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About a Boy (2002)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 77,288 users
Metascore:
75/100
Reviews: 371 user | 151 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Based on Nick Hornby's best-selling novel, About A Boy is the story of a cynical, immature young man who is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy |
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Twelve year old Marcus Brewer lives with his chronically depressed single mother, Fiona Brewer. Both Fiona and Marcus beat to their own respective drummers. Marcus will do whatever he can to make his depressed mother happy, even if it causes himself grief. As such, he realizes that he is perceived as different than most kids, as even the self-professed weird kids don't want to hang out with him as he is the target of bullying. Part of the taunts against him are the fact that he sings and speaks to himself without even realizing that he is doing it. Meanwhile, thirty-eight year old Will Freeman is a slacker who has lived comfortably off the royalties of a song written by his deceased father, and as such has never had to work a day in his life. He is a solitary man who places himself as the first and only priority in life. He comes across the idea that dating single moms meets his selfish carnal needs... Written by Huggo
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Growing up has nothing to do with age.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Pour un garçon See more »Filming Locations:
BFI IMAX Cinema, Charlie Chaplin Walk, South Bank, Lambeth, London, England, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£3,747,966 (UK) (28 April 2002) (446 Screens)Gross:
$84,600,000 (Worldwide) (17 November 2002) (except USA)Company Credits
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Fiona: I mean, he's a special - very, very special boy and he's got a special soul, and I've wounded it.
Will: Oh, please, just shut up. You're wounding my soul.
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By The Edge (as Evans), Bono (as Hewson), Adam Clayton (as Clayton) and Larry Mullen Jr. (as Mullen)
Performed by U2
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In the novel, the music that Will introduces Marcus to - and so in turn bonds with Ellie over - is not rap, but the band Nirvana. The book is actually set during the 1993-1994 period, and the story climaxes with the kids learning of and being affected by Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain's 4/5/94 suicide (which within the context of the story has additional significance for Marcus). The title of the story is itself a pun on the Nirvana song "About A Girl". See more »Goofs
Continuity: At the end of the movie, before Will sits on the couch with Marcus, he picks up a nearly full bottle of beer. When he sits on the couch, the beer bottle is almost empty. See more »Quotes
[Fiona is crying]Fiona: I mean, he's a special - very, very special boy and he's got a special soul, and I've wounded it.
Will: Oh, please, just shut up. You're wounding my soul.
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Soundtracks
"Zoo Station"By The Edge (as Evans), Bono (as Hewson), Adam Clayton (as Clayton) and Larry Mullen Jr. (as Mullen)
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