I would vote for Under the Tuscan Sun, but I prefer the movie version, actually, which is quite unusual.
shareThe Firm (1993) It followed the book but towards the end it went off the rails. It ruined the movie for me.
shareThe Strain TV Series - They got to a point through the second season where they couldn't possibly follow anything but the most general plot ideas from the original novels.
shareThe Lawnmower man
shareTerms of Endearment. Loved the movie so much. I watched it over and over. The book is so different. NO Garrett Breedlove astronaut character. Danny de Vito's character had a much bigger role in the book.
shareTrue. It only shares the name.
shareThis has to be it.
They took a script completely unrelated to the original story, and just put the title of a Stephen King story to it for marketing purposes. King sued over it and won.
You stole my answer.
shareWould Karate Kid count? They had to get special permission from DC Comics to use the name even though it has nothing to do with the original character.
shareThe Shining (?)
shareThis would be my choice. I remember when I read the novel in high school, I expected to know what would happen. But the beginning, middle, and especially the end were completely different from the film. It's actually my favorite novel and one of only a few I've read multiple times. Love the film too but there's little that resembles the source material.
shareThe Lost World.
share"Ella Enchanted." They took a beautiful, well-written novel, and threw it out the window before creating that monstrosity that was shat out into theaters in '04. The movie story has almost nothing in common with the book, save for the title, character names, and the very basic premise.
The movie adaptation of "Beautiful Creatures" was pretty bad too.
I watched Z for Zachariah last week and there were major changes from the book (which incidentally was my favourite book as a kid). Not least of which was the addition of a third character and subsequent "love triangle". I can see the reasoning behind it, to increase the drama and make it more cinematic, but I do wonder if a more faithful adaptation would have been any less watchable. I must say it becomes a moot point once you are transfixed by the magnetic presence of Margot Robbie, her subtlety and nuance in this role was a joy to behold. God she's good.
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