Finding Forrester (2000)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 15 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 12/20/2000 |Box Office Total: $51.7M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/20/2000

Studio	Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Gus van Sant	Director
Cast	Credit
Sean Connery	William Forrester
Rob Brown	Jamal Wallace
F Murray Abraham	Professor Robert Crawford
Anna Paquin	Claire Spence
Busta Rhymes	Terrell
April Grace	Ms Joyce
Michael Pitt	Coleridge
Michael Nouri	Doctor Spence
Richard Easton	Matthews
Fitzgerald Glenn	Massie
Lil' Zane	Damon
Stephanie Berry	Janice
Fly Williams	Fly
Damany Mathis	Kenzo
Damien Jewan Lee	Clay
Tom Kearns	Coach Garrick
Matthew Noah Word	Hartwell
Charles Bernstein	Doctor Simon
Matt Malloy	Bradley
Matt Damon	Sanderson
Jimmy Bobbitt	Rapper
Capitol Jay	Opposing Player
James T Williams II	Student
Cassandra Kubinski	Claire's Friend
Sophia Wu	Librarian
Gerry Rosenthal	Student Speaker
Tim Hall	student Manager
Tom Mullica	Old Money Man
David Madison	Kid in the Hall
Joey Buttafuoco	Night Man
Jaime McCaig	Referee
William Modeste	Referee
Daniel Rodriguez	Hallway Boy
Samuel Tyson	Creston Player
Vince Giordano	Big Band Leader
Gregory Singer	Violinist
Dean Pratt	Trumpet Player
Kerry MacKillop	Trumpet Player
Harvey Tibbs	Trombone Player
Jack Stuckey	Sax Player
Mark Lopeman	Sax Player
Mark Phaneuf	Sax Player
Larry Wade	Sax Player
Conal Fowkes	Piano Player
Matt Munisteri	Guitarist
John Meyers	Drummer
Ron Morgan	Mailor Priest
Alison Folland	Jeopardy Contestant
Alex Trebek	Himself
Production Credits	Credit
Dany Wolf	Executive Producer
Laurence Mark	Producer
Sean Connery	Producer
Jonathan King	Executive Producer
Rhonda Tollefson	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Fountainbridge Films	Production Company
Laurence Mark Production	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
New York, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Michael Rich	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Nadine Wilson	Production Accountant
Antonia Proscia	Assistant Production Accountant
Luc Bernard	Assistant Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
B Lynn Tonnessen	Assistant Set Decorator
Sandra L Smirle	Assistant Art Director
Darrell K Keister	Art Director
Joseph M DeLuca	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Jane Musky	Production Designer
Cal Loucks	Set Decorator
David Evans	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Susan Tyson	Set Decorator
Arvinder Grewal	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Francine Maisler	Casting
Victoria Pettibone	Casting Associate - casting associates
Casting Kleiman	Extras Casting
Bill Woods	Casting Associate - casting associates
Bernard Telsey	Casting
David Vaccari	Casting
Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler	Casting Associate - casting associates
Jon Strotheide	Casting Associate - casting associates
Film Camera	Credit
Harris Savides	Director of Photography
Craig Haagensen	Camera Operator
Kevin McKenna	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Larry McConkey	Steadicam Operator
Demmie Todd	Photography - still photographer
Eric Swanek	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steve Sheridan	Color Timer
George Kraychyk	Photography - still photographer
Phil Oetiker	Camera Operator
Michael Cambria	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Greg Williams	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Caesar Carnevale	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Mark Cyre	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Neil Trafford	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Hal Willner	Music Supervisor
Hal Willner	Original Score - original score producer
Leslie Langs	Music - assistant music editor
Karl Peinkofer	Music Performer
Kenneth Karman	Music Editor
Bill Frisell	Song
Bill Frisell	Song Performer
Lisa Jaime	Music Editor
Hans Neusiedler	Music
Celestial Harmonics	Music Performer
Jimmy Bobbitt	Song
Jimmy Bobbitt	Song Performer
F M Lehman	Song
Miles Davis	Song Performer
Marc Johnson	Song Performer
Claudia Mays Lehman	Song - song arranger
Peter Erskine	Song Performer
Wayne Shorter	Song - songs
Miles Davis	Song
Ornette Coleman	Song Performer
Ruff Ryders	Song Performer
Joe Zawinul	Song
Drag-On	Song Performer
Ron Miles	Song
Curtis Fowlkes	Song
Hank Roberts	Song Performer
Kermit Driscoll	Song Performer
Eyvind Kang	Song
Hermeto Pascoal	Song
Joey Baron	Song Performer
Dewitt Clinton High School Chorus	Song Performer
John Jacob Niles	Song
Peer Raben Orchestra	Song Performer
Joaquin Rodrigo	Song
Hanson	Song Performer
Carl Fortina	Song
Mel Smalls	Song
Craig Seganti	Song Performer
Algis A Kizys	Song Performer
Sheldon Harris	Song
Allan Roberts	Song
Jonathan Bepler	Song Performer
Doris Fisher	Song
David S Thorpe	Song Performer
William L Dawson	Song - song arranger
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Song Performer
Jerome Kern	Song
Herbert Reynolds	Song
Peer Raben	Song
Isaac Hanson	Song
Taylor Hanson	Song
Zac Hanson	Song
Charles Henderson	Song
Rudy Vallee	Song
E Y Harburg	Song
Harold Arlen	Song
Craig Seganti	Song
Algis A Kizys	Song
Jonathan Bepler	Song
David S Thorpe	Song
Bob Thiele	Song
George David Weiss	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Tom Farr	Stunts
George Aguilar	Stunt Coordinator
Richard Hughes	Stunts
Jamie Jones	Stunts
Paul Rutledge	Stunts
Al Thompson	Stunts
Dave van Zeyl	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Kerin Ferallo	Production Coordinator
Michele Giordano	Production Supervisor
Cliff Fuller	Assistant Production Coordinator
David Graham	Assistant Location Manager
James Powers	Production Manager
Julie Oppenheimer	Script Supervisor
David J Webb	Assistant Director
Dany Wolf	Unit Production Manager
Trish Adlesic	Location Manager
Fareshta Ahmadi	DGA Trainee
Kwame L Parker	Assistant Production Coordinator
Amy Lynn	Assistant Director
Dave McIlroy	Location Manager
Beverly Sutton	Production Coordinator
Lin Saunders	Assistant Location Manager
Dylan Hopkins	Assistant Director
Bruno Bryniarski	Assistant Director
Kirsteen McLean	Assistant Director
Julie O'Neill	Assistant Director - assistant director trainee
John Suave	Assistant Director - assistant director trainee
Publicity	Credit
Larry Kaplan	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Steve Fontano	Foley Mixer
Margie O'Malley	Foley Artist
Brian Miksis	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Paul Koronkiewicz	Boom Operator
Patrick Winters	Sound Effects Editor
Leslie Shatz	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Peter Appleton	ADR Editor
Kelly J Baker	Sound Editor
Concha Solano	Assistant Sound Editor
Burton Sharp	ADR Supervisor
Patti Tauscher	Foley Editor
Alfredo Viteri	Boom Operator
David Parker	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Richard Moore	Sound Effects Editor
Owen Langevin	Sound Mixer
Marnie Moore	Foley Artist
Michael Gandsey	Sound Effects Editor
Gus van Sant	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Erika Schengili-Roberts	Boom Operator
James L Thompson Jr	Boom Operator
Chris Potter	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Shane Kinnear	Visual Effects - visual effects executive producer
Ken Ouellette	Animation Supervisor
Bob Munroe	Visual Effects Supervisor
Syd Dutton	Visual Effects
Bill Taylor	Visual Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Cori Burchell	Wardrobe
Michal Bigger	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Ann Roth	Costume Designer
John D Quaglia	Hair Stylist - key hair stylist
Iris Horta Lemos	Set Costumer
Donna Maloney	Wardrobe Supervisor
Michelle Matland	Assistant Costume Designer
Amy T Roth	Costumes - key costumer
Andre Schulz	Costumes - costumer
Lyndell Quiyou	Hair Stylist
Melanie Hughes-Weaver	Makeup Artist
Joanna Brett	Wardrobe Supervisor
Mario Cacioppo	Makeup Artist
Veronica Ciandre	Hair Stylist
Barrett Hong	Wardrobe Supervisor

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