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Wonder Boys

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Original title

Wonder Boys

Year

2000

Running time

112 min.

Country

United States

Director

Curtis Hanson

Screenwriter

Steve Kloves. Novel: Michael Chabon

Cast

Music

Christopher Young. Song: Bob Dylan

Cinematography

Dante Spinotti

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company

Genre

Comedy | Comedy-Drama

Synopsis

On the day his third wife leaves him and his literary agent arrives to pressure him to finish a novel seven years in the writing, Carnegie Mellon professor, Grady Tripp, also learns that his married mistress is pregnant. Seven years before, with his first novel, he was a wonder boy. So was his agent. Both now need something. Over the weekend, instead of making choices, he vacillates in a pot-induced haze. One of his students, James Leer, perhaps stirs paternal feelings in Grady and raises homo-erotic urges in the agent. Academic politics complicate things: Grady's mistress is the college chancellor, her husband chairs Grady's department, James has just shot the husband's dog. What to do?

Awards: 2000: Oscar: Best Original Song. 3 Nominations

2000: Golden Globes: Best Original Song (Bob Dylan). 4 Nominations

2000: 2 Nominations for BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Douglas) and Ad.Screenplay

2000: Los Angeles Critics Association: Best Actor (Douglas) and Supp. Actress. 4 Nom.

2000: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 Movies of the Year

2000: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supp. Actress (McDormand) & Adap. Screenplay. 3 Nom.

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53 My Top 10 Movies from 2000 (39)

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