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Finding Forrester (2000)

PG-13  |   |  Drama  |  12 January 2001 (USA)
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A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.

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Storyline

Because of scoring exceptionally high on a statewide standardized exam and being an exceptionally good basketball player Jamal Wallace is sent to a prestigious prep school in Manhattan. He soon befriends the reclusive writer, William Forrester. The friendship leads William to overcome his reclusiveness and for Jamal to overcome the racial prejudices and pursue his true dream - writing. Written by the chan man

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In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.

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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references | See all certifications »

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12 January 2001 (USA)  »

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Descubriendo a Forrester  »

Box Office

Budget:

$43,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$701,207 (USA) (29 December 2000)

Gross:

ESP 283,653,614 (Spain) (29 June 2001)
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Trivia

Star Rob Brown got the role after initially auditioning as an extra. Brown had no aspirations of being an actor and was only hoping to make some money to pay his $300 cell phone bill. But Gus Van Sant invited him to audition for the role of Jamal and liked his natural ability. See more »

Goofs

In the basketball state championship, the opposing team scores, and then Mailer calls a time out. During the time out, the coach says "if we get a stop here, they'll have to put us on the line", yet Mailer should have had possession, thereby not necessitating a "stop". See more »

Quotes

Forrester: *Punch* the keys, for God's sake!
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Jamal and friends play basketball through the end credits from the window of Forrester's apartment. See more »

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Written by: Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Curtis Fowlkes and Eyvind Kang
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a very good film
29 September 2004 | by (new york) – See all my reviews

September 2004.... While walking through the aisles of Blockbuster in search of films my wife and I may have missed through the years, we stumbled on "Finding Forrester". I had a slight recollection of a recommendation from a friend some time ago. In a nutshell, we really enjoyed this film. Both main characters are charming and convincing. The story makes you think and is clever. If you liked "Good Will Hunting" you will probably like this movie too, since it has a similar flavor to it. Though the film is 4 years old, the story is timeless and worth watching. Enjoy, Jimmy


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