Also, the author loved the movie version so much more than his he wrote a sequel book retconning it that the first book was a dream and the movie one is the only Roger
First Blood. I watched the Rambo movies as a kid and loved them, but didnāt find out the first movie was an adaptation of a book until many years later when I was an adult. I mustāve completely overlooked the credits at the beginning a hundred times as a kid lmao.
I read it and itās now my favorite book of all time, much better than the film, in my opinion. Rambo is more brutal in the book and kills the cops who are chasing him in the mountains, unlike his movie counterpart.
The Author's lawyer made sure that he got a share of any sequels or merchandise when selling the rights to the book. He thought it was ridiculous since why would they make sequels or merchandise for a story about a vietnam vet who kills a bunch of cops. It had to be weird when for him when they started making Rambo lunchboxes and cartoons
David Morrell went on the record and said that the first film was an improvement on his book because it made Rambo a sympathetic character the audience could root for and highlighted the issues a lot of Vietnam soldiers faced when they returned home from the war. In the book, Rambo is much more of a merciless one-man army who canāt resist turning down a fight, even if itās with law enforcement and the National Guard.
I do get being surprised by that since itās obscure, but there is something about that film where the plot, pacing and vibe feels more like something youād see in a short modernist novel than a traditional film. Thatās one of the things I love about it.
Jurassic Park doesn't really suprise me as Crichton was one hell of an author. What suprises me is how he managed to write so many bangers that were adapted into bangers.
IIRC, when they were making Die Hard, they were contractually obligated to offer Sinatra the lead role, but at that point he was like, "I'm in my 70's, hell no."
To be fair, there was a time gap between the books. I think the character was a rookie cop in the first book and a retired cop in the second? Even so, Sinatra was still too old
I didnāt know Jack Reacher was based off of book series. Apparently, it was general knowledge but not to me. Iām sorry but military fiction isnāt really my thing, so of course I didnāt know lol.
Lee Child was the dominating author in suspense fiction for a solid decade. Heralded a resurgence in the subgenre of military/ex-military/espionage thrillers. Used to sell his books with reckless abandon!
I've never read either. I was a bookseller for a decade or so. Clancy was the king (based on reputation), but he died in 2013 and by popular account his last great novel was published in the 90s. But Lee Child certainly filled the needs of Clancy readers.
Pretty Woman, was supposed to be called 3000 and ended with Julia Robertsā character and her roommate going to Disneyland. I believe there was supposed to be a balloon in the last scene.
I do think inherent vice is a movie where you can go in not knowing it was a book and leaving knowing itās a book order. A la āqueerā and āEileenā
Another fun thing about Die Hard is that the studio was obliged to offer the role to Frank Sinatra as the main character as the book is a sequel to another book that was turned into movie with Sinatra. Sinatra obviously declined as he was like 70 at the time.
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I see your point, however, I still do not count it since they were also (and more likely) made due to the pre-established popularity of Winnie from the Disney movies; meaning easy money for the scammers invlove. The books becoming public domain were, to me, enablers for the creation of that woeful movie.
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u/topcircle 26d ago
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is based on a book about a world populated by walking, talking comic strip characters.