What You Read Is What You See

It’s remarkable how many movies are based on books. Makes you wonder if there are any original ideas left in Hollywood. Everyone knows certain writers who are known for their movie/books like

Jane Austen

John Grisham

Stephen King

Nicholas Sparks (try to get through Target or WalMart without seeing one of his books)

And everyone knows the bestsellers like

Blade Runner

Bridget Jones’s Diary (which was inspired by Pride & Prejudice)

Eat, Pray, Love

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Harry Potter

Life of Pi

The Lovely Bones

Twilight saga

Water for Elephants

But what about

American Psycho

Casino Royale (and many other Bond movies)

Clueless

Die Hard

Dr. Strangelove

Full Metal Jacket

Goodfellas

A History of Violence

I Am Legend

John Carter (Makes a little more sense now, doesn’t it?)

Jumanji

K-PAX

Legally Blonde

The Manchurian Candidate

Mean Girls

Minority Report

Pay It Forward

The Pianist

Pitch Perfect

The Princess Bride

Psycho

The Social Network

Stardust

V for Vendetta

The Walking Dead

White Oleander

Breach, a DC based spy thriller, started as an unpublished manuscript. I don’t think it ever made it into book form. Legally Blonde is currently out of print as far as I know. I’ve only ever seen it during the short window when I bought my copy ages ago. 

Many times the original idea was based on a book but then the movie franchise/mini-series/TV show developed a life of its own. I touched on some based on comics but if I delve too deep (*cough*superheroes*cough*), we could be here all week.

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