Release Date
February 25, 2000
Director
Curtis Hanson
Writer
Steven Kloves, Michael Chabon
Cast
Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Jane Adams, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Frances McDormand, Tobey Maguire, Michael Douglas
Studio
Running Time
129 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language and drug content
An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet, an unstable student, a fed-up wife, a pregnant lover -it's safe to say that Grady Tripp has a number of issues to deal with this weekend. Grady is a 50ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years not since he wrote his award-winning Great American Novel 7 years ago. It's hardly surprising, then, that his college's annual literary festival fills the former wonder... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
If one can think of just a few movies worthy of critical praise yet neglected by the majority of audiences, one should think of a little Michael Douglas/Tobey Maguire film called Wonder Boys, a 2000 release about a one-time author who's life is going to hell. Full movie review »
