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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1980s

A list of one hundred books that were adapted into movies in the 1980s, including some you may not have known were books first.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
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A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
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The Verdict (Barry Reed)
The Verdict (Barry Reed)
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
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The Jewel of Seven Stars (Bram Stoker)
The Jewel of Seven Stars (Bram Stoker)
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
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Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
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Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
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The Year of Living Dangerously (Christopher Koch)
The Year of Living Dangerously (Christopher Koch)
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My Left Foot (Christy Brown)
My Left Foot (Christy Brown)
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The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
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The Fox and the Hound (Daniel P. Mannix)
The Fox and the Hound (Daniel P. Mannix)
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First Blood (David Morrell)
First Blood (David Morrell)
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Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
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A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
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A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
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Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
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Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus)
Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus)
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Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
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A Watcher in the Woods (Florence Engel Randall)
A Watcher in the Woods (Florence Engel Randall)
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The Entity (Frank Defelitta)
The Entity (Frank Defelitta)
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
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The Home Invaders - Confessions of a Cat Burgler (Frank Hohimer)
The Home Invaders - Confessions of a Cat Burgler (Frank Hohimer)
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Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Gary K. Wolf)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Gary K. Wolf)
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Build My Gallows High (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High (Geoffrey Homes)
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Brewster's Millions (George Barr McCutcheon)
Brewster's Millions (George Barr McCutcheon)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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To Live and Die in L.A. (Gerald Petievich)
To Live and Die in L.A. (Gerald Petievich)
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Cruising (Gerald Walker)
Cruising (Gerald Walker)
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Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
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The Short-Timers (Gustav Hasford)
The Short-Timers (Gustav Hasford)
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Herbert West: Reanimator (H.P. Lovecraft)
Herbert West: Reanimator (H.P. Lovecraft)
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84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
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Beaches (Iris Rainer Dart)
Beaches (Iris Rainer Dart)
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Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
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Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
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