Wonder Boys (2000)
| Release Date | 22 February 2000 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $19,000,000 |
| Tagline | Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable. |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Country | UKGermanyUSAJapan |
| Filming Locations | Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Comedy of Manners, Coming-of-Age |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Teachers and Students, Redemption, Midlife Crises, Estrangement, Child Prodigies, Mentors, Writer's Life, Creative Block |
| Tones | Wry, Talky, Literate, Quirky, Wistful, Affectionate, Reflective, Understated |
| Tags | Crush, Distress, Extramarital Affair, Masterpiece, Maturity, Pregnancy, Professor, Responsibility, Student, Writing |
Wonder Boys is a 2000 film based on the 1995 novel of the same title by Michael Chabon. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Michael Douglas as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at an unnamed Pittsburgh university. He has been unable to finish his second novel, his young wife has left him, and he is sleeping with the Chancellor of the university (Frances McDormand), who is the wife of the chairman of his department. Grady's editor (Robert Downey Jr.) is in town to take a look at the book and becomes interested in a book that a student (Tobey Maguire) from Grady's creative writing class has just completed.
Cast and Crew
Richard Knox
Vernon Hardapple
Michael Cavadias
Miss Antonia 'Tony' Sloviak
Bill Velin
Officer Pupcik
Yusuf Gatewood
Howard
June Hildreth
Emily's Mother
Elisabeth Granli
Emily
Richard Hidlebird
Hi-Hat Bouncer
Screamer
Poe
Bingo O'Malley
Wordfest Party Guest
Patricia Cray
Wordfest Party Guest
Marita Golden
Wordfest Party Guest
Victor Quinaz
Wordfest Party Guest
James Ellroy
Wordfest Party Guest
Lenora Nemetz
Wordfest Party Guest
Tracey D. Turner
Wordfest Party Guest
James Kisicki
Wordfest Party Guest
Anika Bobb
Student
Katherine Sweeney
Student
Lucia M. Aguirre
Student
Sean King
Student
David Lean
Student
Robert James McMichael
Student
Sandy Slicker
Woman in forum
Director
Writer
Producer
Ned Dowd
executive producer
Lisa Grundy
associate producer
Adam Schroeder
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dante Spinotti
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Editor
Dede Allen
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Casting Director
Mali Finn
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Production Designer
Art Director
Donald B. Woodruff
Set Decorator
Jay Hart
Costume Designer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
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Makeup Department
Michal Bigger
key makeup artist
Kymbra Callaghan
makeup artist
Joseph Coscia
hair stylist: Mr. Douglas
Aaron F. Quarles
key hair stylist
Sacha Quarles
hair stylist
Allen Weisinger
makeup artist: Michael Douglas
Production Manager
Pat Rand
post-production supervisor
Zane Weiner
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renee Hill
dga trainee
Annie Loeffler
second second assistant director
Jonathan McGarry
second assistant director
Doug Metzger
first assistant director
Art Department
Mark Barill
scenic artist
Vincent Borrelli
scenic artist
Susan A. Burig
graphic designer
John Butler
set dresser
Francine Byrne
art department coordinator
Dennis Dubart
set dresser
Eileen Garrigan
scenic artist
Thomas J. Garrigan
property assistant
Megan Graham
property assistant
Todd Hatfield
scenic artist
Gregory Jones
head greensman
Eva Kamienska-Carter
graphic designer
George Karnoff
lead person
Selma Kora
property assistant
Gary Kosko
assistant art director
Alisa Lumbreras
scenic foreperson
Mike Matesic
construction location foreperson
Barbie Pastorik
set dresser
Troy Alan Peters
on-set dresser
Buster Pile
construction coordinator
Ray Pivirotto
set dresser
Gregory Puchalski
scenic artist
Blake Rich
scenic artist
Michael G. Richer
construction foreman
Jim Schneider
set dresser
Charles Stewart
property master
Diana Stoughton
set dresser
Brian Stultz
charge scenic
Joseph Waterkotte
construction location foreperson
Robert Buncher
greensman
Chip Eccles
carpenter
Jim Heastings
carpenter
Lauri Mancuso
scenic painter
Carly Starr Brullo Niles
lead man: Los Angeles
Sound Department
George H. Anderson
adr editor
Ron Bartlett
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Burns
assistant sound editor
Dennis Drummond
supervising sound editor
Kim Drummond
dialogue editor
Jim Emswiller
cable person
Kirk Francis
sound mixer
David Giammarco
supervising sound editor
Galen Goodpaster
first assistant sound
Robin Harlan
foley artist
Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Klein
supervising foley editor
Karen Minahan
assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat
foley artist
Mark Narramore
sound recordist
Andy Potvin
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Joe Schiff
assistant sound editor
Randy Singer
foley mixer
Mark Smith
sound re-recording mixer
Mychal Smith
boom operator
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Renee Tondelli
adr supervisor
Dan Yale
foley editor
Mark Yardas
dialogue editor
Robin Zacha
apprentice sound editor
Sean England
sound re-recordist
Special Effects
Scott Blackwell
special effects foreman
Peter Haran
coordinator: snow effects
Roland Hathaway
snow effects technician
Jim Heastings
special effects assistant
John D. Milinac
special effects coordinator
Ralph Roger Pivirotto
special effects assistant
Mark E. Raymond
snow effects technician
Raymond M. Tasillo
special effects assistant
Tom von Badinski
special effects assistant
Paul Bucciarelli
snow effects
Dave Crownshaw
snow effects supervisor
Steve Newburn
mold department: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Visual Effects
Ted Andre
visual effects compositor
Mike Castillo
visual effects compositor
Kevin Clark
visual effects editor: Cinesite
Kevin Elam
visual effects producer
Lubo Hristov
visual effects art director
Bridgitte Krupke
visual effects production assistant: Cinesite
Krystine Lankenau
rotoscope artist
David Lingenfelser
digital compositing supervisor
Craig Mathieson
digital compositor: Cinesite
Kama Moiha
visual effects compositor
Sean O'Connor
visual effects compositor
Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
David Rey
visual effects compositor
Sean Rourke
discreet 4.0 editor
Jerry Sells
visual effects compositor
Tony Sgueglia
data operator: Cinesite
Jason Sullivan
visual effects assistant editor: Cinesite
Jessica Trento
visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski
motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Tim Gibbons
digital compositor
Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant: Cinesite Hollywood
Kevin LaNeave
video editor
Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager
Marcel Martinez
digital compositor
Valerie McMahon
digital artist
Stunts
Norman Douglass
stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
stunts
Kevin L. Jackson
stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts
stunts
Michael Runyard
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Glenn Brown
second assistant camera
Jarrett Buba
rigging electrician
Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli
grip
Daniel Casey
video assist operator
Frank Connor
still photographer
Will Dearborn
camera loader
Thomas Dolan
assistant chief lighting technician
Regis Donehue
rigging grip
Gregory L. Edwards
dolly grip: "b" camera
Ray 'Chazz' Edwards
rigging grip
John Evans
electrician
Gregory Farrell
chief rigging electrician
Bart Flaherty
grip
Jay Fortune
gaffer
Tom Gilligan
second company grip
David Gurney
rigging electrician
Gary Jay
camera operator
Billy Kerwick
key rigging grip
Dennis Maitland
grip
James Malone
chief rigging technician
Duane Manwiller
additional Steadicam operator, additional camera operator
Frank McGough
electrician
Chris Muchow
electrician
Troy Muhammed
electrician
Lee Nagle
rigging grip
Jean-Pierre Nutini
rigging electrician
Steve Purcell
electrician
Ed Quinn
first company grip
Alberto S. Ramos
dolly grip
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera
Keith Seymour
grip
Chris Silano
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Simonite
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew Taylor
rigging grip
Jeff Vandermolen
electrician
Joseph Viano
rigging grip: second company
Jay M. Huntoon
video assist operator: blue screen unit
David 'Yoko' Jose
grip
Sean Murray
electrician
Stephen Purcell
electrician
Nick Tallo
grip
Casting Department
Donna M. Belajac
casting associate: Pittsburgh
Vikki Ferguson
location casting assistant
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
casting assistant
Nancy Mosser
extras casting
Emily Schweber
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood
costumer: Mr. Douglas
Diane Collins
costumer
Kendall Errair
costume supervisor
David Page
costumer
Vanessa Vogel
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Stacey S. Clipp
assistant film editor: Avid
Rolf Fleischmann
first assistant film editor
Adam Hernandez
apprentice film editor
Phil Hetos
color timer
Craig Kitson
additional film editor
Dana L. Marker
negative cutter
John Morrisey
assistant film editor
Kacie Haggerty
negative cutter
Music Department
Pete Anthony
conductor, orchestrator
Bruce Babcock
additional orchestrator
Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Kostas Christides
orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Norman Dlugatch
music technical engineer
Carol Fenelon
music supervisor
Robert Fernandez
music recordist, music mixer
Dominic Gonzales
music floor person
Tanya Noel Hill
music editor
Johnny Hodges
musician: "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
Thomas Milano
supervising music editor
Sujin Nam
score coordinator
Jasper Randall
scoring coordinator: Christopher Young
Paul Wertheimer
music recordist
Lars Anderson
additional music arranger
Larry Campbell
musician
Flavio Motalla
score producer
Curt Sobel
music editor: temp
Transportation Department
Denny Braun
transportation captain
Donald A. Kraus
transportation co-captain
Marc Scott
transportation coordinator
Melvin Johnston
driver: cast
Other Crew
Joshua A. Baker
production assistant
Stacy Basil
animal trainer
Roger Aaron Brown
adr voice
Pam Buchignani
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Pat Buckley
production assistant
Kenneth Burgomaster
synthesizer programmer
Eva Z. Cabrera
script supervisor
Nathan Carlson
adr voice
June Christopher
adr voice
John A. Cohen
assistant: Scott Rudin
Eben Davidson
executive assistant: Mr. Rudin
Raechel Donahue
adr voice
Terri Douglas
adr voice
Dennis Lee Dressler
production assistant
Robert Eckenrode
production assistant
Marie Elder
production accountant
Ben Famiglietti
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Mark Forbes
animal trainer
Melisa Frick
production assistant
Donald Fullilove
adr voice
Katy Genovese
payroll accountant
Jessica E. Giannotta
production assistant
Alec Gillis
animal replica: "Poe"
Josh Greenstein
production assistant
Nicholas Guest
adr voice
Stephen Hough
production assistant
Ted Kessler
assistant: Mr. Downey
Tim Kessler
assistant: Mr. Downey
Bethany Koshinski
production assistant
Amy Kovalchick
production assistant
Susan A. Lukondi
production secretary
James A. Mahathey
assistant location manager
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson
adr voice
Catherine Middleton
assistant accountant
Jamie Midgley
assistant: Mr. Douglas
Lucia Murillo
assistant: Mr. Schroeder
Eric Myers
unit publicist
Hope Anne Nathan
production assistant
Angelique Palozzi
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Steve Parys
location scout, assistant location manager
Phil Proctor
adr voice
John Rickard
production assistant
Mark Roybal
production executive: Scott Rudin Productions
Jeremy Selman
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Judy Sepich
location scout
Mary Grace Shaughnessy
assistant: Mr. Hanson
Mary Beth Spears
first aid
Janice F. Sperling
production coordinator
Jeffrey R. Stimmel
location manager
Diane Sunderlin
assistant production coordinator
Ryan Sweeney
production assistant
Lora Umphress
assistant accountant
David H. 'Wino' Weinstein
production assistant
Jeanine Wilson
first assistant accountant
Tom Woodruff Jr.
animal replica: "Poe"
Mike Zemkosky
production assistant
Daniel Beals
production assistant
Jason Brock
production assistant
Casey Brown
rights and clearances, production assistant
Shirley Davis
production coordinator: additional photography, New York
Graeme Dunlap
production assistant
Larry Geyer
location assistant
Brendan McFadden
intern
Dominic Mecchia
production assistant
Deborah Parker
location manager: New York
Tony Rudenko
computer graphic artist
Julian Ruhe
production assistant
Chris Stavrakis
location production assistant
R. Dale VanBatenburg
safety coordinator
Production Company
BBC Television Centre
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Curtis Hanson Productions
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MFF Feature Film Productions
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Marubeni
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Mutual Film Company
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Paramount Pictures
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Scott Rudin Productions
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Tele-München (TMG)
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Toho-Towa
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Argentina Video Home
Concorde Filmverleih
Concorde Home Entertainment
New Films International
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Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
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Toho-Towa
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TriPictures
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Special Effects
Cinesite (Hollywood)
Snow Business International
Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera equipment provided by, camera cranes
Columbia Records
soundtrack
Loop Troop
voice casting
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Panavision Remote Systems
camera systems
Snow Business International
snow effects
Sonoton Recorded Music
music
Sony Music Soundtrax
soundtrack
Todd-AO Studios
sound re-recording
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Curtis Hanson
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Bad Influence (1990)
In Her Shoes (2005)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Losin' It (1983)
Lucky You (2007)
The Bedroom Window (1987)
The River Wild (1994)
Wonder Boys
