i really liked malcolm mcdowell in "red roses and petrol" by irish playwright Joseph O'Connor. what are some other plays turned into films that were well done in your opinion?
indie films based on plays
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I thought Robert Altman did a great job with Sam Shepherd's "Fool for Love," with Shepherd, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton and Randy Quaid. It's one of my favorite plays anyway, and Altman moved it to the screen with great care. Welles's "Chimes at Midnight" and "Othello" are both great examples of adapting Shakespeare to film and of making films independently, guerrilla-style.
Oleanna by David Mamet.
American Buffalo by David Mamet.
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet.
True West by Sam Shepard.
Simpatico by Sam Shepard.
American Buffalo by David Mamet.
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet.
True West by Sam Shepard.
Simpatico by Sam Shepard.
One of my favorites is Suburbia, a play by Eric Bogosian, which he wrote into a screenplay, and Richard Linklater directed it. A great cast and great dialogue.
i noticed where talking about films based off plays. me and some buddies from my highschool english class made this little comedy of hamlet. its worth a couple laughs. two of the four of us that made it are actually pursuing film making in college.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0v2yfYpb9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0v2yfYpb9k