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24 Adaptations That Ignored The Source Material

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It's no secret that filmmakers take creative liberties when adapting certain stories for the big screen. But when you look at the final version versus the source material, it seems like "creative" should, more often than not, be replaced by "bizarre."

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STAND BY ME In the film, Gordie has a dream where he pictures Denny's funeral. In the novella, The Body, Gordie has a nightmare where Teddy and Vern a

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In Tolkien's The Hobbit, Radagast is a briefly mentioned character who isn't on Bilbo and Gandalf's quest. GRAUN In The Hobbit films, he helps Gandalf

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