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Wonder Boys

on BBC Two England

Comedy starring Michael Douglas , Tobey Maguire and Frances McDormand. Middle-aged college professor
Grady Tripp has a lot on his mind - his wife has just left him, his lover is pregnant, and he is struggling to complete his long overdue second novel. But his life is further complicated by the arrival at a faculty party of James, a troubled but talented student, who happens to be carrying a gun. Film of the Week: page 39.
Director Curtis Hanson (2000,15)

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Douglas
Unknown:
Tobey Maguire
Unknown:
Frances McDormand.
Unknown:
Grady Tripp
Director:
Curtis Hanson
Grady Tripp:
Michael Douglas
James Leer:
Tobey Maguire
Sara Gaskell:
Frances McDormand
Terry Crabtree:
Robert Downey Jr
Hannah Green:
Katie Holmes
Walter Gaskell:
Richard Thomas
Q:
Rip Torn
Hank Winters:
Philip Bosco
Miss Sloviak:
Michael Cavadias
Vernon Hardapple:
Richard Knox
Oola:
Jane Adams
Traxler:
Alan Tudyk
Fred Leer:
George Grizzard
Amanda Leer:
Kelly Bishop
Officer Pupcik:
Bill Velin
Carrie:
Charis Michelsen

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