Wonder Boys
607 reviews
Comedy/Drama
1h 51m
2000
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...
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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.
- DirectorCurtis Hanson
- Release22 February 2000
- Genre
- Duration1h 51m
- Budget$35,000,000
- Revenue$33,426,588
- Rate607 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Scott Rudin Productions, Curtis Hanson Productions, BBC, Marubeni, TOHO-TOWA, Tele München, MFF Feature Film Productions
Cast

Michael Douglas
Grady Tripp

Tobey Maguire
James Leer

Frances McDormand
Sara Gaskell

Robert Downey Jr.
Terry Crabtree

Katie Holmes
Hannah Green

Rip Torn
Q

Jane Adams
Oola

Michael Cavadias
Miss Sloviak

Richard Thomas
Walter Gaskell

Alan Tudyk
Sam Traxler

Philip Bosco
Emily's Father

George Grizzard
Fred Leer

Kelly Bishop
Amanda Leer

Yusuf Gatewood
Howard

Richard Hidlebird
Hi-Hat Bouncer

Bingo O'Malley
Wordfest Party Guest

Victor Quinaz
Wordfest Party Guest

James Ellroy
Wordfest Party Guest

Lenora Nemetz
Wordfest Party Guest

James Kisicki
Wordfest Party Guest

Rob McElhenney
Student

John W. Iwanonkiw
Father at Hospital (uncredited)

Sean King
Student (uncredited)
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