Movie · 2000
Finding Forrester
“In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.”
Released 21 December 2000 136 min Drama / History More from 2000 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
FR·01
How old were they?
Sean Connery
as William Forrester
Richard Easton
as Prof. Matthews
F. Murray Abraham
as Robert Crawford
Michael Nouri
as Dr. Spence
Vince Giordano
as Big Band Leader
April Grace
as Ms. Joyce
Matt Malloy
as Bradley
Matt Damon
as Steven Sanderson
Glenn Fitzgerald
as Massie
Busta Rhymes
as Terrell Wallace
Michael Pitt
as John Coleridge
Anna Paquin
as Claire Spence
Damany Mathis
as Kenzo
Lil' Zane
as Damon
Rob Brown
as Jamal Wallace
Stephanie Berry
as Janice
Fly Williams III
as Fly
Damion Lee
as Clay
Jim Titus
as Student
FR·02
The numbers
54years between the oldest and youngest billed
70Sean Connery — oldest on the call sheet
16Rob Brown — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast