After receiving an award for his classic writings Forrester left writing four decades earlier until Jamal a young boy having and intellectual talent of writing visits William Forrester and accidentally leaves his back pack full of his great writings. On exploring of Jamal’s talent, Forrester plies writing which had been his dream since forever.
30 December 1978, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
8 October 1976, New York City, New York, USA
20 June 1981, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
10 April 1981, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
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24 October 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
24 July 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
24 July 1952, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
19 August 1948, Waupun, Wisconsin, USA
2 September 1980, USA
14 August 1952, Compton, California, USA
23 August 1977, Burbank, California, USA
4 April 1950, New York City, New York, USA
25 August 1930, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
7 May 1981, New York City, New York, USA
July 22, 2012
predictable formula film that is quickly forgotten
March 19, 2002
An anti-intellectual film about the intellectual life.
February 06, 2001
Funny and touching.
March 25, 2008
If director Gus Van Sant had always been a hack it wouldn't matter so much, but personally I find this form of licking the audience's cheeks like an obsequious puppy deeply offensive.
January 12, 2001
A rare find.
February 15, 2010
Brown, in his acting debut, displays the balance of book smarts, street smarts, and vulnerability that is crucial to the part.
April 29, 2009
Doesn't fully live up to all the expectations but is still enjoyable.
September 24, 2010
Lost in "Forrester's" dismissal is appreciation for its relatively piss-and-vinegar approach to the act of creating fiction. Jazzy, classicist and a bit meta, the film's unexpectedly urbane quirks resemble Jonathan Demme films at their mainstream best.
December 24, 2010
Quality characters, solid film; OK for ages 14+.
March 25, 2008
Rather hollow effort.
January 26, 2006
The leaden screenplay can be fingered for many of the film's faults. But what happened to the off-kilter film-maker last seen at work in To Die For?
January 11, 2001
A rewarding exploration of the knotty and often contentious relationship between teacher and protege. Its chief pleasure is the master class in the art of acting delivered by Sean Connery.
