Who doesn’t love a good action movie? Fast-paced and made to get your heart pumping, there’s much to be said for a good thrill on the big screen. But every movie starts with an idea, and many of those ideas came from the literary world. Here are three action movies that actually started out as books.
Die Hard. Yes, that’s right, Bruce Willis’s action packed portrayal of detective John McClane is actually based on the adventures of detective Joe Leland, the principal character in Roderick Throp’s Nothing Lasts Forever. Although an adaptation of Throp’s novel, Die Hard did include some significant changes to the original story, notably the age of the protagonist (Willis played a much younger character) and the ending of the story, which was considerably happier in the movie.
Full Metal Jacket. Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece was actually adapted from Gulf War veteran Gustav Hasford’s novel The Short-Timers. Written in 1979, The Short-Timers is different in tone and structure than Full Metal Jacket, but is served no less as the inspiration for Kubrick’s 1987 film.
Rambo: First Blood. Based on First Blood, David Morrel’s first novel, the screenplay went through a decade or revisions before finally making it to the screen. Notably different between the book and the movie is the ending. Whereas John Rambo commits suicide at the end of the book the film altered the story to have Rambo turning himself into authorities, perhaps some foresight by producers who envisioned a lofty future for the franchise.
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