Wonder Boys
Middle‑aged professor Grady Tripp battles writer’s block and a chaotic weekend of personal and professional mishaps as he desperately tries to finish his long‑overdue second novel before his reputation—and life—unravel completely.
“Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable.”
Synopsis
Grady is a middle-aged English professor who has not published anything in several years, since completing his award-winning "Great American Novel" seven years prior. Over the course of a disastrous weekend, he finds himself entangled in a series of misadventures while in the company of a younger, up-and-coming author.
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A crew of 363+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Dede AllenShot by Dante SpinottiScored by Christopher YoungDesigned by Jeannine OppewallSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Beatrix Aruna PasztorStunts by Jeff ImadaVFX by Kevin Elam
Box Office
2000 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$33.4M
US & Canada: $19.4M — 58% of worldwide · International: $14.0M (42%)
Opening weekend: $48K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $48K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2 theaters
Also known as
- Die Wonder Boysde
- Die WonderBoysde
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Cast & Crew
363 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Douglas
as Grady Tripp
Tobey Maguire
as James Leer
Frances Mcdormand
as Sara Gaskell
Robert Downey Jr
as Terry Crabtree
Katie Holmes
as Hannah Green
Rip Torn
as Q
Richard Knox
as Vernon Hardapple
Jane Adams
as Oola
Michael Cavadias
as Miss Sloviak
Richard Thomas
as Walter Gaskell
Alan Tudyk
as Traxler
Philip Bosco
as Emily's Father
Supporting cast
37George Grizzard
as Fred Leer
Kelly Bishop
as Amanda Leer
Bill Velin
as Officer Pupcik
Charis Michelsen
as Carrie
Yusuf Gatewood
as Howard
June Hildreth
as Emily's Mother
Elisabeth Granli
as Emily (photo)
Richard Hidlebird
as Hi-Hat Bouncer
Screamer
as Poe
Bingo O Malley
as Wordfest Party Guest
Patricia Cray
as Wordfest Party Guest
Marita Golden
as Wordfest Party Guest
Victor Quinaz
as Wordfest Party Guest
James Ellroy
as Wordfest Party Guest
Lenora Nemetz
as Wordfest Party Guest
Tracey Turner
as Wordfest Party Guest
James Kisicki
as Wordfest Party Guest
Rob Mac
as Student
Anika Bobb
as Student
Katherine Sweeney
as Student
Krista Dell
as Party Girl
Lucia M Aguirre
as Student
Andy S Allen
as Student
Tony Amen
as Businessman in Restaurant
Katrina M Faessel
as Student
John W Iwanonkiw
as Father at Hospital
Sean King
as Student
David Lean
as Student
Amber Mariano
as Extra
Robert James Mcmichael
as Student
Phil Nardozzi
as Wordfest guest
Jackson Nunn
as Night Club Dancer
Robert Oppel
as Wordfest Party Guest
Joel Ripka
as Student
Sandy Slicker
as Woman in Forum
Karinzo Thompson
as Background extra
Ender Zane
as Student
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
7Other crew
305Donald B Woodruff
(as Don Woodruff)
Jay R Hart
(as Jay R. Hart)
Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited)
Duane Charles Manwiller
additional camera operator (as Duane Manwiller) / additional Steadicam operator (as Duane Manwiller)
Craig Kitson
additional film editor
Lars Anderson
additional music arranger (uncredited)
Bruce Babcock
additional orchestrator
George H Anderson
adr editor (as George Anderson)
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Renee Tondelli
adr supervisor
Archie Hahn
adr voice
Barbara Goodson
adr voice
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