There was a lot - this list is by no means to be an exhaustive list: 1) The character of Wendy in the book was a lot more attractive than what Shelley Duvall is (she's a great actress but pretty homely looking woman) - as a matter of fact she was blonde and looked a lot like Rebecca DeMornay who played Wendy in the King version of the movie. 2) Jack Torrance's struggles with alcohol are discussed in more depth in the book than they were in the movie (this was one of the biggest gripes King had with Kubrick's version) 3) Jack does not freeze to death in the maze in the book, he dies in a boiler room explosion 4) Halloran does not die in the book, he is attacked by Jack with a roque mallet, not an axe. 5) The book goes in a lot more detail about the past and history of the hotel than what was shown in the movie. 6) The maze in the book actually came to life as it had topiary animals; Kubrick could not go with that in the movie as the computer graphics at that time (late '70s) weren't advanced enough 7) The infamous room in the hotel was changed for the movie (from 217 to 237) as the hotel they used for the movie - their mgmt was afraid that no one would ever want to stay in room 217 ever again so they asked Kubrick to change it to the non-existent room # 237. 8) The weird bizarre scene at the end of the movie with the man in the tuxedo getting a **** job by someone in the dogsuit was a direct reference to one of the characters in the book, I believe his name was Horace Derwent, who had been one of the old owners. He is discussed quite a bit in the book but that scene at the end is the only time he is referenced in Kubrick's version. There are probably more that I am leaving out; even though I own a copy of the book, I have never been able to completely read it all the way through.
Halloran had a much larger role in the book, including his difficulty getting to the hotel once he sensed Danny's shine. In the movie, he was almost an afterthought. I did not like Duval's acting at all in the movie. I assume she acted as she was told, but it was very robotic and amateurish. The movie was O.K., but it would be difficult to come close to matching the book. "My husband's on a murderous rampage - over" "Well, thank God it's over, I was worried there for a sec"
First of all, sorry for the bump. I would like to thank a lot of the people in this thread. The popularity of Shawshank Redemption got me curious. So I asked my mother if she had the book and she handed it down to me. Absolutely marvelous is what I thought of it. I am very much looking forward to the movie now.
I envy you. I still remember how awesome a feeling I had after finishing the movie for the very first time. Just a superb film with an absolutely perfect ending...
By the way, I checked out IMDB earlier, and Shawshank Redemption currently sits atop of their Top 250 list.
The book "Salem's Lot" scared the crap out of me. The movie - eh, not so much. As for favorite movie adaptation? I'll go with The Green Mile, but Shawshank is a close second.
I had no idea Stand By Me was a Stephen King story. That's probably my second favorite after Shawshank.
Bump. Re-reading The Dark Tower series after reading The Wind Through the Keyhole. Favorite series all-time.
The Shining, and King is wrong, the changes Kubrick made were necessary and the film is better because of it.
Loved it until the final three rushed books. Thought they were just okay and the climax was crazy rushed. But I did love Wind Through the keyhole. Maybe my second favorite after Wizard in Glass Favorite movie is probably Shawshank
I know it was a TV mini series... but not much if not zero mention of IT?Tim Curry as Pennywise single handedly made many children fear clowns. Also had performances from the departe John Ritter who was at his best in this flick as the adult "fat boy" and Jonathon Brandis was that hilarious stuttering kid.
did the creepshow movies have a woman with oil slick like tentacles/worms as hair and coming out of her mouth?
1) The Green Mile 2) Shawshank Redemption 3) Stand By Me 4) Misery guilty pleasure: Christine Everything else was pretty subpar...
