106 Literature Goes to the Movies, Part Two – Flops, Bombs, and Stinkeroos

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Ah, the sweet smell of success… and the burning stench of failure. Continuing their two part conversation on literary adaptations, Jacke and Mike choose ten of the worst book-to-movie projects of all time. How could so many people, working so hard and with such great source material, go so wrong? And why is Gary Oldman screaming that he is in hell? We’ll find out! Works discussed include The Dead, Battlefield Earth, Portnoy’s Complaint, the X-Men movies, The Golden Compass, The Human Stain, The Girl on the Train, Zardoz, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Enduring Love, Dune, Gone with the Wind, Beauty and the Beast, The Cat in the Hat, Anna Karenina, Alice in Wonderland, Bonfire of the Vanities, The Scarlet Letter, Watchmen, and Jules and Jim. Would you like to support the History of Literature Podcast? Please visit patreon.com/literature and consider making a modest monthly donation. Your contribution is greatly appreciated! Show Notes: Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-361-494-5766). You can find more literary discussion at jackewilson.com and more episodes of the series at historyofliterature.com. Check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/historyofliterature. You can follow Jacke Wilson at his Twitter account @WriterJacke. You can also follow Mike and the Literature Supporters Club (and receive daily book recommendations) by looking for @literatureSC. Music Credits: “Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA). “Quirky Dog” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	From Hollywood Pictures and Director Roland Joffey
0:17.2	comes the classic story.
0:19.2	God help me, Esther.
0:21.7	I love thee. God help me, I love thee, I love thee too.
0:25.0	Of the love, so forbidden.
0:29.0	I adore you, my husband,
0:31.0	and mom.
0:32.0	He is bowed to seek you out.
0:35.0	And a passion so fierce.
0:37.0	Where is he woman?
0:38.0	Their world would never be the same. Do you not believe that you have sinned?
0:54.0	I believe I have sinned in your eyes.
0:57.0	But has to know if God shares your fuse.
1:00.0	You will swear upon your borders this symbol.
1:05.0	Why do you wait? Put it on. It is not a badge of my shame but your own.
1:10.0	Do me more? They are alive, but you are allowing them to destroy everything that is good in you.
1:17.0	Gary Oldman.
1:18.0	I'm in hell!
1:20.0	Robert Duval.
1:21.0	Behold, the Devil's Old Char! The Scarlet Letter. Oh boy, here we go that was the trailer for the Scarlet Letter the
1:47.2	disastrous 1995 version starring to me more and Gary Oldman what were they thinking?
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