Wonder Boys, The
Universal

Sleeve Sypnosis:
"DOUGLAS IS AT HIS BEST IN THE ROLE OF HIS LIFE"
Nick Fisher-THE SUN

"AS ENJOYABLE AND COMICALLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING AS LAST YEAR'S AMERICAN BEAUTY"
Jonathan Ross

"GRIPPING, INTELLIGENT AND FULL OF INSPIRED PERFORMANCES"
Mariella Frostrup - NEWS OF THE WORLD

An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet , an unstable student, a failing marriage and a pregnant lover are among the crises piling up like a log-jam in this often hilarious story of bright promise gone awry.

Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) is a collage professor and award winning novelist whose latest book is seven years overdue, so it's hardly surprising that his college's annual literary festival fills the former wonder boy with more than his usual dose of self doubt and anxiety.

During a single hectic weekend, he must scramble to gather together a life that has suddenly spiralled out of control..."

© Paramount Pictures

Director: Curtis Hanson

Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Knox, Jane Adams, Michael Cavadias, Richard Thomas, Alan Tudyk, Philip Bosco, George Grizzard, Kelly Bishop, Bill Velin

Year: 2000

Genre: Drama, Comedy