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Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Steve Kloves. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, it is based on the 1995 novel by Michael Chabon. Michael Douglas stars as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at a university but has been unable to finish his second novel.
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Good literature seldom turns into good films. This rule applied to *Wonder Boys*, 1995 novel by Michael Chabon, and its 2000 film adaptation directed by Curtis Hanson. The protagonist, played by Michael Douglas, is Professor Grady Tripp, middle-aged intellectual who earns his living by teaching creative writing at unnamed Pennsylvania university. Some time ago he rose to fame with his first novel, but creative spark…More
