A recently widowed professor must juggle a new love, a failing career and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.
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language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexuality
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.
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Who stars in Smart People: Cast List
The Long Game, Footloose
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, Heaven Is For Real
Escape From Planet Earth, Lovelace
Freeheld, Inception
A History of Violence, Cold Turkey
Who's making Smart People: Crew List
A look at the Smart People behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's writer Mark Poirier last wrote Hateship, Loveship and Goats.
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Production: What we know about Smart People?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Smart People Release Date: When was the film released?
Smart People was a release in 2008 on Friday, April 11, 2008. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Take, Street Kings and The Visitor.
Smart People DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Smart People was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 .