Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. The film stars Sean Connery as William Forreter, a recluse who never leaves his apartment and has become a neighborhood urban legend. Anna Paquin, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Pitt, Glenn Fitzgerald, April Grace, Busta Rhymes and Charles Bernstein star in supporting roles.

About Finding Forrester in brief

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. 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. Jamal Wallace, a black teenager, is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forreter, through whom he refines his talent for writing and comes to terms with his identity. The film is one of the highest-grossing films of all time at the box office in the U.S., taking in more than $1.2 billion.

It is also the second-highest grossing film of the year in the United States, behind The Godfather: Part II, which earned $2.4 billion. The movie was released on November 17, 2000. It was released in the UK on November 25, 2000, and in the US on November 28, 2000 (but not in Australia). The film was released to wide release on November 30, 2001, and on November 31, 2001 (but the release date has yet to be released in Australia) The film stars Sean Connery as William For rester, a recluse who never leaves his apartment and has become a neighborhood urban legend. In the film, Connery plays a character named Jamal Wallace who is a gifted student who is accused of plagiarism by his professors.

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