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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 03/10/2009 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Comedy Drama, Comedy of Manners, Coming-of-Age See Also: Wonder Boys

In this comedy, a middle-aged man juggles his problems with women, literature, and a career, while a younger man chases the artifact of his dreams. Pittsburgh college professor Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) is currently single following his divorce from his third wife; after publishing an acclaimed first novel, Grady has been working on a follow-up, but he's been sidelined by a severe case of writer's block. Grady has more than his writing career to think about; his affair with one of the (married) chancellors at the University of Pittsburgh (Frances McDormand), has resulted in her pregnancy, while Hannah (Katie Holmes), a student boarding at Grady's house, has developed a crush on him. While Grady is obsessed with his book, one of his students (Tobey Maguire) has an obsession of his own: finding a jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe. Based on the novel by Michael Chabon, The Wonder Boys also features Robert Downey Jr., Rip Torn, and Richard Thomas. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Michael Douglas - Grady Tripp
Tobey Maguire - James Leer
Frances McDormand - Sara Gaskell
Robert Downey, Jr. - Terry Crabtree
Katie Holmes - Hannah Green