After reading “Rabbit Proof Fence,” I saw there was a movie adaption. I was shocked and rented it immediately afterward. This got me thinking about a lot of surprising book/movie adaptions that I had over the years! Here are some of the ones that I was shocked to see were based on books!
Die Hard- “Nothing Lasts Forever” by Roderick Thorp (Series)
Shrek- adapted from “Shrek” by William Steig’s graphic novel
Clueless: “Emma” by Jane Austen
Forrest Gump- by Winston Groom
Bridget Jones’ Diary- “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
Mrs. Doubtfire- “Madame Doubtfire” by Anne Fine
Goodfellas- “Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family” by Nicolas Pileggi
Easy A- “The Scarlett Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cruel Intentions- “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Apocalypse Now- “The Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad
O Brother, Where Art Thou- “The Odyssey” by Homer
Pretty Woman- “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw
Black Swan- by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Edward Scissorhands- “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
Freaky Friday- by Mary Rodgers; Visa Versa by Thomas Anstey Guthrie
Independence Day- “War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells
The Machinist- “The Double” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mean Girls- “Queen Bees Wannabes” by Rosalind Wiseman
Jurassic Park- by Michael Crichton
Legally Blonde- by Amanda Brown
Pitch Perfect- by Michey Rapkin
The Parent Trap- “Lisa and Lottie” by Erich Kastner
Jaws- by Peter Benchley
Who Framed Roger Rabbit- “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” by Gary K. Wolf
“Shawshank Redemption- “Different Seasons” a short story by Stephen King
The Princess Bride- by William Goldman
Evil Dead- “Necronomicon” or the Book of the Dead by H.P/ Lovecraft
Psycho- by Robert Bloch
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane- by Henry Farrell
The Help- by Kathryn Stockett
Stardust- by Neil Gaiman
How to Train a Dragon- by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
It’s A Wonderful Life- “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern
Red Sparrow- by Jason Matthews
How to be Single- by Liz Tuccillo
He’s Just not that into you- by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
Silver Linings Playbook- by Matthew Quick
Blade Runner- “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick
Breakfast at Tiffany’s- byTruman Capote
Jumanji- by Chris Can Allsburg
Something Borrows by Emily Giffin
The First Wives Club- by Olivia Goldsmith
“Cyrano De Bergerac” by Edmond Bonstand
Roxanne
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
“Whatever It Takes
Shakespeare:
Forbidden Planet: The Tempest
West Side Story: Romeo and Juliet
My Own Private Idaho- Henry IV, part 2 and Henry V
The Lion King- Hamlet and Macbeth
10 Things I Hate About You- The Taming of the Shrew
West Side Story- Romeo and Juliet
She’s the Man- Twelfth Night
O- Othello
Get Over It- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Romeo Must Die- Romeo And Juliet
Deliver Us From Eva- The Taming of the Shrew
Warm Bodies- Romeo and Juliet
If I got any of these wrong or if want to add any to this list, post a comment! Happy reading, Book Nerds!