there are good stories in these movies
they just need a fresh coat of paint
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Stephen King adaptations that deserve a
remake before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
those Stephen King stories that have
previously been adapted to film or TV
but which could be better if given the
it treatment original King screenplay is
made specifically for the screen will
not be included you can talk about
dreams to the limit
number 10 Cujo Cujo is easily one of
Stephen King’s darkest and most popular
stories but audiences are torn about the
quality of its 1983 adaptation some
think it’s a frightening if Gore free
terror fest while others think it’s just
kind of met yes the movie performed
relatively well at the box office
however most agree that the high point
is D Wallace’s performance with the rest
of the run time proving uneven and in
spots kind of boring this type of story
doesn’t even need a big-budget since
most of it takes place in a single
location just get some great actors and
a convincing dog and you’re good to go
for crying out loud
keep King’s ending
number nine the dark half shut up well I
have to cut you sis what’d I just say
that’s suspenseful and mysterious novel
isn’t one of Kings most popular works
but it deserves a decent adaptation like
a number of King stories it follows an
author only this one has an evil alter
ego and becomes embroiled in a series of
murders
okay we’re with you so far it also stars
Timothy Hutton and Michael Rooker and
was directed by George a Romero
how could it go wrong well the movie
wasn’t terrible but it also wasn’t all
that memorable
aside from Hutton’s dual performances
Beaumont and stark that is however a
fresh take that actually plays up the
story supernatural elements could surely
turn it into a riveting entry in the
horror genre are you ready
just waiting on you number eight secret
window it was published for the first
time in June 1995 in a magazine nice try
mr. shooter secret window was adapted
from a novella in the four past midnight
collection the story follows Mort Rainey
an author who’s accused of plagiarism by
a dangerous man
the concept is intriguing and John Tudor
owes performance as John shooter is
captivating but the rest of the movie
gets bogged down in uninteresting
domestic tips and struggles not to
mention the filmmakers chose to go in a
completely different direction with
their ending than Stephen King did our
tips cut the storyline down and
streamline the narrative so it’s about
more it’s supposed plagiarism guilt and
growing madness that would make for a
much more engaging watch yeah that’s
that’s a good idea number 7 the running
man this movie follows the wrongly
convicted Ben Richards as he attempts to
survive a television show called the
running man which sees criminals hunted
down for viewers amusement while it is
great fun it’s also almost nothing like
the original novel the book describes a
bleak dystopia in which the cost of
living is high and reality shows rule
the airwaves with been volunteering for
the running man game show which also has
a different set up so he can earn enough
money to pay his kids medical bills the
movie is filled with campy costumes and
Arnold Schwarzenegger specific brand of
zingers oK we’ve had the cheesy action
we’re ready for a more faithful horrific
adaptation but I hope you leave enough
room for my fist because I’m going to
ram it into your stomach I break you
goddamn right number 6 Salem’s Lot
you’re not leaving Salem’s Lot are you
I’m not leaving don’t let’s get this out
of the way Salem’s Lot is an awesome
miniseries the show aired on CBS in 1979
and for its time it was terrific and
terrifying entertainment it was faithful
to King’s novel and the scares were
plentiful like who can forget that
window scene a remake was attempted in
2004 but it was a less faithful
adaptation
taking great liberties with the
characters and their fates so it
couldn’t quite recapture the magic
ultimately as good as the original maybe
we’d love to see it remade with modern
effects and scares you shouldn’t mess
with the classics but this is one clan
of vampires that deserves to be brought
back to life
[Music]
my invitation number five dreamcatcher
[Music]
King wrote dreamcatcher high on
oxycontin while he was recovering from
his car accident so maybe that explains
a few things
after all it’s a story about four
friends who share a psychic connection
after befriending a man with Down
syndrome and features a man pooping out
an alien all things considered a remake
would probably still be a little out
there but it would almost definitely be
better than the 2003 movie which despite
a solid cast that includes Thomas Jane
Damian Lewis Timothy Olyphant Jason Lee
Donnie Wahlberg and Morgan Freeman just
couldn’t get it together with a new
director in a tighter script maybe a new
movie could at least be watchable number
four Pet Sematary do well you can
there’s been some buzz already about a
Pet Sematary do-over and we desperately
hope it comes to fruition don’t get us
wrong Pet Sematary is a decent movie
those zelda scenes alone are enough to
give us nightmares for days
[Music]
good this is Kings darkest and most
disturbing book the one that even he
realizes is way too messed up the movie
just needs more oomph
more pizzazz given the right director
and crew Pet Sematary could be an
extremely unsettling movie as it stands
it’s kind of flat and rather uneventful
filmmaking with the potential for so
much more creepiness number three though
Langille ears is a plane in trouble
mister where is everybody
another novella in the four past
midnight collection the Langille ears is
probably one of Kings most inventive and
underappreciated works in it various
strangers discovered that they’ve
traveled back in time and must return to
the present before the titular Lango
years eat away that avoid past and them
along with it
it really is a fascinating idea but as
is to be expected the execution of the
1995 miniseries was well just look at
the Langille ears this story desperately
needs a remake if only so the filmmakers
would have enough of a budget to create
the terrifying world leaders in a
program more advanced than Microsoft
Paint
[Music]
number two the stand the stand was first
published in 1978 and many King
aficionados consider it his finest work
it’s a sprawling complex epic about a
band of pandemic survivors who take
sides in a coming biblical war it was
adapted as a miniseries that aired on
ABC and while it is pretty good this
King masterpiece truly needs the right
budget to properly work the miniseries
suffers mostly from the comparatively
limited television budgets of the 90s
and it fails to capture the novel’s
horrifying sense of scale and the
overall destruction of the plague given
the right finances and run time the
stand could be the finest King
adaptation of all time before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions but no matter what
it’s called there’s magic there the
Injuns believed it and so do I make
sacrifice unto Him bring him the blood
of the Outlander rusty I don’t think he
can hear you
baby you okay
I can’t hear you number one the dark
tower you know when you can’t
differentiate between dreams and reality
not a dream okay I’m not crazy I always
see the same thing it’s Howard
written over the course of 30 years the
Dark Tower series is Stephen King’s
magnum opus
it follows roland deschain and his
friends as they travel towards the
mythical and enigmatic Dark Tower and
attempt to best the man in black once
and for all you’d be hard-pressed to
find a constant reader who didn’t devour
all eight books of this series but the
movie well to put it for lately it
didn’t do the source material justice
he’s called a gunslinger to put it less
politely it was a disappointing mess
that’s why someone should just
completely reboot this series and do it
properly because the gunslinger and his
caught tech deserve far better than this
you have nothing here besides I could
as your help
okay yeah yeah gunslinger do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
they just need a fresh coat of paint
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Stephen King adaptations that deserve a
remake before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
those Stephen King stories that have
previously been adapted to film or TV
but which could be better if given the
it treatment original King screenplay is
made specifically for the screen will
not be included you can talk about
dreams to the limit
number 10 Cujo Cujo is easily one of
Stephen King’s darkest and most popular
stories but audiences are torn about the
quality of its 1983 adaptation some
think it’s a frightening if Gore free
terror fest while others think it’s just
kind of met yes the movie performed
relatively well at the box office
however most agree that the high point
is D Wallace’s performance with the rest
of the run time proving uneven and in
spots kind of boring this type of story
doesn’t even need a big-budget since
most of it takes place in a single
location just get some great actors and
a convincing dog and you’re good to go
for crying out loud
keep King’s ending
number nine the dark half shut up well I
have to cut you sis what’d I just say
that’s suspenseful and mysterious novel
isn’t one of Kings most popular works
but it deserves a decent adaptation like
a number of King stories it follows an
author only this one has an evil alter
ego and becomes embroiled in a series of
murders
okay we’re with you so far it also stars
Timothy Hutton and Michael Rooker and
was directed by George a Romero
how could it go wrong well the movie
wasn’t terrible but it also wasn’t all
that memorable
aside from Hutton’s dual performances
Beaumont and stark that is however a
fresh take that actually plays up the
story supernatural elements could surely
turn it into a riveting entry in the
horror genre are you ready
just waiting on you number eight secret
window it was published for the first
time in June 1995 in a magazine nice try
mr. shooter secret window was adapted
from a novella in the four past midnight
collection the story follows Mort Rainey
an author who’s accused of plagiarism by
a dangerous man
the concept is intriguing and John Tudor
owes performance as John shooter is
captivating but the rest of the movie
gets bogged down in uninteresting
domestic tips and struggles not to
mention the filmmakers chose to go in a
completely different direction with
their ending than Stephen King did our
tips cut the storyline down and
streamline the narrative so it’s about
more it’s supposed plagiarism guilt and
growing madness that would make for a
much more engaging watch yeah that’s
that’s a good idea number 7 the running
man this movie follows the wrongly
convicted Ben Richards as he attempts to
survive a television show called the
running man which sees criminals hunted
down for viewers amusement while it is
great fun it’s also almost nothing like
the original novel the book describes a
bleak dystopia in which the cost of
living is high and reality shows rule
the airwaves with been volunteering for
the running man game show which also has
a different set up so he can earn enough
money to pay his kids medical bills the
movie is filled with campy costumes and
Arnold Schwarzenegger specific brand of
zingers oK we’ve had the cheesy action
we’re ready for a more faithful horrific
adaptation but I hope you leave enough
room for my fist because I’m going to
ram it into your stomach I break you
goddamn right number 6 Salem’s Lot
you’re not leaving Salem’s Lot are you
I’m not leaving don’t let’s get this out
of the way Salem’s Lot is an awesome
miniseries the show aired on CBS in 1979
and for its time it was terrific and
terrifying entertainment it was faithful
to King’s novel and the scares were
plentiful like who can forget that
window scene a remake was attempted in
2004 but it was a less faithful
adaptation
taking great liberties with the
characters and their fates so it
couldn’t quite recapture the magic
ultimately as good as the original maybe
we’d love to see it remade with modern
effects and scares you shouldn’t mess
with the classics but this is one clan
of vampires that deserves to be brought
back to life
[Music]
my invitation number five dreamcatcher
[Music]
King wrote dreamcatcher high on
oxycontin while he was recovering from
his car accident so maybe that explains
a few things
after all it’s a story about four
friends who share a psychic connection
after befriending a man with Down
syndrome and features a man pooping out
an alien all things considered a remake
would probably still be a little out
there but it would almost definitely be
better than the 2003 movie which despite
a solid cast that includes Thomas Jane
Damian Lewis Timothy Olyphant Jason Lee
Donnie Wahlberg and Morgan Freeman just
couldn’t get it together with a new
director in a tighter script maybe a new
movie could at least be watchable number
four Pet Sematary do well you can
there’s been some buzz already about a
Pet Sematary do-over and we desperately
hope it comes to fruition don’t get us
wrong Pet Sematary is a decent movie
those zelda scenes alone are enough to
give us nightmares for days
[Music]
good this is Kings darkest and most
disturbing book the one that even he
realizes is way too messed up the movie
just needs more oomph
more pizzazz given the right director
and crew Pet Sematary could be an
extremely unsettling movie as it stands
it’s kind of flat and rather uneventful
filmmaking with the potential for so
much more creepiness number three though
Langille ears is a plane in trouble
mister where is everybody
another novella in the four past
midnight collection the Langille ears is
probably one of Kings most inventive and
underappreciated works in it various
strangers discovered that they’ve
traveled back in time and must return to
the present before the titular Lango
years eat away that avoid past and them
along with it
it really is a fascinating idea but as
is to be expected the execution of the
1995 miniseries was well just look at
the Langille ears this story desperately
needs a remake if only so the filmmakers
would have enough of a budget to create
the terrifying world leaders in a
program more advanced than Microsoft
Paint
[Music]
number two the stand the stand was first
published in 1978 and many King
aficionados consider it his finest work
it’s a sprawling complex epic about a
band of pandemic survivors who take
sides in a coming biblical war it was
adapted as a miniseries that aired on
ABC and while it is pretty good this
King masterpiece truly needs the right
budget to properly work the miniseries
suffers mostly from the comparatively
limited television budgets of the 90s
and it fails to capture the novel’s
horrifying sense of scale and the
overall destruction of the plague given
the right finances and run time the
stand could be the finest King
adaptation of all time before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions but no matter what
it’s called there’s magic there the
Injuns believed it and so do I make
sacrifice unto Him bring him the blood
of the Outlander rusty I don’t think he
can hear you
baby you okay
I can’t hear you number one the dark
tower you know when you can’t
differentiate between dreams and reality
not a dream okay I’m not crazy I always
see the same thing it’s Howard
written over the course of 30 years the
Dark Tower series is Stephen King’s
magnum opus
it follows roland deschain and his
friends as they travel towards the
mythical and enigmatic Dark Tower and
attempt to best the man in black once
and for all you’d be hard-pressed to
find a constant reader who didn’t devour
all eight books of this series but the
movie well to put it for lately it
didn’t do the source material justice
he’s called a gunslinger to put it less
politely it was a disappointing mess
that’s why someone should just
completely reboot this series and do it
properly because the gunslinger and his
caught tech deserve far better than this
you have nothing here besides I could
as your help
okay yeah yeah gunslinger do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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