more »

Taglines:

In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Descubriendo a Forrester See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$43,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$701,207 (USA) (25 December 2000) (200 Screens)

Gross:

$51,768,623 (USA) (15 April 2001)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS  | SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

As Robert Crawford places entries for the school writing competition on a desk, some of the essays' authors' names are those of the movie's crew members: 'James Pollard' (Dolly Grip) and Joyce Tollefson (Assistant to Mr. Connery), etc (R1 DVD Time 1:30:19) See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the basketball state championship, the opposing team scores, and then Mailer calls a time out. During the time out, the coach says "if we get a stop here, they'll have to put us on the line", yet Mailer should have had possession, thereby not necessitating a "stop". See more »

Quotes

Prof. Robert Crawford: [to Jamal] Perhaps your skills do reach farther than basketball.
Jamal: "Further"
Prof. Robert Crawford: What?
Claire Spence: [whispered to Jamal] Don't...
Jamal: [to Crawford] You said that my skills reached "farther" than basketball. "Farther" relates to distance, "further" is a definition of degree. You should have said "further".
Prof. Robert Crawford: Are you challenging me, Mr. Wallace?
Jamal: Not any more than you challenged Coleridge.
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Crazy Credits

During the Columbia logo presentation, Bill Frisell's guitar playing the
Columbia accompanying music is heard, rather than the usual orchestral
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Save Me"
Written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson
Performed by Hanson
Produced By Hanson and Stephen Lironi
Courtesy of Island Records See more »