8 Movies You Didn't Know Were Based on Books

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [Shmoop University Inc.]( Hey, Shmoopers, Blade Runner 2049 is in theaters, which of course made us head back to two of our faves: the original [Blade Runner]( and the book it was based on, [Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]( Surprised that this sci-fi hit was originally a book? Well, here are eight more movies you didn't know were based on the good ol' fashioned technology we like to call print media. 8 Movies You Didn't Know Were Based on Books 1. The Bourne Identity Car chases tend to work better on screen, don't you think? Robert Ludlum's [novel of the same name]( was action-packed and dialogue-light, which made for an immediate on-screen classic. Matt Damon's abs didn't hurt, either. 2. Fight Club The first rule of Shmoop is: always read [the book]( first. The second rule of Shmoop is: always read the book first. (Of course, when [David Fincher]( is involved, you have to watch [the movie]( too.) 3. Die Hard Can you even imagine [Die Hard]( without [Bruce Willis]( Roderick Thorp could, which is how he ended up writing Nothing Lasts Forever. We wonder if he pictured [Gruber]( accent being so bad. 4. The Shawshank Redemption Usually Stephen King's dark tunnels end in scary clowns and dead bodies. But in his short story "[Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption]( that tunnel ends in something completely different: hope. And hope is what makes a [TBS syndicated classic](. 5. The English Patient [The movie]( is known for being oh-so-long, but the book flies by. We're just impressed that [Ralph Fiennes]( remembered 2 hours and 42 minutes worth of lines. 6. Gone With the Wind If you haven't read [the book]( yet, there's still time. After all, [tomorrow is another day](. 7. The Princess Bride We just passed the 30th anniversary of this [classic movie](. But [the book]( it's based on has 14 years on that. Inconceivable. 8. The Godfather People go to the mattresses over which movie is better: Part I or Part II. Either way, we say [leave Part III, take the cannoli](. [The original movie]( and its sequels took this saga far beyond the original Mario Puzo book, which re-envisioned what it meant to be a gangster in popular media. If you've seen [a movie]( since 1972, you can thank The Godfather. Now go read a book and watch a movie. Just not at the same time. --------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the Week "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." ~ [The Godfather]( Our unrefusable offer: guides to [thousands of classic books]( and their [film adaptations](. Copyright © 2017 Shmoop University Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you registered as a user with good ol' Shmoop. Our mailing address is: Shmoop University Inc. P.O. Box 0935Los Altos, CA 94023 [Add us to your address book](//shmoop.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=373fbcef003d1c710e10416c5&id=affa322785) This email was sent by Shmoop. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Preferences](