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Finding Forrester Director: Gus Van Sant Cast: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin

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  • DVD Release Date: 04/24/2001
  • Original Release: 2000
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 2,203
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Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video; Widescreen presentation; Audio: English 5.1 [Dolby Digital] and 2-channel [Dolby Surround], French; Subtitles: English, French; "HBO Making Of: Finding Forrester"; "Found": Rob Brown featurette; Deleted choir scenes; Theatrical trailers; Talent files; Interactive menus; Production notes; Scene selections

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Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [3:46]
2. The Window [2:15]
3. Urban legends [6:12]
4. Literary lion's den [7:58]
5. Returned & graded [1:09]
6. 5000 Word Assingment [2:48]
7. Private school opportunity [2:21]
8. Jamal meets William [5:22]
9. Claire Spence [1:09]
10. The great 20th-Century novel [1:36]
11. Soup questions [2:40]
12. Serious basketball [2:38]
13. A familiar face [1:29]
14. "Ever read that?" [10:19]
15. No thinking...write [4:52]
16. Shooting fouls [7:06]
17. Party at the Spences [9:36]
18. Key to a woman's heart [4:45]
19. Family album [2:44]
20. William's night out [4:00]
21. Birthday gift [4:07]
22. Honest & open discussion [:51]
23. Beaten at his own game [4:13]
24. NEW YORKER essay [5:36]
25. Mailor vs. Creston [7:54]
26. "Losing Family" [7:08]
27. A fair & proper decision [3:16]
28. Senior Year [3:11]

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Editorial Reviews

In the spirit of his Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant directs this tale of the unlikely bond that develops between an aging, reclusive novelist named Forrester (Sean Connery) -- who hasn't written anything since winning a Pulitzer Prize decades earlier -- and Jamal (Rob Brown), a 16-year-old with a hidden desire to be a writer. When Jamal is cited for his athleticism in basketball by an elite Manhattan prep school, he is forced to adapt to an environment far from his South Bronx upbringing, and a small mishap leads him to the eccentric, uneasy Forrester. After their initial apprehension of each other, they begin to fuel each other's fire for writing, and become unlikely friends despite their ages and backgrounds. Forrester's devotion to Jamal becomes enhanced when he must defend allegations of plagiarism enforced by Professor Crawford (F. Murray Abraham), jeopardizing Jamal's future. The film also features Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, and Zane Copeland, Jr.. Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

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Finding Forresterby Anonymous

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June 15, 2004: I think this movie is one on the best...we watched it in school and i fell in love with it...it takes so many lessons and bonds them into a package that you can laugh at cry at and admire...

Finding Forresterby Anonymous

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June 14, 2003: Sean Connery, arguably one of this century's finest actors, as the reclusive novelist, William Forrester, is a rare cinematic treat. Rob Brown is engaging as Jamal Warner, Forrester's gifted protege. This movie Is, most definitely, worth a look.


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