Smart People

Smart People

Smart People

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Smart People

"Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn"

2008

1h 35m

5.8(277 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Miramax

Groundswell Productions

QED International

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Dennis Quaid

Lawrence Wetherhold

Dennis Quaid

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Sarah Jessica Parker

Janet Hartigan

Sarah Jessica Parker

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Thomas Haden Church

Chuck Wetherhold

Thomas Haden Church

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Elliot Page

Vanessa Wetherhold

Elliot Page

Acting

Ashton Holmes

James Wetherhold

Ashton Holmes

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Christine Lahti

Nancy

Christine Lahti

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Camille Mana

Missy

Camille Mana

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David Denman

William

David Denman

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Don Wadsworth

Hadley

Don Wadsworth

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Robert Haley

Roth

Robert Haley

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Patrick Sebes

Curtis

Patrick Sebes

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Kevin James Doyle

Rodney

Kevin James Doyle

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Paul Huber

Ben (as Paul J. Huber)

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Iva Jean Saraceni

Volunteer

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Richard John Walters

Parking Lot Attendant

Richard John Walters

Acting

Scott A. Martin

Weller

Scott A. Martin

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Jane Mowder

Julia Knight

Jane Mowder

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Adam Kroloff

Talbot

Adam Kroloff

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Patrick Jordan

Waiter

Patrick Jordan

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Amanda Jane Cooper

Brooke

Amanda Jane Cooper

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Kiley Caughey

Linsey

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Christy Harst

Waitress

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Rick Warner

Bloomberg

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Barret Hackney

Joseph

Barret Hackney

Acting

Jackson Nunn

Club Scene: Dining (uncredited)

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