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About A Boy
Synopsis
About a Boy tells the story of Will, a rich, child-free and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties, who in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings. As a result of one of his liaisons he meets Marcus, a strange 12-year-old boy with problems at school. Gradually, Will and Marcus become friends and as Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool kid, Marcus helps Will to finally grow up.
Details
- Year
- 2002
- Type of film
- Features
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
- Producer
- Nicky Kentish-Barnes
- Co-Producer
- Nicky Kentish-Barnes
- Editor
- Nick Moore
- Screenwriter
- Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz
- Director of Photography
- Remi Adefarasin
- Sound
- Tony Dawe
- Music
- Damian Gough
- Principal Cast
- Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
