Stephen King’s been known to write a doorstop or two, but within the prolific author’s oeuvre are tales that amount to a fraction of “It.” What these novellas lack in page-count, though, they make up for in thrills. Some of the most successful cinematic translations of his work come from this short-fiction subset.
“The Shawshank Redemption”—a two-and-a-half-hour prison drama adapted from the 181-page novella, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”—is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Released by Netflix earlier this month and just in time for Halloween, “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” is the newest product of King’s fruitful relationship with the film industry.
See Stephen King films: 12 greatest movies ranked worst to best from ‘The Shining’ to ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ to ‘It’
Below are 11 scary, feature-length film adaptations of King’s novellas, plus one for the faint of heart.
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022)
Netflix...
“The Shawshank Redemption”—a two-and-a-half-hour prison drama adapted from the 181-page novella, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”—is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Released by Netflix earlier this month and just in time for Halloween, “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” is the newest product of King’s fruitful relationship with the film industry.
See Stephen King films: 12 greatest movies ranked worst to best from ‘The Shining’ to ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ to ‘It’
Below are 11 scary, feature-length film adaptations of King’s novellas, plus one for the faint of heart.
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022)
Netflix...
- 10/31/2022
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
The Emmy winner is featured in Stephen King’s latest movie adaptation. Starring the billionaire John Harrigan, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone follows a young boy named Craig. The kid manages to befriend Sutherland’s character because of their love for books, but unfortunately, Mr. Harrigan dies; however, his spirit lives on thanks to Craig’s iPhone in what’s being billed as a supernatural coming-of-age story. The Netflix exclusive also stars Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste. The film is helmed by John Lee Hancock, who also directed The Blind Side, The Rookie, and
The Trailer For Donald Sutherland’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Has Been Released...
The Trailer For Donald Sutherland’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Has Been Released...
- 9/27/2022
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Jaeden Martell made his acting debut in 2014's "St. Vincent" before landing his biggest role to date as Loser Club resident Bill in 2017's big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It." Since then, Martell has had his hands full with numerous projects, including Apple TV+'s suspense miniseries "Defending Jacob," eerie psychological-thriller "The Lodge," and Oscar-nominated "Knives Out."
Martell, who recently appeared in the Netflix teen dramedy "Metal Lords," is currently gearing up for the upcoming release of "Mr. Harrigan's Phone." The forthcoming horror offering adapts one of King's eponymous short stories published in his 2020 novella, "If It Bleeds." Written and helmed by John Lee Hancock, the chilling story follows Martell's Craig, a young teenager who strikes up an uncanny friendship with reclusive billionaire John Harrigan (Donald Sutherland). Soon after Craig gifts Mr. Harrigan a new phone, the old man passes away, leaving Craig all alone and grief-stricken. However, things...
Martell, who recently appeared in the Netflix teen dramedy "Metal Lords," is currently gearing up for the upcoming release of "Mr. Harrigan's Phone." The forthcoming horror offering adapts one of King's eponymous short stories published in his 2020 novella, "If It Bleeds." Written and helmed by John Lee Hancock, the chilling story follows Martell's Craig, a young teenager who strikes up an uncanny friendship with reclusive billionaire John Harrigan (Donald Sutherland). Soon after Craig gifts Mr. Harrigan a new phone, the old man passes away, leaving Craig all alone and grief-stricken. However, things...
- 9/26/2022
- by Pallavi Bhadu
- Popsugar.com
As the intersections between cinema, live performance and social media grow increasingly blurred Sound On Sight catches up with John Harrigan of the innovative Foolish People collective to discuss their new interactive media project Strange Factories;
http://www.strangefactories.com/
Well, I guess the first question is why ‘Foolish People’?
When I first started producing my own work in 1989, I wanted to create a name for my work and those I collaborated with, which would signify the intent and focus of the art. FoolishPeople takes its name from the Fool major arcana of the tarot.
The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. He represents the mystical cleverness bereft of reason within us, the childlike ability to tune into the inner workings of the world. The sun shining behind. The Fool is both the beginning and the end, neither and otherwise, betwixt and between, liminal.
Interactive Events such as...
http://www.strangefactories.com/
Well, I guess the first question is why ‘Foolish People’?
When I first started producing my own work in 1989, I wanted to create a name for my work and those I collaborated with, which would signify the intent and focus of the art. FoolishPeople takes its name from the Fool major arcana of the tarot.
The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. He represents the mystical cleverness bereft of reason within us, the childlike ability to tune into the inner workings of the world. The sun shining behind. The Fool is both the beginning and the end, neither and otherwise, betwixt and between, liminal.
Interactive Events such as...
- 7/1/2013
- by John
- SoundOnSight
As indie-film pairings go, The Good Heart's reunion of Brian Cox and Paul Dano is a fairly provocative one. A decade after their collaboration in the controversial L.I.E. -- featuring 15-year-old Dano as a disaffected young man who befriends Cox's pedophile Big John Harrigan -- the duo teams again in the tale of gruff bar owner Jacques (Cox) and his accidental protégé Lucas (Dano). They meet in the hospital where Jacques convalesces after his umpteenth heart attack and Lucas recovers from an attempted suicide. As the older man's health deteriorates, Lucas's applies his sensitivity to opening both the bar and its proprietor to a more inclusive manner of existence. Under Icelandic director Dagur Kári (making his American feature debut), Dano and Cox mount funny, bittersweet pas de deux around the clash of new and old, kind and coarse, and a New York City lost and found.
- 4/27/2010
- Movieline
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