The title says it all. I've been trying to find a list of all the 80's movies that had novelisations written, and I've since expanded to include the 70's - just because. Since it looks like such a list doesn't exist, we should try and make it here!
Just to clarify, the list should be books that would never have existed without the film itself. You can give honourable mention to books that have been forgotten because of the films' success (ie: 'First Blood'), and you can stray into other decades if you like, but let's try and keep it focused on the 70's (for 80's novels see the 80's list here: 80's Movie Novelisations - The Big List!)
This is really only a tiny 'starter' list that I'm sure will be the tip of a massive iceberg:
Alien Black Hole, The Diamonds Are Forever Goodbye Girl, The Grease Halloween High Plains Drifter Jaws II Jerk, The Legacy, The Live and Let Die Man With the Golden Gun Moonraker Phantom of the Paradise Saturday Night Fever Spy Who Loved Me, The Star Trek Wanderers, The Young Frankenstein
Honourable mentions to books from which movies were made (some have been eclipsed by the movie):
Salem’s Lot Candleshoe Excorcist, The Freaky Friday Godfather, The Jaws Star Wars Time After Time Warriors, The
Movies that had comic-book adaptations:
Battlestar Galactica Black Hole, The Close Encounters Jaws 2 Logan's Run Octopussy Planet of the Apes Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Star Wars
[ 03. April 2011, 10:56: Message edited by: Logan 5 ]
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
This is my input to this thread.
Novelisations:
Damian -- Omen 2 The Deer Hunter Dirty Harry Holocaust 2000 Mad Max Network Night Moves The Omen Patrick Piranha The Uncanny
Novels that were made into films: Barry Lyndon (The Luck of Barry Lyndon) Black Sunday The Black Windmill (Seven Days to a Killing) Carrie The Getting of Wisdom Natural Enemies Paper Moon (Addie Pray) Picnic at Hanging Rock Ride a Wild Pony (A Sporting Proposition) Three Days of the Condor (Six Days of the Condor) Wake in Fright Walkabout Watership Down
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
Part of Lovers with Cassie's post:
quote: [snip] Novels that were made into films: Barry Lyndon (The Luck of Barry Lyndon) Black Sunday The Black Windmill (Seven Days to a Killing) Carrie The Getting of Wisdom Natural Enemies Paper Moon (Addie Pray) Picnic at Hanging Rock Ride a Wild Pony (A Sporting Proposition) Three Days of the Condor (Six Days of the Condor) Wake in Fright Walkabout Watership Down
Also include: Catch-22, original novel by Joseph Heller.
Avery Corman's two most famous books --- Oh, God! and Kramer Vs. Kramer --- became movies.
Julia, based on Lillian Hellman's book Pentimento.
Magic and Marathon Man, both written as original novels by William Goldman, and he also wrote the screenplay adaptions.
A Clockwork Orange, from Anthony Burgess' novel.
Looking For Mr. Goodbar, from Judith Rossner's novel, which was based on true story.
The movie M*A*S*H was based on H. Richard Hornberger's novel, using the pseudonym of "Richard Hooker".
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
Here are some more that I know of.
Novelisations:
Hardcore Juggernaut Last Tango in Paris The Last Wave Mad Dog Morgan Newsfront Nosferatu the Vampire Stardust The Sting Taxi Driver Thirst
Novels that were made into films: The Apprentice of Duddy Kravitz The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Death in Venice Endless Night Frenzy (Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square) The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Get Carter (Jack's Return Home) Gold (Gold Mine) The Irishman The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane My Brilliant Career Straw Dogs (Siege at Trencher's Farm) Why Shoot the Teacher? The Wild Geese Wuthering Heights
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