| Wonder Boys | |
|---|---|
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| 3 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Year | 2000 |
| Director | Curtis Hanson |
| Writer | Steve Kloves |
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand |
| 73rd Academy Awards | |
Wonder Boys is an 2000 American comedy film directed by Curtis Hanson and screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film was based on the novel of the same title by Michael Chabon. It stars Michael Douglas, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey, Jr., Tobey Maguire and Katie Holmes. It was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including locations at Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, and Shady Side Academy.
Wins
- Best Original Song — "Things Have Change" by Bob Dylan
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Steve Kloves
- Best Film Editing — "Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan
- Best Original Song — "Things Have Change" by Bob Dylan
Plot[]
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, 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 goes into 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.
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