Smart People Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Mar. 5, 2007

Smart People

Release Date: Friday, April 11, 2008

Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashton Holmes, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church, Michael Costigan, Mark Poirier, Naom Murro, Bridget Johnson

A recently widowed professor must juggle a new love, a failing career and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.

R Comedy N/A

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A recently widowed professor must juggle a new love, a failing career and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.

Plot

What's the story about?

"Smart People" is the darkly comic story of Lawrence Wetherhold, a widowed and unhappy English professor played by Dennis Quaid, who has alienated his son and turned his daughter into an overachieving, friendless teen. He falls for Janet (Sarah Jessica Parker), one of his former students, while at the same time his ne'er-do-well brother (Thomas Haden Church) shows up at his door unexpectedly, triggering a series of comic crises and eventually growth in the family as they learn to reconnect.

Comedy Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Smart People.

Dennis Quaid
The Substance, I Can Only Imagine 2
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Thomas Haden Church
Daddy’s Home, Max
Sarah Jessica Parker
The Family Stone, Sex and the City 2
Ellen Page
Inception, The East
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Ashton Holmes
The Peaceful Warrior, A History of Violence

Crew Behind the Film

The Smart People behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Mark Poirier last wrote Hateship, Loveship and Goats.

Director: Naom Murro
Screenwriter: Mark Poirier
Producers: Michael Costigan
Bridget Johnson

Studios: Miramax Films
Production Company: Grosvenor Park; Groundswell Films; QED International

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexuality
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the Smart People movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Smart People was released in on Friday, April 11, 2008. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Visitor, Prom Night and Young@Heart.

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