Nobel Son - Cast

Cast

Alan Rickman as Eli Michaelson, a philandering chemistry professor who wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Bryan Greenberg as Barkley Michaelson, the down-on-his-luck college student son of Eli Michaelson, who is kidnapped for ransom following his father's winning of the Nobel Prize.
Shawn Hatosy as Thaddeus James, Barkley's kidnapper with a dark past.
Mary Steenburgen as Sarah Michaelson, a forensic psychiatrist; wife of Eli and mother of Barkley.
Bill Pullman as Max Mariner, the police detective investigating Barkley's kidnapping.
Eliza Dushku as City Hall, a local poet/artist on whom Barkley has a crush.
Danny DeVito as George Gastner, the Michaelsons' guest house tenant who is learning to control his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Cameos include Ted Danson and Tracey Walter as university colleagues of Eli Michaelson, and Ernie Hudson as a police detective aiding in the ransom negotiation.

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