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What was the worst bastardization of a classic book into a movie? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] doubletwist 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I have to imagine that Lawnmower Man is in the running. Talk about having nothing at all to do with the 'book' , (well, short story anyway).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Agreed. It bears so little resemblance to the """source material""" that they were legally required to remove all mentions of Stephen King from the film credits and promotional materials when it released on VHS.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

When I found the short it was based on I was all "cyber-gore here I come" and then I read it...

I guess they both had a lawnmower?