Examples:
The Lion King is based on Hamlet- Shakespeare
The Ten Things I hate About You is based on The Taming of the Shrew- Shakespeare
She's the Man is based on Twelfth Night- Shakespeare
Clueless is based on Emma- Jane Austen
Can anyone think of some more good ones? I love watching movies like these and seeing how directors take classic stories into modern day settings.
~Thank you
2006-11-07 10:21:40 · 4 answers · asked by Viola 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"My Fair Lady" based on Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaw
"West Side Story" based on Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare
"Prospero's Books" based on The Tempest - Shakespeare
"Ran" based on King Lear - Shakespeare
"Forbidden Planet" based on The Tempest - Shakespeare
"Kiss Me Kate" based on The Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare
"Nosferatu" based on Dracula - Bram Stoker
Almost every single Hammer film based on Dracula or Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
"O Brother Where Art Thou" based on The Odyssey - Homer
2006-11-07 11:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always thought that Bridget Jones' Diary bore a striking resemblance to Pride and Prejudice.
2006-11-07 19:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by laney_po 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Oh brother, where Art Thou?" is an adaptation of Homer's "The Oddesy"
2006-11-07 18:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by Cunnilinguist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow!! I didn't know those movies were based on books!! Thanks
2006-11-07 18:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by [un]bro/ken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋