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3 | ''Wonder Boys'' is a 2000 comedy-drama film written by Creator/SteveKloves and directed by Creator/CurtisHanson. Based on the [[Literature/WonderBoys 1995 novel]] by Creator/MichaelChabon, it revolves around Pittsburgh college professor/novelist Grady Tripp (Creator/MichaelDouglas) who, over the course of a weekend, has to handle a troubled student (Creator/TobeyMaguire), his unfinished novel (also called ''Wonder Boys''), his pregnant girlfriend (the chancellor of the college and his boss' wife), a purloined jacket and a dead dog. |
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5 | The film also stars Creator/KatieHolmes, Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/FrancesMcDormand. It was nominated for three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s and earned Music/BobDylan a Best Original Song Oscar for "Things Have Changed." |
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8 | !!This movie contains examples of: |
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10 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: Chabon describes both Grady and Sara in the novel as being noticeably overweight, but are respectively played by the fairly slim Michael Douglas and Frances Mcdormand in the movie. |
11 | * AdaptationDistillation: The film is largely faithful to the novel across the board, with the only major omissions being the extended interlude at Grady's in-laws, Grady's aborted reconciliation with Emily, and the revelation of [[AmbiguouslyJewish James' possible Jewish ancestry]]. |
12 | * BrainyBrunette: James. |
13 | * ConsummateLiar: [[spoiler:James Leer.]] |
14 | * {{Doorstopper}}: Grady's 2000+ page book. |
15 | -->'''James''': Is... ''all of that'' single space? |
16 | * EruditeStoner: Grady. |
17 | * EvilDetectingDog: Sara's husband is clueless about her affair with Grady. His blind(!) dog, Poe, on the other hand... |
18 | * TheGhost: Grady's (now ex-) wife Emily, who appears only in a single photograph and is neither seen nor heard from otherwise. |
19 | * {{MacGuffin}}: Marilyn Monroe's jacket. |
20 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Vernon Hardapple. |
21 | * ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:James tells Grady his parents are dead and he's being raised by his grandparents. [[ConsummateLiar Or not]].]] |
22 | * RaceLift: In the novel, Grady's ex-wife Emily (and her two siblings) were adopted from Korea, but the sole photograph we see of Emily in the movie depicts her as caucasian; her siblings do not appear at all. |
23 | * ShootTheDog: [[spoiler:Literally. Poe had it coming, though.]] |
24 | * SleepingDummy: [[spoiler:Poe finally comes in handy]]. |
25 | * ThinkingOutLoud: James narrates as he's carried out of an auditorium. |
26 | -->'''James''': The doors made so much noise! |
27 | -->'''Grady''': Is he all right? |
28 | -->'''James''': It was so embarrassing! He had to be carried out. |
29 | -->'''Terry''': He's fine. He's narrating. |
30 | -->'''James''': They were going to the restroom. But would they make it in time? |
31 | * TeacherStudentRomance: Hannah Green wants to start one with Grady. He's tempted. |
32 | * ToughActToFollow: InUniverse. Grady's previous book ''The Arsonist's Daughter''. |
33 | * TrophyRoom: Walter's sports memorabilia closet. |
34 | * WholesomeCrossdresser: Miss Antonia Sloviak. |
35 | * WorldOfSnark |
36 | * WritersBlock: Subverted. Grady can't ''stop'' writing. |
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