Wonder Boys
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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 2000
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, United States
Details
Release year: 2000
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Michael Douglas ā Grady Tripp
Tobey Maguire ā James Leer
Frances McDormand ā Sara Gaskell
Robert Downey Jr. ā Terry Crabtree
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ Curtis Hanson was a longtime fan of Bob Dylan, and personally approached the singer about writing a song for his movie adaptation. Dylan complied with "Things Have Changed", which went on to win him an Academy Award.
ā¢ 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.
ā¢ Filmed in sequence.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $19,393,557
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $5,808,919 (2000-02-27)
User reviews
"I know a dead dog when I see one."
It's slow, but I like it
Utterly absorbing for the better part of two hours.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
