From the Mind of Stephen King

List creator: billp1w Created on: November 11, 2004 - 8:21 AM PST Description: He's written tons of books, but did you know how many movies were based on his writing?

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Apt Pupil (1998)
based on the 1982 novella of same name contained in the collection "Different Seasons"
	Carrie (1976)
1974 novel of same name
	Cat's Eye (1985)
based on 1978 short stories "The Ledge" and "Quitter's Inc." contained in the collection "Night Shift"
	Children of the Corn (1984)
based on the 1978 short story of same name contained in the collection "Night Shift"
	Christine (1983)
1983 novel of same name
	Creepshow (1982)
wrote screenplay which was also released in 1982 in comic book style softcover, made appearance as Jordy Verrill
	Creepshow 2 (1987)
wrote screenplay and made appearance as the truck driver in "The Hitchhiker"
	Cujo (1983)
1981 novel of same name
	The Dark Half (1991)
1989 novel of same name
	The Dead Zone (1983)
1979 novel of same name
	The Dead Zone - Season 1 (Disc 1 of 4) (2002)			Not Rated
1979 novel of same name - TV Series spinoff
	Dolores Claiborne (1995)
1992 novel of same name
	Dreamcatcher (2003)
2001 novel of same name
	Firestarter (1984)
1980 novel of same name
	Graveyard Shift (1990)
based on 1978 short story of same name contained in the collection "Night Shift"
	Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
1999 novella collection of same name
	The Lawnmower Man (1992)
very loosely based on 1978 short story of the same name contained in the collection "Night Shift", movie not even close to the coolness of the writing
	It (1990)			Not Rated
1986 novel of same name - made for TV movie that doesn't do the story justice
	Maximum Overdrive (1986)
1978 short story "Trucks" contained in the collection "Night Shift", made appearance as man at ATM
	Kingdom Hospital (Disc 1 of 4) (2004)			Not Rated
wrote screenplay of TV miniseries, made appearance as Johnny B. Goode
	Misery (1990)
1987 novel of same name
	Needful Things (1993)
1991 novel of same name
	The Night Flier (1998)
based on 1993 short story of same name contained in collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes"
	Pet Sematary (1989)
1983 novel of same name, made appearance as minister at funeral
	Rose Red (Disc 1 of 2) (2002)
wrote screenplay for TV miniseries, made appearance as pizza delivery guy
	The Running Man (Widescreen) (1987)
based on 1982 novella of same name contained in the "Bachman Books" written under Richard Bachman pseudonym
	Salem's Lot (1979)			Not Rated
first it was a 1975 novel of same name, then it was a 1978 short story "Jerusalem's Lot" contained in the collection "Night Shift"
	Secret Window (2004)
based on 1990 novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden" contained in collection "Four Past Midnight"
	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
based on 1982 short story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" contained in collection "Different Seasons"
	The Shining (1980)
1977 novel of same name, wonderfully directed by Kubrick
	Silver Bullet (1985)
based on 1984 novella "Cycle of the Werewolf"
	Sleepwalkers (1992)
screenplay, made appearance as cemetery attendant
	Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
based on 1978 short story of same name contained in the collection "Night Shift"
	The Stand (Disc 1 of 2) (1994)			Not Rated
1978 novel of same name, re-released unabridged in 1990, made appearance as Teddy Weizak
	Stand by Me (1986)
based on the 1982 short story "The Body" contained in the collection "Different Seasons"
	Storm of the Century (1999)
wrote screenplay for TV Movie, made appearance as lawyer in commercial
	Tales From the Darkside - The Movie (1990)
wrote screenplay for segment "Cat from Hell"
	Thinner (1996)
1984 novel of same name by pseudonym Richard Bachman, made appearance as pharmacist
	The Tommyknockers (1993)			Not Rated
1987 novel of same name
	Stephen King's Golden Years (1991)			Not Rated
wrote screenplay for TV miniseries, made appearance as bus driver
	The Green Mile (Disc 1 of 2) (1999)
1996 novel of same name released in 6 parts, great adaptation of the story to screen
	The Langoliers (1995)
TV Movie based on 1990 novella of same name in collection "Four Past Midnight", made appearance as Chairman of the Board
	The Mangler (1995)
based on 1978 short story of same name contained in the collection "Night Shift"
	Stephen King's The Shining (Disc 1 of 2) (1997)			Not Rated
1977 novel of same name- TV miniseries remake, made appearance as Gage Creed
	Trucks (1997)
based on 1978 short story of same name contained in the collection "Night Shift"