Wonder Boys

About 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.

Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy film. Its themes are adultery, college, winter, and snow.

Michael Douglas appears as Grady Tripp, Tobey Maguire as James Leer, Frances McDormand as Sara Gaskell, and Robert Downey Jr. as Terry Crabtree. Released in February 2000, it runs 107 minutes.

The screenplay is by Steve Kloves. It comes from BBC, Marubeni, and Mutual Film Company. It is adapted from a novel.

American Beauty, On the Road, and Go make useful companions to Wonder Boys, all filed under coming of age and gay theme. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 700 votes and it carries a R rating.