Summary
Outline:
An afro-american teen writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.
Synopsis:
Because of scoring exceptionaly high on a state wide standardized exam and being an exceptionally good basketball player Jamal Wallace is sent to a prestigious prep school in Manhattan. He soon befriends the reclusive writer, William Forrester. The friendship leads to William to overcome his reclusivness and for Jamal to overcome the racial prejudices and pursue his true dream - writing.
Details
Released:
19 Dec 2000Studio:
Columbia PicturesRuntime:
136Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1Language:
EnglishAudio:
SDDS / DTS / Dolby DigitalCredits
Crew
- Dany Wolf - Executive producer
- Gus Van Sant - Director
- Jonathan King - Executive producer
- Laurence Mark - Producer
- Mike Rich - Writer
- Rhonda Tollefson - Producer
- Sean Connery - Producer
Cast
- Alex Trebek - Himself
- Alison Folland - Jeopardy Contestant
- Anna Paquin - Claire Spence
- April Grace - Ms. Joyce
- Busta Rhymes - Terrell Wallace
- Capital Jay - Opposing Player
- Cassandra Kubinski - Claire's Friend
- Charles Bernstein - Dr. Simon
- Conal Fowkes - Piano Player
- Damany Mathis - Kenzo
- Damion Lee - Clay
- Daniel Rodriguez - Hallway Boy
- David Madison - Kid in the Hall
- Dean Pratt - Trumpet Player
- F. Murray Abraham - Prof. Robert Crawford
- Fly Williams III - Fly
- Gerry Rosenthal - Student Speaker
- Glenn Fitzgerald - Massie, Forrester's Delivery Man
- Gregory Singer - Violinist
- Harvey Tibbs - Trombone Player
- Jack Stuckey - Sax Player
- Jaime McCaig - Referee
- James T. Williams II - Student
- Jimmy Bobbitt - Rapper
- Joey Buttafuoco - Night Man
- John Meyers - Drummer
- Kerry MacKillop - Trumpet Player
- Larry Wade - Sax Player
- Lil' Zane - Damon (as Zane Copeland Jr.)
- Marc Phaneuf - Sax Player
- Mark Lopeman - Sax Player
- Matt Damon - Steven Sanderson
- Matt Malloy - David Bradley
- Matt Munisteri - Guitarist
- Matthew Noah Word - John Hartwell
- Michael Nouri - Dr. Spence
- Michael Pitt - John Coleridge
- Richard Easton - Prof. Matthews
- Rob Brown - Jamal Wallace
- Ron Morgan - Mailor Priest
- Samuel Tyson - Creston Player
- Sean Connery - William Forrester
- Sophia Wu - Librarian
- Stephanie Berry - Janice Wallace
- Tim Hall - Student Manager
- Tom Kearns - Coach Garrick
- Tom Mullica - Old Money Man
- Vince Giordano - Big Band Leader
- William Modeste - Referee
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