"If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies. Don't even mention them to me." It's more than fair to say that JD Salinger's most famous protagonist Holden Caulfield was NOT an enthusiast when it came to the flicks. However, Salinger himself had a far more complicated relationship with the silver screen.
For decades filmmakers, actors, and screenwriters have been inspired by his characters and stories without ever being able to adapt them directly. His refusal to sell the movie rights to his works has made Salinger arguably the most influential literary figure in the history of American cinema.
When Salinger died, critic and poet Henry Allen brilliantly said "Hemingway was a writer who made unhappiness beautiful. Salinger took it a step further — with the same uncanny ability to evoke the world his characters move through, he made it a virtue."
This list examines 10 movies that undoubtedly owe a considerable debt to JD Salinger.
