The lovely Clara Hudson from University of Scranton visited the Reference Department this afternoon and made me aware of this critally acclaimed film starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand and Katie (the future Mrs. Tom Cruise) Holmes.
In the film, author and Carnegie Mellon professor Grady Tripp (Douglas) learns his his married chancellor (McDormand) is pregnant with his child on the day his third wife leaves him. He befirends one of his troubled pupils James Leer (Maguire), who is obsessed with old film stars and is attempting to find an old coat once worn by Marilyn Monroe.
In the following exchange, Grady and James are driving and conversing about their lives:
JAMES LEER
My parents live in a small town.
GRADY
Where's that?
JAMES LEER
Carvel.
GRADY
Carvel? Where's Carvel?
JAMES LEER
Outside Scranton.
GRADY
I never heard of it.
JAMES LEER
It's a hellhole. Three motels and a mannequin factory. My dad worked there for thirty-five years.
Wonder Boys is available to borrow from the Lackawanna County Library System. To place a hold on the DVD, click here; for the VHS, click here.
Much thanks again to Clara Hudson for the "Wonder Boys" info.
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