Steve Kloves

Steve Kloves

Steve Kloves, born in Austin, Texas, grew up in Sunnyvale, California, where he graduated from Fremont High School. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles but dropped out when he was not admitted into the film school in his third year. As an unpaidintern for a Hollywood agent, he gained attention for a screenplay he wrote called Swings. This led to a meeting where he successfully pitched Racing with the Moon (1984). His first experience with professional screenwriting left him wanting more interaction with the actors so that the characters would stay true to his vision. Kloves wrote The Fabulous Baker Boys and also intended it to be his directorial debut. After years of trying to sell the project in Hollywood, the film finally got off the ground and was released in 1989. The Fabulous Baker Boys did reasonably well, but his next shot as writer/director for Flesh and Bone in 1993 fared poorly at the box office. Kloves then stopped writing for three years. Realizing that he had to return to writing to support his family, he began adapting Michael Chabon's novel Wonder Boys into a screenplay. Kloves was offered the chance to direct but he declined, preferring to direct only his own original work. This was his first try at adapting another work to film. His screenplay was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award after the film's release in 2000. Warner Bros. sent Kloves a list of novels that the company was considering to adapt as films. The listing included the first Harry Potter novel, which intrigued him despite his usual indifference to these catalogs. He went on to write the screenplays for the first four films in the series. After Michael Goldenberg wrote the screenplay for the fifth film, Kloves then returned to write the sixth, seventh and eighth installments. As of 2011, Kloves is working on a film adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which he will write and direct. He has also a draft written of the yet unproduced fantasy film Akira.

  • Title: Steve Kloves
  • Popularity: 5.926
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1960-03-18
  • Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA
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  • Also Known As: Stephen Keith
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Steve Kloves Movies

  • 2024
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    A Look Through His Lens

    A Look Through His Lens

    1 2024 HD

    Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and...

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  • 2002
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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    7.7 2002 HD

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  • 2001
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    7.9 2001 HD

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  • 2004
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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    8.016 2004 HD

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  • 2005
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    7.808 2005 HD

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  • 2009
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    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    7.689 2009 HD

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  • 2022
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    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    6.7 2022 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Fabulous Baker Boys

    The Fabulous Baker Boys

    6.6 1989 HD

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  • 2000
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    Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

    6.829 2000 HD

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  • 2010
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    7.748 2010 HD

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  • 2011
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    8.093 2011 HD

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  • 1984
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    Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

    6.1 1984 HD

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  • 1993
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    Flesh and Bone

    Flesh and Bone

    6 1993 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Amazing Spider-Man

    The Amazing Spider-Man

    6.708 2012 HD

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  • 1993
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    Flesh and Bone

    Flesh and Bone

    6 1993 HD

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  • 2018
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    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    6.9 2018 HD

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  • 2016
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    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    7.3 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    6.5 2018 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Fabulous Baker Boys

    The Fabulous Baker Boys

    6.6 1989 HD

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  • 2009
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    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    7.807 2009 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2022
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    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    6.7 2022 HD

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