Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGus Van Sant
Written byMike Rich
Produced bySean Connery
Laurence Mark
Starring
CinematographyHarris Savides
Edited byValdís Óskarsdóttir
Music byTerence Blanchard
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • December 22, 2000 (2000-12-22)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$43 million[1]
Box office$80 million[2]

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. In the film, a black teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forrester (Sean Connery), through whom he refines his talent for writing and comes to terms with his identity. Anna Paquin, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Pitt, Glenn Fitzgerald, April Grace, Busta Rhymes, and Charles Bernstein star in supporting roles.

Although the film is not based on a true story, film critics have compared the character portrayed by Connery with real-life writer J. D. Salinger.[3][4] Connery later acknowledged that the inspiration for his role was indeed Salinger.[5]

  1. ^ "Finding Forrester (2000)". The Numbers.
  2. ^ "Finding Forrester". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (December 19, 2000). "Finding Forrester (2000) FILM REVIEW; Got Game. And Pen. And Mentor". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Travers, Peter (December 20, 2000). "Finding Forrester". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 29, 2010). "Secret J.D. Salinger Documentary & Book, Now Revealed (Mike Has Seen The Film)". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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