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About
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
Theatrical
Jan 12, 2001
Box Office
$80.1M
Budget
$43.0M
Return
1.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 24, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Laurence Mark Productions, Fountainbridge Films, Columbia Pictures, Finding Forrester Productions
Keywords
upper class
sibling relationship
scotland
poetry
based on novel or book
mentor
becoming an adult
professor
literature
intellectually gifted
plagiarism
literature competition
private school
manuscript
seclusion
pulitzer prize
dying and death
friendship
unsociability
high school
scholarship
basketball
father figure
Quotes
See all →Questioning Intentions in Performance
Forrester
About those free-throws...Did you miss them? Or did you "miss" them?
Jamal
Not exactly a soup question, now is it?
[Smirks]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Understanding Life Through Literature
Jamal
We've been talking about your book at school.
Forrester
People have been talking about it for years. They just haven't been saying anything.
Jamal
I think I got it down, though. I figure you were writing about how life never works out.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Sean Connery
William Forrester
R
Rob Brown
Jamal Wallace
F
F. Murray Abraham
Robert Crawford
A
Anna Paquin
Claire Spence
B
Busta Rhymes
Terrell Wallace
A
April Grace
Ms. Joyce
M
Michael Pitt
John Coleridge
M
Michael Nouri
Dr. Spence
R
Richard Easton
Prof. Matthews
G
Glenn Fitzgerald
Massie
L
Lil' Zane
Damon
S
Stephanie Berry
Janice
F
Fly Williams III
Fly
D
Damion Lee
Clay
C
Charles Bernstein
Dr. Simon
M
Matt Malloy
Bradley
M
Matt Damon
Steven Sanderson
J
Jim Titus
Student
G
Gerry Rosenthal
Student Speaker
T
Tim Hall
Student Manager
