The one movie king ever directed, and well, you know, stephen king is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. It was originally published in the november 1982 issue of gallery, and later included in kings own 1985 collection skeleton crew summary. The raft, in particular, would have been a great 80s teen monster movie in the vein of the remake of the blob that would roll into theaters a year later. The fact that stephen king can take an idea like this one and turn it into a very readable short story is a testament to his writing ability. After they swim out to the raft in the middle of the lake, a mysterious oil slicklike creature appears in the water beneath them. Jun 05, 2017 revisiting the film of stephen kings creepshow 2. Creepshow 2 1987 stephen king wrote an outline for horror anthology creepshow 2 which george a romero later turned into a script. This book will scare you, so prepare yourself before you begin to read it. All 58 stephen king movie and tv series adaptations, ranked. All 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos. Stephen kings the raft and the stickiness of objects horror movie. Next, the raft, in which four college students take trip to a lake to go swimming, only to find out theres something in the water.
Yesterday i came across an askreddit thread about the darkest work of fiction ever made. It was first published as a booklet included with gallery in november 1982 and was collected in kings 1985 collection skeleton crew. The raft was a direct translation from the stephen king short of the same name. It was once again based upon stories by stephen king, and features three more horror segments consisting of old chief wooden head, the raft and the hitchhiker.
Stephen king s tale of a young couple trapped in a town overrun by homicidal kids is a great idea for a movie, but fritz kierschs adaptation wanders aimlessly in search of scares, and the over. In the summer of 1973, five men and six women embarked on a 101day scientific seaadventure, drafting on a small raft named acali across the atlantic. Creepshow 2 is a 1987 anthology film directed by mike gornick from a screenplay written by george w. Its not possible to choose a favourite stephen king story as there are so many, but here is a quiz about one of my fave short stories. Filmmaker marcus lindeen reconstructs the raft using the original blueprint, and uses it as a theatrical set on which to interview the half dozen or so surviving rafters. The raft first appeared in gallery magazine in 1982 although stephen king claims he wrote a. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Directed by michael gornick and based on stephen kings short story. The raft was adapted to film as a segment of the 1987 horror anthology movie creepshow 2, directed by michael gornick from a screenplay by george a. While making sure to add the books from some of the replies to my reading list i saw someone mentioned the jaunt by stephen king and was surprised id never heard of that one. As soon as the creature takes laverne, randy makes a swim for shore and is quickly pursued.
Our primary objective was to present a list consisting of all stephen kings scaryhorror movies, but after further thought, weve since decided to include all stephen king movies including the nonscary films while excluding the short story films that are 30 minutes or shorter. Why doesnt creepshow 2 have five stories like the original film. The raft by stephen king 1982 collected in skeleton crew by stephen king, futura books, 1985, approx. It is the seed from which has grown a much longer tale, duma key, which scribner will publish in early 2008. In the movie creepshow 2 the story is brought back by writer stephen king but with a different ending. While swimming out to the raft in the middle of the lake, randy notices a mysterious oil slicklike substance floating on the surface that appears to go after the girls as. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. Old chief woodnhead and the hitchhiker are kind of flat entries but the middle story the raft about a group of teenagers stranded on a raft and surrounded by a flesheating monster is genuinely unnerving. Stephen kings story the raft, published in skeleton crew in 1985 and part of the horror anthology creepshow 2 michael gornick, 1987. Complete list of stephen king adaptations, books made into. Memory stephen kings short story memory appeared in volume 7, number 4 of tin house, the summer 2006 issue. Gornick was previously the cinematographer of the first film, and the screenplay was written by romero who was director of the original film. Creepshow 2 is a 1987 american comedy horror anthology film directed by michael gornick, and the sequel to creepshow. The 62nd bfi london film festival runs from 10 21 october.
The raft is a horror short story by stephen king first published as a booklet included with gallery in november 1982, and collected in king s 1985 collection skeleton crew. When rachel recalls the fun she had out on a raft in the middle of nearby cascade lake as a kid, the group rushes out on an impromptu trip to say goodbye to the season before cold october. May 01, 2017 directed by michael gornick and based on stephen kings short story first published in 1982 and then released as part of skeleton crew in 1985, the anthology sequels second of three. How the infamous sex raft experiment almost ended in murder. Stephen kings tale of a young couple trapped in a town overrun by homicidal kids is a great idea for a movie, but fritz kierschs adaptation wanders. The bulk of the story is faithful to the short story, but the ending was changed for the film. The novel begins with four college students named randy, deke, rachel, and laverne decide to swim to a wooden raft on a remote pennsylvania lake to celebrate the end of summer. Nov 20, 2016 stephen kings story the raft, published in skeleton crew in 1985 and part of the horror anthology creepshow 2 michael gornick, 1987, is deceptively straightforward. All stephen king movies ranked, from worst to best. Stephen kings tale of a young couple trapped in a town overrun by homicidal kids is a great idea for a movie, but fritz kierschs adaptation wanders aimlessly in search of scares, and the over. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. Use this list of kings movies, short films and tv shows to find out if your favorite book has been adapted to the screen or to find new king movies to enjoy.
Stephen kings the raft and the stickiness of objects. Jun 06, 2019 the newspapers called it the sex raft, but mexican anthropologist santiago genoves always insisted that his experiment was only driven by a lust for science. Iirc it dealt with a lot of internal dialogue which doesnt translate well to film. When rachel recalls the fun she had out on a raft in the middle of nearby cascade lake as a kid, the group rushes out on. Four college students randy, deke, rachel, and laverne swim to a wooden raft on a remote pennsylvania lake in october as a final. Jan 14, 2020 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, but he is just as well known for the movies and adaptations made from his books and stories as for his writing. Four college students two young men randy and deke and two young women rachel and laverne go out to swim on a remote pennsylvania lake during the autumn, when nobody is around. By stephen king four college students named randy, deke, rachel, and laverne decide to swim to a wooden raft on a remote pennsylvania lake to celebrate the end of summer. The lake blob is the main antagonist of the 1987 stephen king horror anthology film creepshow 2, in the segment the raft. Oct 30, 2019 the mist 2007 frank darabont finally makes a stephen king movie that isnt set at a prison, and its one of the meanest and most frightening adaptations yet. Jan 17, 2019 filmmaker marcus lindeen reconstructs the raft using the original blueprint, and uses it as a theatrical set on which to interview the half dozen or so surviving rafters. The second segment is based on the stephen king short story the raft. The story was adapted into one segment of the 1987 film creepshow 2.
With george kennedy, lois chiles, domenick john, tom savini. The raft was adapted to film as a segment of the 1987 horror anthology movie creepshow 2, directed by michael gornick from a screenplay by. The raft is a horror short story by stephen king first published as a booklet included with gallery in november 1982, and collected in kings 1985 collection skeleton crew. The film boasts a good cast and there is plenty to offer to.
Near the end of october, four teensdeke, randy, laverne, and rachelhave a few drinks, smoke some pot, and decide to swim out to a raft in the middle of a deserted lake. The film is a sequel to the 1982 film creepshow, and was followed by the spiritual successors tales from the darkside and tales from the darkside. The raft looks like a lame 80s tv show, giving the slowbuilding horrors a transgressive kick. Unlike the first film, creepshow 2 only contains three stories instead of. One of the main pleasures of watching the raft, a new documentary that combines decadesold footage of the acalis 101day voyage with modernday commentary by the ships six surviving crew mates, is that the acalis story isnt just told from genovess selfmythologizing perspective. The raft horror short story stephen king subtitulada youtube. At least, that was the stated goal of santiago genoves, the. Feb 19, 2012 next time when you go swimming, beware of any oil rigs you can see. Oct 15, 2018 the raft by stephen king 1982 collected in skeleton crew by stephen king, futura books, 1985, approx. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, but he is just as well known for the movies and adaptations made from his books and stories as for his writing. Randy, deke, laverne, and rachel are already missing the summer. Based on a story written by stephen king from the collective stories of nightmares. Five years after 1982s creepshow became only the third stephen kingrelated movie, the sequel joined the crowded field with three new stories framed by an overarching cartoon.
The raft was made into a short film or segment that was part of the horror anthology movie called creepshow 2 in 1987. I remember seeing both creepshow films and the crate is much more vivid in my memory so, ill go with that. Creepshow 2 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A true stephen king fan would buy the magazine, then buy the book. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. Stephen kings 10 most underrated movies screenrant. Stephen kings story the raft, published in skeleton crew in 1985 and part of the horror anthology creepshow 2 michael gornick, 1987, is deceptively straightforward.
Taken for what it is, though, this sequel is like a bag of halloween candy some hits, some misses, but certainly worth the time regardless. One of horrors scariest anthology segments turns 30. The film is a fun anthology, never anything great, but definitely worth watching. Michael gornick who worked on several romero films as director of photography including dawn of the dead and creepshow, stepped into the directors chair and did a good job. Romero returned in a smaller capacity, this time it was based on king stories and romero just did the screenplay after directing the first. All stephen king movies ranked, from worst to best screen rant. It was originally published in the november 1982 issue of gallery, and later included in kings own 1985 collection skeleton crew.
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