Michael Douglas
Grady Tripp
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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 of the same name by Michael Chabon.
Feb 25, 2000 · A professor/writer struggles with writer's block, a pregnant girlfriend, and a rebellious student in this quirky and dark film. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- (67K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Curtis Hanson
- 2000-02-25
May 12, 2000 · A 50-ish English professor (Michael Douglas) faces a chaotic weekend of affairs, lies, and writer's block in this adaptation of a novel by Michael Chabon. Roger Ebert praises the movie's accuracy, humor, and dialogue, and calls it a European-style character study.
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Wonder Boys is a dark comedy starring Michael Douglas as a struggling writer and Tobey Maguire as his protégé. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but you can watch the trailer and rent or buy it online.
- (127)
- Curtis Hanson
- R
- Michael Douglas
Plot summary. Pittsburgh professor and author Grady Tripp is working on an unwieldy 2,611-page manuscript that is meant to be the follow-up to his successful, award-winning novel The Land Downstairs, which was published seven years earlier.
- Michael Chabon
- 1995
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the comedy-drama film Wonder Boys, based on Michael Chabon's novel. See the full cast and crew list, including Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, and more.
A comedy-drama about a middle-aged novelist who faces writer's block, marital troubles, and a rebellious student. Follow his misadventures over a weekend as he tries to finish his book, deal with his editor, and find a Marilyn Monroe jacket.
