Finding Forrester 23 years old

In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.

Finding Forrester

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.

Credits

Finding Forrester Cast

Name Character
Matt Damon He was 30, now 53 years old as Steven Sanderson
Sean Connery He was 70, now 93 years old as William Forrester
Gus Van Sant He was 48, now 71 years old as Library Assistant (uncredited)
F. Murray Abraham He was 61, now 84 years old as Prof. Robert Crawford
Anna Paquin She was 18, now 41 years old as Claire Spence
Michael Nouri He was 55, now 78 years old as Dr. Spence
Michael Pitt He was 19, now 43 years old as John Coleridge
Glenn Fitzgerald He was 29, now 52 years old as Massie, Forrester's Delivery Man
April Grace She was 38, now 61 years old as Ms. Joyce
Busta Rhymes He was 28, now 51 years old as Terrell Wallace
Rob Brown He was 16, now 40 years old as Jamal Wallace
Richard Easton He was 67, 86 years old when he died as Prof. Matthews

Finding Forrester Crew

Name Department
Valdís Óskarsdóttir as Editor. She was 50 (now 74) years old Editing
Bill Brown as Music. He was 31 (now 55) years old Sound
Mike Rich as Screenplay. He was 41 (now 65) years old Writing
Jonathan King as Producer. He was 56 (now 79) years old Production
Rhonda Tollefson as Producer. She was 0 (now 24) years old Production
Laurence Mark as Producer. He was 51 (now 74) years old Production
Dany Wolf as Producer. Production
Harris Savides as Director of Photography. He was 43 (55) years old when He died Camera
Sean Connery as Producer. He was 70 (now 93) years old Production
Finding Forrester poster
Finding Forrester (23 years)

In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.

  • Release day: Thursday, December 21, 2000
  • Runtime: 136 minutes
  • Budget: 43000000.00
  • Revenue: 80049764.00