Wonder Boys2000

Director
Curtis Hanson

Acters

Michael Douglas (Prof. Grady Tripp)
Tobey Maguire (James Leer)
Frances McDormand (Dean Sara Gaskell)
Robert Downey Jr. (Terry Crabtree)
Katie Holmes (Hannah Green)
Rip Torn (Quentin 'Q' Morewood)

Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable.
On the day his third wife leaves him and his literary agent arrives to pressure him to finish a novel seven years in the writing, Carnegie Mellon professor, Grady Tripp, also learns that his married mistress is pregnant. Seven years before, with his first novel, he was a wonder boy. So was his agent. Both now need something. Over the weekend, instead of making choices, he vacillates in a pot-induced haze. One of his students, James Leer, perhaps stirs paternal feelings in Grady and raises homo-erotic urges in the agent. Academic politics complicate things: Grady’s mistress is the college chancellor, her husband chairs Grady’s department, James has just shot the husband’s dog. What to do?
“The most accurate movie about campus life that I can remember.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“A handsomely mounted, graceful production that is well-played across the board.” – Los Angeles Times
“Michael Douglas gives the best perfromance of his career in this screwball comedy about a college professor who’s pushed into maturity by forces beyond his control; a well-acted coming-of-age saga for adults.” – Variety