About a Boy (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by |
Chris Weitz Paul Weitz |
| Produced by |
Jane Rosenthal Robert De Niro Brad Epstein Tim Bevan Eric Fellner |
| Screenplay by |
Peter Hedges Chris Weitz Paul Weitz |
| Based on |
About a Boy by Nick Hornby |
| Starring |
Hugh Grant Nicholas Hoult Toni Collette Rachel Weisz |
| Narrated by | Nicholas Hoult |
| Music by | Badly Drawn Boy |
| Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin |
| Edited by | Nick Moore |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Release date
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26 April 2002 |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $130,549,455 |
About a Boy is a 2002 British-French-American comedy-drama film produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, co-written and directed by brothers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz with music by Badly Drawn Boy and written by Peter Hedges. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. The film stars are Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. The film at times uses double voice-over narration, when the audience hears both Will's and Marcus's thoughts.
The film was theatrically released on 26 April 2002 by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Actors Hugh Grant and Toni Collette were nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award respectively for their performances. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $130,549,455 on a $30 million budget.
Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) lives a serene and luxurious lifestyle devoid of responsibility in London thanks to substantial royalties left to him from a successful Christmas song composed by his father. Will begins attending a support group, called SPAT (Single Parents Alone Together), for single parents as a way to meet women and as part of his ploy, invents a two-year-old son named Ned. His plan succeeds and he meets Suzie (Victoria Smurfit). Will brings Suzie on a picnic where he meets Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the 12-year-old son of Suzie's friend, Fiona (Toni Collette). Will gains Marcus' interest and trust after he lies to a park ranger to cover up for Marcus killing a duck by throwing his mother's concrete loaf at it. Afterward, when Will and Suzie take Marcus home, they find Fiona in the living room, overdosed on pills in a suicide attempt.
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