Wonder Boys (2000)

"Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable."Movie
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Wonder Boys
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R 1 hr 47 minFeb 22nd, 2000Drama, Comedy
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 22nd, 2000
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 13th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$35,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$33,426,588 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Ned Dowd, Adam Schroeder
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Scott Rudin Productions, Curtis Hanson Productions, BBC, Marubeni, TOHO-TOWA, Tele München, MFF Feature Film Productions

Wonder Boys Quotes

The Journey of Finding One's Voice

Terry Crabtree: It's comforting to know that America's children have you for a teacher.
Grady Tripp: Nobody teaches a writer anything. You tell'em what you know. You tell'em to find their voice and stay with it. You tell the ones that have it to keep at it. You tell the ones that don't have it to keep at it too because that's the only way they're gonna get to where they're going. Of course, it does help if you know where you wanna go. Helping my students figure that out...that and Sara...that's what's made these last years worthwhile.

The Compulsion to Write Despite Uncertainty

Vernon Hardapple: Why did you keep writing this book if you didn't even know what it was about?
Grady Tripp: I couldn't stop.