Smart People
“Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn”
2008•R•1h 35m•5.8•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.
Director
Noam Murro
Writer
Mark Poirier
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$11M
Languages
English
Studio
GEM Global Entertainment Magyar
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Lawrence Wetherhold
Sarah Jessica Parker
Janet Hartigan
Thomas Haden Church
Chuck Wetherhold
Elliot Page
Vanessa Wetherhold
Ashton Holmes
James Wetherhold
Christine Lahti
Nancy
Camille Mana
Missy
David Denman
William
Don Wadsworth
Hadley
Robert Haley
Roth
Patrick Sebes
Curtis
Kevin James Doyle
Rodney
Paul Huber
Ben (as Paul J. Huber)
Iva Jean Saraceni
Volunteer
Richard John Walters
Parking Lot Attendant
Production
Company
GEM Global Entertainment Magyar
Company
Miramax
Company
Sherazade Film Development
Company
Groundswell Productions
Company
QED International
Company
Corduroy Films
Company
Visitor Pictures
Company
Chesterfield Writer's Film Project
Producer
Michael Costigan
Producer
Bridget Johnson
Producer
Michael London
Producer
Bruna Papandrea
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