Plays to Film

Children of a Lesser God translated well from play into film, with William Hurt and, I think, Marlee Matlin. Umm... Streetcar Named Desire with Marlon Brando et al? Cannery Row? *thinks hard* Not enough coffee yet. Maybe I'll think of some more. There *must* be more play-to-films. The Lion King? Ha, no, that was 'film-to-play'.

there is that one that came out this week and has been all over the news, but I havent seen either the film or the play so couldn't comment. Cannery row was a novel first wasn't it? It makes some sort of sense that plays should work as films, being about the right length and structure and all. I always think you can spot a film adapted from a play by it's limited use of locations. That said I can't think of many great films made from plays apart from the couple mentioned above. Glengarry Glen Ross is the only really good one that leaps to mind.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Taste of Honey? Suddenly Last Summer? Cheers, Mark

Twelve Angry Men Glengarry Glen Ross A Few Good Men

One flew over the cuckoos nest - a brilliant film, but a fantastic play.

The Corn is Green There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed - Dennett

Something about plays that I really enjoy - like how I prefer live music to the studio, I guess. Saw both versions of Glenngary and A Few Good Men - prefer the stage, but the movies were good, too. Didn't know Cuckoo's Nest had been adapted for stage - I'd like to see that.

I didnt know either Foster, 'til I studied it for a while - the play was adapted from the book by Dale Wasserman in the early sixties. Kirk Douglas originally played Randle P McMurphy, and it was he and Michael Douglas who owened the film rights, that tried to get it made into a film for a long time. Milos Forman didnt manage to get hold of it for years, the iron curtain made it almost impossible. It was always supposed to have Kirk Douglas as the lead - I cant imagine that for a minute. Randle IS jack nicholson. I saw this play a year or so back, and it's a stunning adaptation, makes great use of light and music.

Rita, Sue and Bob Too. "Fancy a jump?" Cheers, Mark

The History Boys. I went to see it last night, great cast, great script, sharp, sad, hilarious. When it finished, hardly anyone made the usual dash for the exit. It was as if they wanted to sit and savour the taste of the last bite. Go.

I know it is sposed to be good examples of plays made in to film but I must add a bad one also 'Closer' Brilliant play disgusting film

Agreed, span. Another good one - Roman Polanski's 'Macbeth'

Graham Greene's The Quiet American. I'd read Ken Keysey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and McMurphy is described as being red haired, so it took a while for me to adjust to Jack Nicholson's protrayal. But by criminy didn't he just pull it off! Still the defining performance of his career. Much like DeNiro in Taxi Driver. Ooer, I've done it again: started another thread. *Goes to stand in corner*

She's the Man--I know. It's really surprising, but it's based on Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

She's the Man--I know. It's really surprising, but it's based on Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Ooh did someone mention 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' We're 'aving a gang bang, we're 'aving a ball, we're 'aving a gang bang against the wall... 'Move over Sue it's my turn' 'Eh, she 'ad it twice, why does she get it twice?' 'calm down, there's plenty to go round' pure 80's shite, bloody fantastic! (btw, 'One flew over' is my fav film. How on earth is a bloke who looks exactly like my Grandad throughout the last 30 years so bloody appealing? It's simply not right *staggers off to bed, thanking god for half term*)