Wonder Boys (film)

Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Curtis Hanson
Screenplay by	Steve Kloves
Based on	Wonder Boys; by Michael Chabon
Produced by	Curtis Hanson; Scott Rudin;
Starring	Michael Douglas; Tobey Maguire; Frances McDormand; Katie Holmes; Rip Torn; Robert Downey Jr.;
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Dede Allen
Music by	Christopher Young
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; BBC Films; Curtis Hanson Productions; Marubeni; MFF Feature Film Productions; Mutual Film Company; Scott Rudin Productions; Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft; Toho-Towa;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (USA/Canada); Universal Pictures (Ireland/United Kingdom); Concorde Filmverleih (Germany); Toho-Towa (Japan); Warner Bros. (International);
Release date	February 25, 2000;
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	Japan; Germany; United States; United Kingdom;
Language	English
Budget	$55 million
Box office	$33.4 million

Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film^[7] directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Steve Kloves. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, it is based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Michael Chabon. Michael Douglas stars as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at a university but has been unable to finish his second novel.

The film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including locations at Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, University of Pittsburgh, and Shady Side Academy. Other Pennsylvania locations included Beaver, Rochester and Rostraver Township. After the film failed at the box office, there was a second attempt to find an audience with a new marketing campaign and a November 8, 2000, re-release, which was also a financial disappointment. Despite this, the film received three Academy Award nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, winning Best Original Song for Bob Dylan's "Things Have Changed".

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