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Jan 20, 2008 · The Mysteries of Pittsburgh: Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. With Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Nick Nolte. A college graduate's defining summer crossing his gangster dad and exploring love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- 2008-01-20
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 2008 comedy-drama film based on Michael Chabon's 1988 novel of the same name. The film was written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber . It was produced by Michael London and executive produced by Omar Amanat .
One of his advisors, the novelist MacDonald Harris, sent it to his literary agent. It was published in 1988 and became a bestseller. A film adaptation starring Jon Foster, Sienna Miller, Peter Sarsgaard, and Nick Nolte was released in 2009.
- Michael Chabon
- 1988
Apr 9, 2009 · A movie adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel about a young man's coming of age in 1980s Pittsburgh. Ebert criticizes the artificial plot, the passive hero, and the lack of character development, despite some good performances.
Jan 20, 2008 · Overview. Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city. Rawson Marshall Thurber. Michael Chabon.
Summaries. A college graduate's defining summer crossing his gangster dad and exploring love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city. Pittsburgh, coming of age in the 1980s. At the beginning of June, Art Beckstein calls this the last summer of his life - after which he'll work as a stock broker.
