Finding Forrester (2000)

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writer (WGA):

Mike Rich (written by)

Release Date:

19 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

An afro-american teen writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.

Plot Keywords:

Catcher In The Rye | Basketball | Writing | Break In | Brother Brother Relationship

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Sean Connery	...	William Forrester
Rob Brown	...	Jamal Wallace
F. Murray Abraham	...	Prof. Robert Crawford
Anna Paquin	...	Claire Spence
Busta Rhymes	...	Terrell Wallace
April Grace	...	Ms. Joyce
Michael Pitt	...	John Coleridge
Michael Nouri	...	Dr. Spence
Richard Easton	...	Prof. Matthews
Glenn Fitzgerald	...	Massie, Forrester's Delivery Man
Lil' Zane	...	Damon (as Zane Copeland Jr.)
Stephanie Berry	...	Janice Wallace
Fly Williams III	...	Fly
Damany Mathis	...	Kenzo
Damion Lee	...	Clay

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references.

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #37271) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:A | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden - 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Connery is speaking to the man delivering his shopping, Connery replies, "Of course you are." This same remark is also said by Connery in The Rock (1996), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Rising Sun (1993) and also by Clancy Brown in the film Highlander (1986) which also stars Sean Connery.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At one point in the film Jamal mentions to Claire that, "It was Stamford... At the bar in London... He was the one who introduced Watson to Holmes", alluding to the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories. However, it wasn't at a bar in London where Stamford introduced Watson to Holmes but at a hospital's chemical laboratory near the bar.

Quotes:

Prof. Robert Crawford: [to Jamal] Perhaps your skills do reach farther than basketball.
Jamal: "Further"
Prof. Robert Crawford: What?
Claire Spence: [to Jamal] Don't...
Jamal: [to Crawford] You said that my skills reached "farther" than basketball. "Farther" relates to distance, "further" is a definition of degree. You should have said "further".
Prof. Robert Crawford: Are you challenging me, Mr. Wallace?
Jamal: Not anymore than you challenged Coleridge.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World

Excellent dialog

The dialog in this movie, nay, FILM, is a masterwork. Sean Connery reaches out to urban youth with his catch phrases. It's the reason he's so loved and imitated by the urban community.

The internet tubes have been clogged with websites about this film. I own 2 copies of the DVD, an extra in case my first one breaks. I can't wait for a sequel. Religious groups worship at Sean's feet, as he proclaims: "Punch the keys for God's Sake". For God's sake, see this movie. Sean Connery is a God-fearing man and the only thing God fears is Sean Connery. That should be a movie, like Face/Off.

No Sean, YOU are the man now dog.