Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 22, 2000

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

Wonder Boys

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 22, 2000

Wonder Boys
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Toho-Towa, Mutual Film Company, BBC, Marubeni, Curtis Hanson Productions, MFF Feature Film Productions
Original title Wonder Boys
Directors Annie Loeffler, Renee Hill-Sweet, Jonathan McGarry, Doug Metzger, Curtis Hanson
Writers Michael Chabon, Steve Kloves

Cast

Michael Douglas

as Grady Tripp

Tobey Maguire

as James Leer

Frances McDormand

as Sara Gaskell

Robert Downey Jr.

as Terry Crabtree

Katie Holmes

as Hannah Green

Rip Torn

as Q

Richard Knox

as Vernon Hardapple

Jane Adams

as Oola

Michael Cavadias

as Miss Sloviak

Richard Thomas

as Walter Gaskell

Alan Tudyk

as Sam Traxler

Philip Bosco

as Emily's Father

George Grizzard

as Fred Leer

Kelly Bishop

as Amanda Leer

Bill Velin

as Officer Pupcik

Charis Michelsen

as Carrie

Yusuf Gatewood

as Howard

June Hildreth

as Emily's Mother

Elisabeth Granli

as Emily (photo)

Richard Hidlebird

as Hi-Hat Bouncer

Screamer

as Poe

Bingo O'Malley

as Wordfest Party Guest

Patricia Cray

as Wordfest Party Guest

Marita Golden

as Wordfest Party Guest

Victor Quinaz

as Wordfest Party Guest

James Ellroy

as Wordfest Party Guest

Lenora Nemetz

as Wordfest Party Guest

Tracey D. Turner

as Wordfest Party Guest

James Kisicki

as Wordfest Party Guest

Rob McElhenney

as Student

Anika Bobb

as Student

Katherine Sweeney

as Student

Tony Amen

as Businessman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Katrina M. Faessel

as Student (uncredited)

John W. Iwanonkiw

as Father at Hospital (uncredited)

Sean King

as Student (uncredited)

David Lean

as Student (uncredited)

Jackson Nunn

as Night Club Dancer (uncredited)

Sandy Slicker

as Woman in Forum (uncredited)

Andrew Zehner

as Student (uncredited)