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ABOUT A BOY (2002)

VISUAL AIDS
POSTERS AND COVER ART



THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Hugh Grant (Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary) is simply brilliant in this comedy hit the critics are hailing as "Hilarious!" (Premiere) Will Lightman (Grant) is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will get a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never to old to grow up. About A Boy is the irresistible comedy smash that Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine says is "Smart, funny and winsome."

STARRING:

Hugh Grant: Will Lightman
Toni Collette: Fiona
Rachel Weisz: Rachel
Nicholas Hoult: Marcus

SCREENWRITER: Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

DIRECTOR: Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz

RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes

STUDIO: Universal

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: C

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Adapted Screenplay - Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
(nominated)

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) - Hugh Grant
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This movie is based on the book of the same name written by Nick Hornby.
• The title of this film is a play on the title of the Nirvana song About A Girl. In the book the band Nirvana plays an important role, it inspires Marcus to come out of shell after the attempted suicide of his mother, only to be devastated to learn about Kurt Cobain's successful suicide later. This plot point was cut from the film, however the name of movie was left unchanged.
• Brad Pitt was offered the lead role in this film, however he turned down the role because he couldn't understand why if the main character was supposed to be handsome and charming he would resort to pretending to be a single father just so he could pick up single mothers.

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