Adapting Stephen King: Volume 1, Carrie, 'Salem's Lot and The Shining from Novel to Screenplay

by Joseph Maddrey

Overview

Stephen King's fiction has formed the basis of more motion picture adaptations than any other living author. Over half a century since his earliest publications, Hollywood filmmakers continue to reinvent, reimagine, remake, and reboot King's stories, with mixed results. This book, volume 1 in a series, examines the various screen adaptations of King's first three novels: Carrie, Salem's Lot, and The Shining. Reaching further than questions of fidelity to the author and adherence to directorial visions, it charts the development of each individual adaptation from first option to final cut. Through old and new interviews with the writers, producers, and directors of these films--as well as in-depth analyses of produced and unproduced screenplays--it illuminates the adaptation process as an intricately collaborative endeavor. Rather than merely synopsize the resulting stories, its goal is to compare, contrast, and contextualize each of these adaptations as the products of their creators.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476642574
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/26/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	187
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joseph Maddrey has researched, written and produced more than 100 hours of documentary television, focusing on true crime and the paranormal. He lives in Midlothian, Virginia.
Joseph Maddrey has researched, written and produced over 100 hours of documentary television, focusing on true crime and the paranormal. He lives in Midlothian, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
A Note on Style viii
Preface
Part One: Carrie
Origin Story 5 delete• deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History) 8 delete• deleteFirst Draft (1975) 10 delete• deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History) 16 delete• deleteSecond Draft (January 20, 1976, with Revisions) 17 delete• deleteReflections on the Film (Oral History) 22 delete• deleteAn Interview with Lawrence D. Cohen (2019) 23 delete• deleteLegacy (The Musical, The Sequel, The Pilot) 33 delete• deleteBryan Fuller’s CARRIE (2002) 36 delete• deleteAn Interview with Bryan Fuller (2019) 42 delete• deleteRoberto ­­Aguirre-Sacasa’s CARRIE (2011) 49 delete• deleteKimberly Peirce’s CARRIE (2013) 55 delete• deleteReset 59
Part Two: ’Salem’s Lot
Origin Story 61 delete• deleteStirling Silliphant’s First Draft (March 12, 1976) 65 delete• deleteSilliphant’s Revised First Draft (July 16, 1976) 69 delete• deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History) 71 delete• deletePaul Monash’s SALEM’S LOT (1979) 73 delete• deleteReflections on the Film (Oral History) 79 delete• deleteLegacy (The TV Series, The Sequel, The Radio Drama) 81 delete• deletePeter Filardi’s SALEM’S LOT (2004) 84 delete• deleteAn Interview with Peter Filardi (2016) 90 delete• deleteA ­­Follow-up Interview with Peter Filardi (2019) 92 delete• deleteReset 97
Part Three: The Shining 99 
Origin Story 99 delete• deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History) 102 delete• deleteA Philosophy of Fantasy Horror 106 delete• deleteEarly Synopses (June–August 1977) 108 delete• deleteEarly Treatment (August 1977) 110 delete• deleteLater Treatment 116 delete• deleteShooting Script (March 30, 1978) 121 delete• deleteA Work in Progress 129 delete• deleteReflections on the Film (Oral History) 135 delete• deleteAn Interview with Diane Johnson (2020) 138 delete• deleteStephen King as Filmmaker 146 delete• deleteStephen King’s THE SHINING (1996) 150 delete• deleteLegacy (ROOM 237, THE OVERLOOK, DOCTOR SLEEP) 161 delete• deleteAn Interview with Stephen King (1978) by David Chute 164
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Maddrey's book restores the crafts of writing and screenwriting to the story of the cinematic adaptations of the early novels of Stephen King. By focusing on the nitty gritty of pitches, treatments, reworked and revised screenplays, and the last-minute changes that occur when such projects entered principal production, Maddrey demonstrates the process that made such famed film adaptations as Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980). Crucially, Maddrey restores King’s voice to the narratives of these films by not only reviewing his role in the development of making these works, but also by exploring other versions, sequels, remakes, and the critical and cultural legacies of these books. With original interviews and extensive analyses of primary documents and material in archives, Adapting Stephen King is a dream for fans of King and the movies and TV shows that he made possible.”— Kevin M. Flanagan, George Mason University

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