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Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy (2002)

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About a Boy

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Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones/Unfaithful/The New Guy/The Lady and the Duke/Sex with Strangers (TV Episode 2002)

      Clips appear in a teaser for the next episode.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" The Best Films of 2002 (TV Episode 2003)

      Richard Roeper's #10 pick.
    • The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special 2003)

      clips
    • About a Boy: Deleted Scenes (Video 2003)

      deleted scenes from this movie
    • "Best! Movies! Ever!" Restaurants (TV Episode 2006)

      clips are shown to illustrate the best restaurant scenes in films

Features

    • Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

    • Young Frankenstein (1974)

    • Jaws (1975)

    • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV Series 1998– )

    • Billy Elliot (2000)

Referenced in

    • "Just Shoot Me!" About a Boy (TV Episode 2002)

      title reference
    • "Siskel & Ebert" The Sum of All Fears/Enough/The Importance of Being Earnest (TV Episode 2002)

      A still is shown for the "Now in Theaters" bumper. Two thumbs up.
    • Thirteen (2003)

    • "Dinner for Five" Episode #2.6 (TV Episode 2003)

      Mentioned in dialogue.
    • The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 2003)

References

    • The Jungle Book (1967)

      Video case is shown at home
    • Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    • Sesame Street (TV Series 1969– )

    • Jaws (1975)

    • The Muppet Show (TV Series 1976–1981)

Remade as

    • About a Boy (TV Movie 2003)

Spoofed in

    • "Celebrity Big Brother" Episode #3.14 (TV Episode 2022)

      Fake movie poster featured in the HOH competition: About a Boy Band

Version of

    • About a Boy (TV Movie 2003)

      based on the same book
    • About a Boy (TV Series 2014–2015)

      based on the same book

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