Wonder Boys

20002000
K-14K-14
1h 47m

Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)

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An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and assoc... Read allAn English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.

Director
- Curtis Hanson
Writers
- Michael Chabon(novel)
- Steve Kloves(screenplay)
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Won 1 Oscar
- 21 wins & 46 nominations total

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Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jr., and Michael Cavadias in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, and Katie Holmes in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas and Curtis Hanson in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas and Frances McDormand in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas and Katie Holmes in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas and Frances McDormand in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)

Robert Downey Jr. in Wonder Boys (2000)

Michael Douglas, Frances McDormand, Tobey Maguire, and Katie Holmes in Wonder Boys (2000)

Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys (2000)

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. —Dave Lean <davelean@hotmail.com>

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Taglines
- A weekend from hell became the time of his life.
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- K-14
Parents guide

Trivia
The list of famous suicides is taken name-for-name from a list in Kenneth Anger's "Hollywood Babylon II," including the notorious Alan Ladd reference.

Goofs
James says that 'Alan Ladd' committed suicide. After protest from the Ladd family, the DVD version has edited out this mention of Ladd's (arguable) suicide (some reports list Ladd's death from cerebral edema) (Reportedly, only the theatrical version has the original mention of Alan Ladd's death.).

Quotes
James Leer: Now, that is a big trunk. It holds a tuba, a suitcase, a dead dog, and a garment bag almost perfectly.
Grady Tripp: That's just what they used to say in the ads.

Alternate versions
In the theatrical version Tobey Maguire mistakenly refers to Alan Ladd's death as a suicide. After complaints from Ladd's family, Paramount removed the offending line in all future releases of the film, including home video. VHS and DVD releases carry a disclaimer, shown before the feature, warning that the film has been edited for content.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Wonder Boys/The Whole Nine Yards/Diamonds/Hanging Up (2000)

Soundtracks
No Regrets
Written and performed by Tom Rush

Top review

9/10

Great story, great performances

Sometimes, movie makers manage to create a world that one cannot resist being pulled into. In this world one lingers for a couple of hours, waiting for the next minute with a smile on one's lips. "Wonder Boys" is one of the best movies of recent years in that it successfully drags the viewer along on it's whimsical and sometimes really strange journey.

The characters are believable despite their alien behaviors - the only normal person around might just be Hannah Green (Holmes), skirting around the main characters like an observing ghost. Douglas is pulling off what must be his best performance ever, portraying a decaying, once-famous addict writer with a severe case of reversed writer's block: he can't finish his novel and he can't stop writing... Tobey Maguire is very well cast with his innocent yet troubled look, and Frances McDormand is just as she always is: fantastic.

I'm very impressed with this film, which took me off-guard. Not many I know went to see it. I'm glad I did.

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Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $19,393,557
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,808,919
- Feb 27, 2000
Gross worldwide
- $33,426,588

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Runtime
1 hour 47 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- DTS
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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