Since this book clocks in at under 40 pages it’s going to be interesting to see how they turn it into a movie.
Other Short Books and Short Stories that Have Been Turned into Notable Feature Length Movies Movies
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
- Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx
- Children of the Corn, Stephen King
- “A Christmas Carol“, Charles Dickens
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “The Fall of the House of Usher, Edgar Allan Poe
- “Farewell to the Master” (1940), Harry Bates (became The Day the Earth Stood Still)
- “Flowers for Algernon“, Daniel Keyes
- “The Fly” (1957), George Langelaan
- “The Greatest Gift“, Philip Van Doren Stern (became It’s a Wonderful Life)
- Heart of Darkness (1899), Joseph Conrad became Apocalypse Now (1979)
- The Invisible Man (1897) (serial/novella), H. G. Wells, turned into over 10 full length movies including Hollow Man (2000)
- “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1820), Washington Irving (as Geoffrey Crayon)
- “Memento Mori” (1996), Jonathan Nolan became Memento (2000)
- “The Most Dangerous Game” (1924) turned into over a dozen movies and parodied in countless TV shows
- “Opera Hat” (1935), Clarence Budington Kelland became Mr. Deeds (2002)
- “The Racer” (1956), Ib Melchior became Death Race (2008)
- “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (1982), Stephen King became The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner (2000) (collection), F.X. Toole became Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- “A Situation of Gravity” (1957), Samuel W. Taylor became Flubber (1997)
- “Traumnovelle” (“Dream Story”) by Arthur Schnitzler became Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” (1966), Philip K. Dick became, you guessed it, Total Recall (2012)
- And last but not least, “Zorro” (1919–1959) (series), Johnston McCulley was made into countless beloved TV series and movies including Zorro (1975)
