I never read the book but if anyone has, how was it? Also, the movie seemed more like a PG-13 rating than an R to me. but this was back in the 80's so it was different at that time
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Wow those are a lot of differences in the book. And did the author steal the idea of nick naming Paul "Piggy" from Lord Of The Flies? I don't know if you read that novel but there's a boy named Piggy in there
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The book is much better than the film. Paul & Tom's friendship is explored in great detail as is the relationship between Sam and her Father, Harry Pringle. We find out why Sam's Mother left the family and the consequence of that were Harry turned to drink and used his daughter as a vent for his rage and feelings of rejection. None of this is explained in the film, Sam never mentions her Mother, Harry does during the dream sequence but that's as far it goes. Deadly Friend has little substance, the producers couldn't wait for Sam to be killed so they could get on with the business of making a ridiculous splatter movie. Bruce Joel Rubin was deeply unhappy with the final cut, Warners ripped the heart out of his script.
shareThanks for the clarification on the book/movie differences, guys. I enjoyed reading about it!
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