Wonder Boys (2000)

Directed by

Curtis Hanson

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 668 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A burnt-out professor and novelist struggles to finish his second book during a chaotic weekend. He deals with an overbearing editor, a pregnant mistress, and a talented but troubled student.

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What happens

Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Steve Kloves. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, it is based on the 1995 novel by Michael Chabon. Michael Douglas stars as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at a university but has been unable to finish his second novel. The film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including locations at Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, University of Pittsburgh, and Shady Side Academy. Other Pennsylvania locations included Beaver, Rochester and Rostraver Township. After the film failed at the box office, there was a second attempt to find an audience with a new marketing campaign and a November 8, 2000, re-release, which was also a financial disappointment. Despite this, the film received three Academy Award nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, winning Best Original Song for Bob Dylan's "Things Have Changed". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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