Title Finding Forrester Overview 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. Tagline In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary. Genres Drama Keywords upper class, brother brother relationship, scotland, poetry, based on novel, mentor, becoming an adult, professor, literature, intellectually gifted, plagiarism, literature competition, private school, manuscript, seclusion, pulitzer prize, dying and death, idol, friendship, unsociability, high school, scholarship, father figure Production Companies Fountainbridge Films, Laurence Mark Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Finding Forrester Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 136 Release Year 2000
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 80 million USD