Finding Forrester
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gus Van Sant
Rob Brown
Alex Trebek
Kerry Mackillop
Dean Pratt
Anna Paquin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
William Forrester, once a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, now spends his days as a unkempt recluse who sits in his window spying on boys playing basketball in the schoolyard below. One of those boys, Jamal Wallace, is an exceptional athlete whose ticket out of the projects is only partially due to his talents on the court. When not showboating for his pals, Jamal is a closet genius whose astronomical test scores earn him a free ride at a top Manhattan prep school. When the boys dare Jamal to break into nosy Forrester's window, Jamal accepts the challenge, but in his haste to escape, he leaves behind his knapsack, filled with his personal writing journals. The next day, via the window, Jamal gets his journals back -- filled with corrections and editorial comments. After much resistance, Jamal allows the literary legend to mentor him and help battle a haughty professor who not only accuses him of plagiarism but seems to have an axe to grind with Forrester himself.
Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Rob Brown
Alex Trebek
Kerry Mackillop
Dean Pratt
Anna Paquin
Damien Jewan Lee
Karl Peinkofer
Richard Easton
Matt Malloy
Vince Giordano
Daniel Rodriguez
Matt Munisteri
William Modeste
Tim Hall
Alex Trebek
Charles Bernstein
Matthew Noah Word
Matt Damon
John Meyers
Samuel Tyson
Sophia Wu
Larry Wade
Stephanie Berry
Sean Connery
David Madison
Michael Pitt
Ron Morgan
Busta Rhymes
Gregory Singer
Conal Fowkes
Cassandra Kubinski
Michael Nouri
Damany Mathis
Fitzgerald Glenn
Alison Folland
Tom Mullica
Tom Kearns
Jimmy Bobbitt
April Grace
Fly Williams
Lil' Zane
Gerry Rosenthal
Capital Jay
Jack Stuckey
Harvey Tibbs
James T Williams
Joey Buttafuoco
Jaime Mccaig
Mark Lopeman
Mark Phaneuf
F. Murray Abraham
Crew
Trish Adlesic
Casey Affleck
G. A. Aguilar
Fareshta Ahmadi
Chad Ahrendt
Scotty Allan
Albertine Anderson
Peter Appleton
Harold Arlen
Kelly J Baker
Clare Bambrough
Joey Baron
Angela Barton
Tory Bellingham
Jonathan Bepler
Jonathan Bepler
Luc Bernard
Michael Bigger
Kent Blocher
Jimmy Bobbitt
Jimmy Bobbitt
Susan Bode
Samuel Bojin
Robert A Brennan
Joanna Brett
Bruno Bryniarski
Cori Burchell
Mario Cacioppo
Michael Cambria
Caesar Carnevale
Noreen R. Cheleden
Veronica Ciandre
David A. Cohen
Ornette Coleman
Sean Connery
Lee Ann Cotton
Mark Cyre
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
William L Dawson
Joseph M Deluca
Robert Dickerson
Cesare Digiulio
Tom Dolan
Rebecca Donaghe
Kermit Driscoll
Kathleen Driscoll-mohler
Syd Dutton
Peter Erskine
David Evans
Roy Everson
Tom Farr
Gregory Farrell
Kerin Ferallo
Doris Fisher
Steve Fontano
Carl Fortina
Jay Fortune
Curtis Fowlkes
James Fraser
Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell
Cliff Fuller
Michael Gandsey
Roland Gauvin
Allen Ginsberg Trust
Michele Giordano
Dr. Babara Glatt
Heinz D Gloss
Ginger Gonzalez
Glen Goodchild
Wayne Goodchild
David Graham
Arv Greywal
Craig Haagensen
Jeffrey Hagenbuckle
Thomas E Halligan
Helen Hand
Isaac Hanson
Taylor Hanson
Zac Hanson
E. Y. Harburg
Sheldon Harris
Charles Henderson
Jay Hernandez
Barrett Hong
Dylan Hopkins
Richard Hughes
Melanie Hughes-weaver
Lisa Jaime
Marc Johnson
Dan Jones
Jamie Jones
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Eyvind Kang
Kenneth Karman
Darrell K Keister
Jerome Kern
Jonathan King
Shane Kinnear
Algis A Kizys
Algis A Kizys
Casting Kleiman
Paul Koronkiewicz
George Kraychyk
Kathy Lacommare
Owen Langevin
Leslie Langs
Victor Lavalle
F M Lehman
Iris H. Lemos
Cal Loucks
Amy Lynn
John Mackenzie
Francine Maisler
James Malone
Donna Maloney
Eric Mansur
Laurence Mark
Pamela S Marshall
Michelle Matland
Claudia Mays Lehman
Vinny Mazzarella
James Mazzola
Larry Mcconkey
Dave Mcilroy
Kevin Mckenna
Kirsteen Mclean
Fred Merusi
Brian Miksis
Ron Miles
Stuart Mitchell
Tim Monich
Marnie Moore
Richard Moore
Bob Munroe
Jane Musky
Hans Neusiedler
John Jacob Niles
Margie O'malley
Gene O'neill
Julie O'neill
Murphy Occhino
Phil Oetiker
Valdis Okarsdottir
Julie Oppenheimer
Ken Ouellette
Barry Papick
David Parker
Kwame Parker
Hermeto Pascoal
George Patsos
William Patsos
Victoria Pettibone
James H Pollard
Louis J Porzio
Chris Potter
Jeffrey Poulis
Jim Powers
Cliff Preiss
Antonia Proscia
Reet Puhm
John D Quaglia
Lyndell Quiyou
Peer Raben
Herbert Reynolds
Michael Rich
Frank Rinella
Jeremy Rizzi
Allan Roberts
Hank Roberts
Joaquin Rodrigo
Robert C Rosenthal
Amy T Roth
Ann Roth
Paul Rutledge
Dennis Sands
Lin Saunders
Harris Savides
Harris Savides
Erika Schengili-roberts
Andre Schulz
Craig Seganti
Craig Seganti
Burton Sharp
Leslie Shatz
Steve Sheridan
Wayne Shorter
Mel Smalls
Sandra L Smirle
Russell Smith
Concha Solano
Dave Staples
Dawn M Stoliar
Jon Scott Strotheide
John Suave
Beverly Sutton
Eric Swanek
Davidson Tate
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas Prize at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.
Winner of the 2000 Golden Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent (Rob Brown) from the International Press Academy.
Released in United States Winter December 19, 2000
Expanded Release in United States January 12, 2001
Released in United States on Video April 24, 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.
Completed shooting June 10, 2000.
Began shooting April 3, 2000.
Fountainbridge Films is Sean Connery's production company.
Released in United States Winter December 19, 2000
Expanded Release in United States January 12, 2001
Released in United States on Video April 24, 2001
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.)
