Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Books into Movies

Did you know that over 1000 books have been made into movies? You’ve probably never heard of many of them. Several have morphed into movies with a similar story line but completely different title. The following is a sampling of some you may want to reread, view again, or both.


---------------BOOK--------------------------------MOVIE----------


Baldacci, David -Absolute Power--------- Absolute Power - 1997


Blake, Michael-Dances with Wolves------Dances with Wolves - 1990


Clancy, Tom-Patriot Games----------------Patriot Games - 1992


Courtenay, Bryce-Power of One---------- Power of One - 1992


Fleming, Ian – Casino Royale---------------Casino Royale – 2006


Harris, Joanne – Chocolat -------------------Chocolat - 2000


Hyde, Katherine Ryan – Pay it Forward----Pay it Forward -2000


Hornby, Nick – About a Boy------------------About a Boy - 2002


Lehane, Dennis – Mystic River-------------- Mystic River – 2003


McCarthy, Cormac – All the Pretty Horses- All the Pretty Horses – 2000


Miiller, Sue –The Good Mother --------------The Good Mother - 1988


O’Brien, John – Leaving Las Vegas -----------Leaving Las Vegas - 1995


Theroux, Paul – Mosquito Coast --------------Mosquito Coast – 1986


Sparks, Nicholas – Message in a Bottle-------Message in a Bottle – 1999


Theroux, Paul – Half Moon Street -------------Half Moon Street - 1986


Westlake, Donald E. – The Hunter -------------Payback - 1999


Wharton, Edith – Age of Innocence ----------- Age of Innocence – 1993


Walker, Alice – The Color Purple --------------The Color Purple - 1985




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