Grady Tripp is a professor/writer living in Pittsburgh who is struggling with writer's block. Whilst doing this, he also manages to get the chancellor pregnant. In the meantime, he and a college student, James Leer are trying to find a rare jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe, and a college girl, Hannah Green boarding with Grady has a bit of a crush on him.
Production British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) [gb]; Curtis Hanson Productions; MFF Feature Film Productions; Marubeni [jp]; Mutual Film Company; Paramount Pictures; Scott Rudin Productions; Tele-München (TMG) [de]; Toho-Towa [jp];
Cast Names Michael Douglas; Tobey Maguire; Frances McDormand; Robert Downey Jr.; Katie Holmes; Rip Torn; Richard Knox; Jane Adams; Michael Cavadias; Richard Thomas; Alan Tudyk; Philip Bosco; George Grizzard; Kelly Bishop; Bill Velin; Charis Michelsen; Yusuf Gatewood; June Hildreth; Elisabeth Granli; Richard Hidlebird; Screamer; Bingo O'Malley; Patricia Cray; Marita Golden; Victor Quinaz; James Ellroy; Lenora Nemetz; Tracey D. Turner; James Kisicki; Rob McElhenney; Anika Bobb; Katherine Sweeney; Lucia M. Aguirre; Amber Brkich; Sharon Danovich; Valerian Dec; Lisa Delmar; April Deoria; John R. Devich; Sean King;
Box Office USD 19,389,454
Release Date 2000-02-22 (premiere) 2000-02-23 (limited) 2000-02-25 2000-11-08 (re-release)
Genres Drama; Comedy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language and drug content.