TY - SER KW - college students KW - writers KW - Jewish Americans KW - professors AU - Steven Kloves AB - A motion picture adaptation of the 1995 novel in which professor and author Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) suffers a series of misfortunes on the eve of a writers and publishers weekend. C1 - 1980s C2 - unpublished C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Oakland; University of Pittsburgh; Squirrel Hill; Carnegie Mellon University; Shadyside; East Liberty; Highland Park; Fox Chapel; Erie County; Lake Erie C4 - Satire; Comedy; Campus; Roman à clef LA - English M3 - Screenplay N1 - Based on the novel by Michael Chabon (1963— ). The film also stars Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, and Robert Downey Jr. N2 - A motion picture adaptation of the 1995 novel in which professor and author Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) suffers a series of misfortunes on the eve of a writers and publishers weekend. PY - 2000 RN - Steven Kloves (1960— ) is a screenwriter best known for his adaptations of Harry Potter books. EP - 122 p. TI - Wonder Boys ER -