I enthusiastically second The Woman Chaser. How I wish that
would be released on DVD...my VHS is getting worn out!
I'll add to the list:
Elmore Leonard's Get Shorty (but not Be Cool), Jackie
Brown, and Out of Sight
James Ellroy's L A Confidential.
Also, Robert Rodriguez's Roadracers; not really hard-boiled,
it's an homage to juvenile delinquent films and books
starring David Arquette as rockabilly punk. A lot of fun, but
is another that hasn't been released on DVD; kind of a lost
little gem.
Amy peace
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Robert Elkin
<rictusaporia@...> wrote:
>
> You can also add Willeford's excellent WOMAN CHASER
to
> the list (Patrick Warburton starring in
Robinson
> Blank's film).
>
> --- JIM DOHERTY <jimdohertyjr@...>
wrote:
>
> > William,
> >
> > Re your comment below:
> >
> > "Started a new section in my website dedicated
to
> > crime books that became crime film. Thompson,
Goodis
> > and McBain are the first three authors and
the
> > section
> > will be updated often. Any favorites? Lemme
know."
> >
> > Sticking strictly to that rarest of rare
birds,
> > movie
> > adaptations that were superior to their
source
> > material.
> >
> > THE 39 STEPS (1935)
> > THE DESPERATE HOURS (1956)
> > IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
> > BULLITT (1968)
> > CASINO ROYALE (2006)
> > and, if you count non-fiction true crime books
that
> > were later dramatized on film
> > THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > JIM DOHERTY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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