What movies would make good plays NOT musicals- Page 3

[americanboy99]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:26pm

I actually think LOVE ACTUALLY could maybe work as a musical rather than play. Either.

[actor]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:51pm

Mrs. Doubtfire would be superb.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/24/06 at 12:57am

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:41am

I'd rather see Heathers than Mean Girls.

What about Showgirls? I mean the main character's name is Nomi Malone.

I mean all that symoblism...Nomi Malone...Know Me, I'm Alone...

[once a month]

Posted: 10/24/06 at 10:39am

Lord of the Flies

[alwy15]

Posted: 10/24/06 at 11:13am

lord of the flies IS a play. i was in it!
and it adapts beautifully to the stage, even though the script was sort of lame.

what about rain man as a play? sophie's choice as a play?

[ICEcreamAssassin]

Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:20pm

Magnolia.. that would be an intense play..

or Doloroes Claiborne

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 10/24/06 at 6:18pm

I'd love to see a Japanese-style horror film, like the Ring, put on stage. Could either be horrible or intense. I second Mean Girls, too. That would be awesome.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/25/06 at 12:22pm

[jess20882]

Posted: 10/25/06 at 1:17pm

Notting Hill
Meet the Parents
Serendipity
Best in Show

[AudreyTwoTwo]

Posted: 10/25/06 at 1:40pm

I was thinking Good Will Hunting might be good (if it wasnt already a play. I don't know if it was or not)

I also thought that Kate and Leopold would be good but, now that I think of it taht could be a musical

[thibodeaux]

Posted: 10/25/06 at 3:10pm

I wonder if/how Good Will Hunting would fly, what with MATT & BEN out and all. . .how often is that show done, anyhow?

Stand By Me, based on The Body, by Stephen King. Could work?

Superstar! Haha. Would be hilarious, but. . .probably wouldn't last. Superstar: The Musical ?

Transamerica /the musical?

Dead Poets Society

Big Fish /the musical? THAT would be a show made for spectacle. I think it could be pulled off . . . in either musical/non-musical setting.

Moulin Rouge. Screams for Broadway. Why hasn't this happened yet?

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 1:51am

Moulin Rouge. Screams for Broadway. Why hasn't this happened yet?

Because the source material was awful. Yeah, I know it hasn't stopped many other things from being produced, but still.

[Hello Dawley]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:02am

"Oh, and Reservoir Dogs could easily be adapted to reduce the flashbacks, and the ones that are still there are just held in the same warehouse, Joe's initial interviews, and going over the crime/assigning names. The only ones that would have to be cut are Mr. Orange's backstory,and the getaway. The initial diner scene could be done in front of the curtain, or with the rest of the set unlit. "

This has already been adapted to the stage at the Roadhouse Theatre in Erie, PA...and staged 4 times since 1997. Check out www.roadhousetheatre.org for info on it. It's actually a really good adaptation!

I personally would like to see American Beauty on stage!

[TomMonster]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 3:18am

Mrs. Doubtfire was turned into a musical in Rome. MANY years ago. I saw it.

It, obviously, never made it to the States.

Many movies are already based on plays; not just Broadway, but from all over the country.

Strange thread...but fun.

[fossemoves]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:30pm

Completely second the idea for a stage version of

THE BIG CHILL.

This is a play that screams to be made.

[fossemoves]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:30pm

Completely second the idea for a stage version of

THE BIG CHILL.

This is a play that screams to be made.

[jess20882]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 2:41pm

Mystic River

**and**

Mystic Pizza

[EdmundOG]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 3:06pm

Ooh! Ooh!

MISERY!

How kickass would that be?

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/26/06 at 3:31pm

Misery would be fantastic.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:05pm

Rosemary's Baby would probably be pretty effective as a play since a lot of it takes place inside an apartment building.

[Boybooshka]

Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:16pm

Misery has been a play, was in west end(i think) and definately toured at least twice a few years ago in uk. Julie T Wallace and Sharon Gless both had turns playing Annie Wilkes. never got to see it unfortunately

[DidYouReallyHearMe]

Posted: 11/2/06 at 6:53pm

Love, Actually is already a musical.
It was presented at The Florida State Thespian Conference in April 2006.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/3/06 at 9:25am

Isn't Days of Wine and Roses a play? It's interesting to me that that's never been staged on or off Broadway (that I know of).