1、Film adaptation is as common as the development of original screenplays and it includes the use of :qnon-fiction (including journalism)qautobiographyqcomic bookqplaysqother filmsFilm adaptation - the transfer of a written work to a feature film. 300 by Frank Miller (graphic novel)Alice in Wonderland
2、 by Lewis CarrollThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald(based on the short story)Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron BarrettDoctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingDune by Frank HerbertThe Exorcist by William Peter
3、BlattyEragon by Christopher PaoliniFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienInkheart by Cornelia FunkeInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleNanny McPhee by Christianna Brand (b
4、ased on the “Nurse Matilda” book series)Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving based on the short storyThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakYes Man by Danny WallaceZathura: A Space Adventure by Chris van AllsburgOne of the mo
5、st popular film adaptations, with over 252 derived films (according to ) and the inspiration of countless parodies, cartoons, TV programmes is Dracula.This famous character has entered the universal , collective imagination and is here to stay.The phenomenon started with the publication of Dracula,
6、an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Draculas attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham van Helsing.
7、Stokers Dracula was influenced by:q research on European folklore q stories of vampiresq Emily Gerards 1885 essay Transylvania Superstitionsq Sheridan Le Fanus 1871 novel Carmillaq Varney the Vampire, a lengthy serial by James Malcolm Rymerq John Polidoris 1819 novel The Vampyre, where the image of
8、a vampire portrayed as an aristocratic man appeared for the first timeHistorians have connected the character of Dracula to Vlad the Impaler, who reigned from 14561462 and is said to have killed from 40,000 to 100,000 European civilians (political rivals, criminals and anyone else he considered usel
9、ess to humanity), mainly by using his favorite method of impaling them on a sharp pole. Vlad the III rd is revered as a folk hero by Romanians for driving off the invading Turks. The numbers of his victims are most likely exaggerated.The plot:Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, travels to Trans
10、ylvania to conclude a real estate transaction with a nobleman named Count Dracula. Although the elderly Dracula seems to be a well educated, hospitable gentleman, Harker realizes soon that he is held prisoner and that the count is actually undead. Harker escapes, but Dracula reaches England by boat
11、and tracks down Mina, Harkers fiancee and attacks her friend, Lucy. The expert van Helsing is called to deal with the disease Lucy seems to suffer from and not long passes before they find they are the victims of a vampire. The characters join forces and ultimately destroy the monster as it was tryi
12、ng to reach his home-castle.The most popular film adaptations:Director: Tod Browning Writers: Bram Stoker, Hamilton DeaneStars: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler and David MannersTagline:The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!Director: Terence FisherWriters: Bram Stoker, Jimmy Sangste
13、rStars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Michael Gough Tagline: The terrifying lover who died - yet lived!The most popular film adaptations:Director: Francis Ford CoppolaWriters: Bram Stoker, James V. Hart Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins Tagline: The blood is life.The most pop
14、ular film adaptations:A video from Dracula (1995) Mel Brookss parody:Little Dracula is a British series of childrens books and an American animated television series that originally aired on FOX. Little Dracula revolves around a green-skinned, child vampire who aspires to be like his father, Big Dra
15、cula, yet also enjoys rock n roll and surfing. Little Dracula also has a monstrous friend named Werebunny, and his Transylvanian family of strange characters is often threatened by the villainous Garlic Man.Dracula in popular cultureqStage An acclaimed Edward Gorey production, starring Frank Langell
16、a as the Count was staged in 1977.qRadio - In 1938, Orson Welles and John Houseman chose Dracula to be the inaugural episode of the new radio show.qNovels - Dracula has inspired many literary tributes or parodies, including Stephen Kings Salems Lot, Stephenie Meyers Twilight SagaqShort Stories - She
17、pard, Leslie. 1977. The Dracula book of great vampire stories.qComics - Marvel comics version of Dracula: Tomb of Dracula by Marv Wolfman qGames and video games - Tepes is a mysterious vampire in Vampire: The Masquerade.qAnime and manga - In 1980, Toei Animation produced the TV anime movie Yami no T
18、ei Kyketsuki Dracula, based upon Marv Wolfman and Gene Colans Tomb of Dracula.qTelevision True Blood, Vampire Diaries, Buffy the Vampire SlayerqCartoons Little Dracula, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul SchoolqOthers - The General Mills cereal mascot Count Chocula is a vampire who craves Count Chocula cereal rather than blood.
