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Still, from early in his career, Tropper, who grew up in the Riverdale section of New York and lives in Westchester County, found plenty of interest in bringing his work to the screen. That type of midrange, adult-oriented dramedy has become something of an endangered species in Hollywood in recent years. “When those movies work - like ‘Terms of Endearment,’ ‘Jerry Maguire,’ ‘Annie Hall’ - they’re the ones you never forget.” “The stuff that made me want to be a screenwriter was that warts-and-all, slightly heightened but still grounded storytelling about family and relationships,” said Tropper, a divorced father of three. Brooks, Cameron Crowe and Woody Allen, mining comedy and drama from one nuclear family’s Fukushima-level meltdown. With a screenplay by Tropper and a starry ensemble cast that includes Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda and Adam Driver, the movie chronicles an emotionally tumultuous week in the life of four combative siblings as they return home after the death of their father to sit shiva, the Jewish ritual of mourning.Īs Tropper sees it, “This Is Where I Leave You” follows in the tradition of such filmmakers as James L.

19, director Shawn Levy’s adaptation of Tropper’s 2009 bestseller “This Is Where I Leave You” will hit theaters. Given his talent for blending cutting wit with tear-jerking poignancy, it’s no surprise Hollywood has come calling. “It feels a little early,” he explained somewhat apologetically.Īs readers of his novels know, Tropper, 44, can be dangerously honest no matter what he’s drinking, laying bare the flaws and foibles of his suburban middle-class characters as they fumble through marriage, careers, midlife crises and family squabbles.

“Sometimes I become dangerously honest with a cocktail.” After a moment of careful deliberation, he settled on a Diet Coke. “How honest do you want me to be?” he asked. On a recent afternoon, author Jonathan Tropper sat down in a Brentwood restaurant and surveyed the beverage options.