Wonder Boys

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Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.

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Wonder Boys canonical 9
Wonder Boys (film) 1
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instanceOf comedy-drama film
film
award Academy Award for Best Original Song
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
basedOn Wonder Boys self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wonder Boys (novel)

novel by Michael Chabon
boxOfficePerformance modest
cinematographyBy Dante Spinotti
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive
director Curtis Hanson
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion North America
editedBy Craig Kitson
featuresCharacter Josh Lucas
surface form: James Leer

Sara Gaskell
Terry Crabtree
filmRatingMPAA R
genre comedy-drama
hasCultFollowing true
language English
mainCharacter Grady Tripp
mainCharacterOccupation college professor
novelist
musicBy Christopher Young
narrativeFocus chaotic weekend
notableSong Things Have Changed
notableSongPerformer Bob Dylan
portrays creative process
mentor-student relationship
producer Curtis Hanson
Scott Rudin
releaseYear 2000
runtimeMinutes 111
screenplayAdaptationOf Michael Chabon novel
screenwriter Steve Kloves
settingLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
starring Frances McDormand
Katie Holmes
Michael Douglas
Rip Torn
Robert Downey Jr.
Tobey Maguire
theme academic life
midlife crisis
personal relationships
writer's block

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Katie Holmes hasActedIn Wonder Boys
Dante Spinotti notableWork Wonder Boys
Steve Kloves wroteScreenplayFor Wonder Boys
this entity surface form: Wonder Boys (film)
Curtis Hanson notableWork Wonder Boys
Curtis Hanson directed Wonder Boys
Curtis Hanson producerOf Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys basedOn Wonder Boys self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wonder Boys (novel)
Tobey Maguire notableWork Wonder Boys
Arkansas Tech University hasMascot Wonder Boys
Michael Chabon notableWork Wonder Boys