VHS

Wonder boys [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Mutual Film Company ; produced by Scott Rudin, Curtis Hanson ; screenplay by Steve Kloves ; directed by Curtis Hanson.

Hanson, Curtis. (Added Author). Douglas, Michael, 1944- (Added Author). Maguire, Tobey, 1975- (Added Author). McDormand, Frances (Added Author). Holmes, Katie, 1978- (Added Author). Torn, Rip, 1931- (Added Author). Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965- (Added Author). Chabon, Michael (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation (Added Author). Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Robert Downey, Jr. (Cast).

Summary:

During a single weekend, college professor and writer Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control. Along for the ride are his gifted but troubled student, his eccentric editor, the married chancellor of his university who is pregnant with his child, and his sultry student boarder.

Record details

ISBN: 0792167600
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (112 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2000]
Copyright: ©2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Michael Chabon.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Dante Spinotti; editor, Dede Allen; music, Christopher Young.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Robert Downey, Jr.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	VHS; hi-fi, stereo, Dolby surround; formatted to fit TV.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	AFI Awards, USA, 2001: Movie of the Year. Academy Awards, USA, 2001: Best Music, Original Song (Bob Dylan) for the song "Things Have Changed". Golden Globes, USA, 2001: Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Bob Dylan) for the song "Things Have Changed". National Board of Review, USA, 2000: Top Ten Films. Academy Awards, USA, 2001: nominated, Best Film Editing; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Steve Kloves). Golden Globes, USA, 2001: nominated, Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Michael Douglas); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Steve Kloves). Grammy Awards, 2001: nominated, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Dylan).