13 Non-Children’s Books That Have Been Filmed
Last week I offered you 13 Filmed Children’s Books, so for this week’s Thursday Thirteen I’m following up with 13 Filmed Non-Children’s Books. Yes, I love lists, why do you ask? Has your favorite Book been made into a film or tv series? Did you like the adaptation? Let me know.
13 Non-Children’s Books That Have Been Filmed:
1. Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey (I need to get around to seeing this.)
2. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (The film is better than the mini-series…and the book.)
3. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott (This has been filmed several times, actually.)
4. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (I love this film.)
5. Emma by Jane Austen (Filmed at least 13 times…perfect for Thursday 13.)
6. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (Interesting film.)
7. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (Yes, it’s a play, but I have it in book form…so there.)
8. Firestarter by Stephen King (It didn’t stray that far from the book.)
9. Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham (Several of her “Campion” books have appeared on “Mystery!”)
10. The Sheik by E. M. Hull (I love Rudolph Valentino. A very scandalous book when it came out…and I can see why.)
11. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (Filmed twice. One spoof, and one not. The only James Bond book I have read.)
12. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Became Blade Runner, home of my favorite movie quote.)
13. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum (Filmed twice. The original version was closer to the book. I liked the recent film a bit better.)
Thursday Thirteen, Riders of the Purple Sage, Zane Grey, Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons, Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott, The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien, Emma, Jane Austen, Catch 22, Joseph Heller, Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare, Firestarter, Stephen King, Sweet Danger, Margery Allingham, The Sheik, E. M. Hull, Casino Royale, Ian Fleming, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick, Blade Runner, The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum
August 23rd, 2007 at 1:46 am
Very cool list!
I think #12 would have to my favorite.
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:01 am
Watched almost all the movies you mentioned
Happy TT!
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:03 am
Great list! I’ve been wanting to read the Bourne books because I love the movies, and I adore the Emma film with Gwyneth Paltrow. Happy TT! My list is 13 words I love. http://musingsofmrsmount.blogspot.com
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 am
Neat list. All good books. Haven’t seen a few of the movies, though.
Happy TT!
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:07 am
Rasmenia, I love #12 too.
kat, thanks for stopping by.
erin, be warned that the 2nd and 3rd films…differ even more from the books than the first one.
Denise, thanks for stopping by!
August 23rd, 2007 at 9:15 am
#4 is my favorite of the trilogy!
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Thanks for stopping by. My husband tells me the Bourne books are so much more detailed than the movies.
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Queen of the Damned was made into a movie–unfortunately…
August 24th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Catch-22 was a very odd film, from a very odd book. Much Ado was a good film; shame it didn’t succeed. I fell asleep during teh Fellowship of the Ring, so I obviously wasn’t gettng much out of it