Even with the first book, Carrie, Stephen King had been translated into movies and so, there are many of his works that have been adapted for the screen... here's looking at some of the best.
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Hearts in Atlantis on imdb.com
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse
Screenplay: William Goldman (adapted from Stephen King's novella 'Low Men in Yellow Coats' in the book "Hearts in Atlantis")
Director: Scott Hicks
In the summer of 1960, young Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin) is sharing adventures with his best friends Carol (Mika Boorem) and Sully (Will Rothhaar) when an enigmatic lodger named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) rents a room in his family's boarding house. Bobby's self-absorbed, widowed mother Liz (Hope Davis) couldn't care less about her son, so Bobby, who is being tormented by local bullies, quickly befriends the otherworldly Ted, becoming his confidante, and reading the paper to him to save the aging man's failing eyesight. Soon, Bobby learns that Ted possesses supernatural gifts, has a haunted past, and is being pursued by sinister men whose intentions are unclear.
Stephen King story, adapted into a screenplay by William Goldman (who had given us Misery too) and Anthony Hopkins. An amazing rendition of an amazing story.
Some quotes from the film:
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Ted: Sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been? then we grow up and our hearts break into two.
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Cheers,
Javed Afridi
http://javedafridiblog.blogspot.com
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Hearts in Atlantis on imdb.com
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse
Screenplay: William Goldman (adapted from Stephen King's novella 'Low Men in Yellow Coats' in the book "Hearts in Atlantis")
Director: Scott Hicks
Stephen King story, adapted into a screenplay by William Goldman (who had given us Misery too) and Anthony Hopkins. An amazing rendition of an amazing story.
Some quotes from the film:
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Ted: Sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been? then we grow up and our hearts break into two.
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Bobby: Ted, "my father never bought a drunk a drink". What does that mean exactly?
Ted: It means he was a good man, he was honest, and he never added to the troubles of the world. Okay? Good night.
Ted: It means he was a good man, he was honest, and he never added to the troubles of the world. Okay? Good night.
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Ted: I wouldn't have missed a single minute of it, Bobby. Not for the whole world.
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Javed Afridi
http://javedafridiblog.blogspot.com
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