Most of us have seen at least one film based on a Stephen King novel or short story, so this week let’s see if you can place these faces with the Stephen King movie. You only need to tell me the movie (not the actor’s name or character). They are all direct adaptations and the images may or may not be from the King movie – I can’t make it that easy!
Each question is worth 6.5 points with a bonus question worth 2.5 points. You have until Thursday at midnight to submit your answers as a comment. I hide your answers until then.
Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone. Play once or every week, that’s okay. I’m happy to have you here today.
2. No cheating. No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers. Yes, we’re going by the honor system
3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.
Last week’s Signed Book Quiz here. Current Leaderboard here.
1. 1408
2.
Firestarter
3.
Shawshank Redemption
4.
The Shining
5.
Misery
6.
Carrie
7.
The Secret Window
8. The Running Man
9. The Green Mile
10.
Children of the Corn
11. Cujo
12.
Dolores Claiborne
13. Christine
14.
Hearts in Atlantis
15. Stand By Me
*For an extra 2.5 points name one more Stephen King novel or short story that made it to the big screen. (not one shown)
Stacy's Books 
1 Rm 1408 (i think i have the numbers wrong)
1 Firestarter
3 Thinner
4 The Shining
5 Misery
6 Carrie
7 Secret Window
8 Running Man
9 The Green Mile
10 Children of the Corn
11 Cujo
12 Delores Claiborne
13 Christine
14 Hearts in Atlantis (love that kid!)
15 STAND BY ME (LOVE LOVE LOVE)
extra credit: The Mist (they killed the ending. never again do i watch something based on SK that he had no part in writing the tele/screenplay)
93.5 points 🙂 Welcome to the Leaderboard!
Easy Peesy — Love me my Stephen King (although far too many of the movie adaptations are crap!!!!!
1 1408 (Bad movie — good one to listen to on audio though – listened to it on way to ski trip)
2 Firestarter
3 Shawshank Redemption (From Short Story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption)
4 The Shining
5 Misery
6 The Shining
7 Rear Window
8 The Running Man
9 The Green Mile
10 Children of the Corn
11 Cujo
12 Delores Claiborn
13 Christine
14 Hearts in Atlantis
15 Stand by Me (From short story The Body)
Extra Credit – The Stand (My fav book of all times), It (Tim Curry was creepily awesome in that) Needful Things, , Salem’s Lot, Tommyknockers (So bad, I don’t even want to mention it) Sometimes they come back — you know what I have to stop here, there are tons more and I have seen 90% of them
A true King fan 🙂 Probably a typo, but you’ve got The Shining on there twice and I’m giving half for #7. 90.75 points!
Got Cocky when I was typing – that was def a typo — serves me right ; )
2. Firestarter
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7. Dark Half (?)
8. Marathon Man (?)
9. Green Mile
11. Cujo
13. Christine
15. Stand by Me
Pet Cemetary, The Dead Zone, or Salem’s Lot (TV only I think). Other TV adaptations were The Stand, It, Storm of the Century, Rose Red, Tommyknockers….I like Stephen King but know more about his early books. 🙂
61 points 🙂 I want to see The Stand!
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
8. Running Man
9. The Green Mile
11. Cujo
Sigh. I will never win.
45.5 points. You can still win 🙂
1. 1408
2. Firestarter
3. Shawshank Redemtion
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7.
8. Running Man (??)
9. The Green Mile
10. Children of the Corn (??)
11. Cujo
12.
13. Christine
14.
15. Stand by Me
EC: Pet Cemetary, The Langoliers, The Stand, It, Tommyknockers (bleh), that one about the hospital…..
80.5 🙂
7. The Secret Window?
12. Dolores Claiborne
13 points 🙂
I don’t watch a lot of scary movies, but I’ll give it a go.
#4 The Shining
#5 Misery
#6 Carrie
#13 Christine
#15 Stand by Me
32.5 points. Pretty good for someone who doesn’t like scary movies 🙂
3 = Shawshank Redemption
4 = The Shining
5 = Misery
6 = Carrie
7 = The Glass Window? Something like that – didn’t see it myself
9 = The Green Mile
10 = Children of the Corn
11 = Cujo
12 = Dolores Claiborne – such an awesome movie!
13 = Christine
15 = Stand By Me
Bonus = Pet Semetary, Maximum Overdrive, Silver Bullet. Then there was IT which wasn’t technically the Big Screen but the mini-series scared the crap out of me.
70.75! I gave you half for #7. I still need to read and watch IT.
2. Firestarter
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7. The Secret Window
9. The Green Mile
11. Cujo
13. Christine
15. Stand By Me
Bonus… IT (though i think that could be 10 *shrugs*)
Not really a Stephan King fan on a whole…I’m shocked I know more than a couple lol.
67.5 points! IT counts 🙂
1. Room 1408
2. Firestarter
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7. The Secret Window
8. Running Man
9. The Green Mile
10. children of the Corn
11. Cujo
12. Pet Cemetary
13. Christine
14.
15. Stand By Me
84.5 points 🙂
1.
2.
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7.
8.
9. The Green Mile
10.
11. Cujo
12. Dolores something
13. Christine
14.
15. Stand by Me
Bonus The Dead Zone
57.75 points 🙂
6th is Carrie. I could make out only the one because I’ve read the book. Haven’t seen any other movies.
Oh and 5th is misery. I just bought the book 🙂
Good for 13 points 🙂
Have you covered IT. I had seen one clip of it but I cannot see it in your list. Not sure though.
IT works for another 2.5!
1. Ahhh! I know this one – it’s the one with the hotel room!
2. Firestarter
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7. The Window, the box, the something – It’s on the tip of my tongue!!!
8. Lottery Man???? I know this one too
9. The Green Mile
10. No idea
11. Cujo?
12. Dolores Claiborne
13. Christine
14. ???
15. Stand By Me
71.5 points. You got half each for 7 & 8.
Oh I want to Google so badly. I know many of these, but can’t think. What’s new, right?
1.Not a clue.
2.Drew was in a Stephen King? Was E.T. by Stephen King?? Naw.
3. Shawshank Rebellion or something. That was Stephen King?
4. All I remember is Here’s Johnny and fog. Is it called The Fog? LOL
5.Okay, this is one of my favorite movies. Not The Fan, because that’s the title of another good movie. I can’t think. I.WANT.To.Google!!
6. Carrie?
7.Quiz Show. I’m kidding. I don’t know
8. Not a clue
9.The Green Mile
10. Children of the Corn?
11.Cujo
I’m still waiting for five to pop into my head. Hopeless.
If I were giving points for originality you’d score higher 😉 29.25 points.
I love Stephen King stories! Soooo creepy… There have been a lot of good movies from them as well. I even recognize some of them!
1.
2. Firestarter
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. The Shining (this book scared the crap out of me and the movie was just as scary)
5. Misery
6. Carrie
7.
8. Running Man
9. The Green Mile
10. Children of the Corn
11. Cujo
12.
13. Christine
14.
15. Stand by Me
(I was so surprised to realize that I’ve seen all of these movies. Even the ones I can’t remember the names of!)
71.5 points! Seeing them all is impressive. I’ve seen most, but missed some of the earlier ones.
All right, I’m in!
2. Firestarter
3. Shawshanke Redemption
4. The Shining
5. Misery
6. Carrie
9. The Green Mile
11. Cujo
13. Christine
15. Stand by Me
Another one I don’t think you have listed is Pet Semetary. (at least, I didn’t think so!)
61 points 🙂