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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 .
- $55 million
- Christopher Young
- February 25, 2000
Feb 25, 2000 · A movie adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel, starring Michael Douglas as an English professor facing personal and professional crises. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- Curtis Hanson
- 371
- 2 min
May 12, 2000 · A comedy about a 50-year-old professor who faces a crisis of confidence and identity on a Pittsburgh campus. Ebert praises the film's accuracy, wit and humanity, and its treatment of sex, drugs and writing.
Wonder Boys is a 2000 film based on a novel by Michael Chabon, starring Michael Douglas as a middle-aged English professor who faces personal and professional crises. The film has an 81% Tomatometer and an 83% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes, and features a cast of Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr. and more.
- (127)
- Curtis Hanson
- R
- Michael Douglas
Wonder Boys. An addled college lit professor and novelist is forced to re-evaluate his personal life and career during a particularly taxing weekend. 1,024 IMDb 7.2 1 h 51 min 2000. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Charming · Touching. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options.
- 111 min
Find out who starred in the 2000 film Wonder Boys, directed by Curtis Hanson and based on Michael Chabon's novel. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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Summaries. 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. Grady Tripp is a professor/writer living in Pittsburgh who is struggling with writer's block.