Stephen King Short Story

I agree. By the way, "The Long Walk" isn't a short story, it's a full novel written under Stephen King's pen name Richard Bachman.

Agree.

As soon as I read the plot for this that's exactly what came to mind. Oh well, hope the film is good.

"The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind" ~H.P. Lovecraft

I thought the same thing but after seeing id have to say that they are barely similar.

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As soon as I read the synopsis, I saw the connection immediately. I have been waiting for a film adaptation of that novella. I hope I will not be disappointed with this "imitation" story.

First thing I thought too when I read the synopsis. getting ready to watch it now. Will be interesting to see if it's a rip off or stands on it's own.

I've been wanting to see a movie of The Long Walk since I read it so many years ago (have the original bachmans) I think now with the success of Hunger Games it could do well. Of course no doubt the young ones who don't know better will swear it's a rip off of HG :)

I just assumed it was another King adaptation, not a "rip off". But I don't know what was meant by that, necessarily. So many King stories have been made into movies with varying success. Even if they change every other detail of the story, the synopsis alone is enough he could sue if they don't credit him. So I'll be very interested in seeing if they paid him anything for the rights.

I keep waiting for someone to try "Gerald's Game". I never thought it could be done, but now I'm not sure.

Aside from a similar concept of people walking and getting killed if they stop, it bears no resemblance to "The Long Walk." At no point while watching this did I think any such thing. The premises of these stories are entirely different.