Professor Grady (Michael Douglas Michael Douglas) was once known as the "miracle boy" because his novel published seven years ago was so excellent that it caused a sensation in the literary world. This seemed to be a good thing, but it left Grady with a heavy mental burden. He was afraid that his new work would fall too far, so he kept it at the bottom of the box and dared not publish it. Now that his wife has left him, he has a lover, Sarah (played by Francis McDormond Frances McDormand). The lover is his headmaster and the wife of his boss. Grady had no idea that it was only when he was old that bad luck beckoned to him one after another. Sarah told him that she was pregnant with his flesh and blood. To make matters worse, he was bitten by a vicious dog, but also began a sincere relationship with student James (Toby Maguire Tobey Maguire). Grady found valuable literary potential in James. On the other hand, editor Cleary (Robert Downey, Jr. Robert Downey Jr. (acted the role of) urge the manuscript to Grady like a ghost. There are many.
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