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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1980s - Page 2

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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Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
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The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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Raging Bull (Jake Lamotta)
Raging Bull (Jake Lamotta)
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Blood on the Moon (James Ellroy)
Blood on the Moon (James Ellroy)
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
46
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
47
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
48
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
49
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
50
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
51
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
52
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
53
The Black Cauldron (Lloyd Alexander)
The Black Cauldron (Lloyd Alexander)
54
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn)
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn)
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Das Boot (Lothar Gunther Buchheim)
Das Boot (Lothar Gunther Buchheim)
56
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
57
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
58
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
59
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
60
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
61
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
62
The Stunt Man (Paul Brodeur)
The Stunt Man (Paul Brodeur)
63
The Flight of Dragons (Peter Dickinson)
The Flight of Dragons (Peter Dickinson)
64
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
65
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
66
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
67
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
68
The Plague Dogs (Richard Adams)
The Plague Dogs (Richard Adams)
69
Somewhere in Time (Richard Matheson)
Somewhere in Time (Richard Matheson)
70
Conan the Barbarian (Robert C. Howard)
Conan the Barbarian (Robert C. Howard)
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
72
Prince of the City (Robert Daley)
Prince of the City (Robert Daley)
73
The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage (Robert Lindsey)
The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage (Robert Lindsey)
74
Nothing Lasts Forever (Roderick Thorp)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Roderick Thorp)
75
Born on the Fourth of July (Ron Kovic)
Born on the Fourth of July (Ron Kovic)
76
Rumble Fish (S.E. Hinton)
Rumble Fish (S.E. Hinton)
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Tex (S.E. Hinton)
Tex (S.E. Hinton)
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That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
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The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
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Christine (Stephen King)
Christine (Stephen King)
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