Smart People Directed by Noam Murro (2008) Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, who's been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage dad and the doctor's relationship, but Lawrence is good at that without help. Is there any way these smart people can get a life? Can happiness be pursued beneath layers of irony? Cast:Dennis Quaid, Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes. Props and Wardrobe The below wardrobe was worn by the character Vanessa (Ellen Page) in the movie "Smart People". [Premier Props COA] White shirt, gray skirt and red sweater. Ellen in a scene from the movie Ellen Page in the movie Smart People