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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sean Connery | ... | Forrester | |
| Rob Brown | ... | Jamal | |
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | Crawford | |
| Anna Paquin | ... | Claire | |
| Busta Rhymes | ... | Terrell | |
| April Grace | ... | Ms. Joyce | |
| Michael Pitt | ... | Coleridge | |
| Michael Nouri | ... | Dr. Spence | |
| Richard Easton | ... | Matthews | |
| Glenn Fitzgerald | ... | Massie | |
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Lil' Zane | ... | Damon (as Zane Copeland Jr.) |
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Stephanie Berry | ... | Janice |
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Fly Williams III | ... | Fly |
| Damany Mathis | ... | Kenzo | |
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Damion Lee | ... | Clay |
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Because of scoring exceptionally high on a statewide 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. Written by the chan man
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In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.Genres:
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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12 January 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$43,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$701,207, 25 December 2000Gross USA:
$51,804,714Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$80,049,764Company Credits
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Written by John Jacob Niles
Performed by Marc Johnson, Bill Frisell and Peter Erskine
Courtesy of ECM Records
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In addition to being based on J.D. Salinger, William Forrester is also heavily inspired by John Kennedy Toole. Toole wrote the book "A Confederacy of Dunces", a mysteriously autobiographical book, but when no one would publish it, he committed suicide in his car. Several years later, the book was published and won the Pulitzer Prize. See more »Goofs
When Jamal is talking about the history of the BMW logo, you can see the honeywagon visible further down the street. See more »Quotes
Forrester: The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time.See more »
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Jamal and friends play basketball through the end credits from the window of Forrester's apartment. See more »Soundtracks
BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE'S HAIRWritten by John Jacob Niles
Performed by Marc Johnson, Bill Frisell and Peter Erskine
Courtesy of ECM Records
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September 2004.... While walking through the aisles of Blockbuster in search of films my wife and I may have missed through the years, we stumbled on "Finding Forrester". I had a slight recollection of a recommendation from a friend some time ago. In a nutshell, we really enjoyed this film. Both main characters are charming and convincing. The story makes you think and is clever. If you liked "Good Will Hunting" you will probably like this movie too, since it has a similar flavor to it. Though the film is 4 years old, the story is timeless and worth watching. Enjoy, Jimmy