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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
1
Alice Walker
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
2
Anne Tyler
A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
A Woman of Substance
3
Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Verdict (Barry Reed)
The Verdict
4
Barry Reed
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
5
Beverly Cleary
The Jewel of Seven Stars (Bram Stoker)
The Jewel of Seven Stars
6
Bram Stoker
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
7
Cameron Crowe
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
8
Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
9
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
10
Charles Dickens
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest
11
Christina Crawford
The Year of Living Dangerously (Christopher Koch)
The Year of Living Dangerously
12
Christopher Koch
My Left Foot (Christy Brown)
My Left Foot
13
Christy Brown
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
14
Clive Barker
The Fox and the Hound (Daniel P. Mannix)
The Fox and the Hound
15
Daniel P. Mannix
First Blood (David Morrell)
First Blood
16
David Morrell
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
17
Dean Koontz
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
18
E.L. Doctorow
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
19
E.M. Forster
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
20
E.M. Forster
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
21
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus)
Basil of Baker Street
22
Eve Titus
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf
23
Farley Mowat
A Watcher in the Woods (Florence Engel Randall)
A Watcher in the Woods
24
Florence Engel Randall
The Entity (Frank Defelitta)
The Entity
25
Frank Defelitta
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
26
Frank Herbert
The Home Invaders - Confessions of a Cat Burgler (Frank Hohimer)
The Home Invaders - Confessions of a Cat Burgler
27
Frank Hohimer
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Gary K. Wolf)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
28
Gary K. Wolf
Build My Gallows High (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High
29
Geoffrey Homes
Brewster's Millions (George Barr McCutcheon)
Brewster's Millions
30
George Barr McCutcheon
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
31
George Orwell
To Live and Die in L.A. (Gerald Petievich)
To Live and Die in L.A.
32
Gerald Petievich
Cruising (Gerald Walker)
Cruising
33
Gerald Walker
Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
Fletch
34
Greg Mcdonald
The Short-Timers (Gustav Hasford)
The Short-Timers
35
Gustav Hasford
Herbert West: Reanimator (H.P. Lovecraft)
Herbert West: Reanimator
36
H.P. Lovecraft
84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84 Charing Cross Road
37
Helene Hanff
Beaches (Iris Rainer Dart)
Beaches
38
Iris Rainer Dart
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Enemies: A Love Story
39
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
40
Isak Dinesen
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