1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world . What's so fascinating about him that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works? KING ON SCREEN reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King's books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Walking Dead), Tom Holland (The Langoliers, Chucky), Mick Garris (The Stand, Sleepwalkers) and Taylor Hackford (Dolores Claiborne, Ray). It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.
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00:02 >> Everybody who hasn't read a Stephen King book has still seen a Stephen King movie.
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00:09 >> It all started with Carrie.
00:11 >> Seeing her burn everything down at the end.
00:13 >> You're watching it and it's thrilling.
00:14 >> Creepshow had a massive impact.
00:17 >> It completely traumatized me.
00:19 >> Aren't you gonna say hello?
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00:24 >> Head Cemetery is a great movie.
00:26 >> Misery is one of my favorites.
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00:31 >> Stephen King writes human beings and
00:34 then he puts them in phantasmagorical situations.
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00:41 >> Instead of setting everything in big cities,
00:44 he chooses locations that are identifiable for everybody.
00:47 >> It's an idealized America, but then it's ripped apart and sent to hell.
00:52 >> When I think of my favorite Stephen King movies,
00:55 I think of Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption.
00:57 >> I remember being shocked that someone who I associated so
01:01 much with horror was capable of creating something so beautiful.
01:05 >> Much of Stephen King's work seems to be about how we treat each other.
01:10 >> Whether it's the family in Cujo or
01:13 what's happening in The Shining between Jack and Wendy.
01:17 >> This isn't like it's coming, this is about what's here.
01:20 >> That's the legend of Stephen King,
01:22 is able to see things in the future that the average person can't.
01:26 >> It's been such a mirror of the pop culture, but now he has his own pop culture.
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01:33 [LAUGH]
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