Information
- BFI identifier609499
- Date2002 (Copyright)
2002-04-26 (Release) - Production countryGermany, USA, United Kingdom, France
- Production company
- SynopsisWill, a self-centred and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties who lives off the substantial royalties left to him from a successful Christmas song composed by his father, begins attending a support group for single parents as a way to meet women. As a result of one of his liaisons he meets Marcus, a 12-year-old boy with problems at school. Gradually, Will and Marcus become close friends with Marcus' influence leading Will to mature as he seeks out a relationship with illustrator Rachel. (Synopsis)
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Title
About a Boy (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/A6B1-A1E7-5909-E39C-43A1-ZCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
- Collections
- Film / Video
- Scripts / DocumentsScript - Screenplay for selected scenes published to accompany release, 2002 - S20508
Screenplay - Screenplay by Peter Hodges. Page one re-write by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby. White draft, 20 March 2001. - JJO-15-1
Crowd Continuity File No.1 - Folder containing numerous continuity photographs including polaroids. - JJO-15-2-1
Crowd Continuity File No.2 - Folder containing continuity photographs, including polaroids. - JJO-15-2-2
Continuity No.2, School Kids - Continuity file containing mainly polaroids of schoolchildren used as extras - JJO-15-2-3
For script see LINDY HEMMING Collection. Information folder held.
view all - Posters / DesignsPoster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-14813
Poster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-14891
view all - StillsPhotograph: transparency - Landscape - Colour - bfi-00n-1uz
Photograph: transparency - Landscape - Colour - bfi-00n-1uy
Photograph: transparency - Landscape - Colour - bfi-00n-1ux
Photograph: transparency - Landscape - Colour - bfi-00n-1uw
Photograph: transparency - Landscape - Colour - bfi-00m-zzz
view all - ArticlesRadio Times 4 Mar 2006 - ReviewFilm-Echo/Filmwoche n45 9 Nov 2002 - InterviewSight and Sound v12 n5 May 2002 - Credits, Review, SynopsisEmpire n155 May 2002 - Credits, ReviewEmpire n155 May 2002 - Article, Interviewview all
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Work - 609499 - 2002 (Copyright)
Germany - Film - Fiction
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