On Feb 20, 3:46 am, Joseph DeMartino  wrote:
> What "batch of films" are you talking about?  I suspect any film
> advertised as being "from the writer of" SHAWSHANK or GREEN MILE are
> referriing to Frank Darabont, who wrote the screenplay.  Othewise
> they'd just say "Stephen King", onr of the most famous writers in the
> world.
Stand by Me, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Miles, Hearts in
Atlantis.  All the non-horror ones.
> ("Stand by Me" and
> "Shawshank", if I'm not mistaken, weren't *advertisted* as King films,
> either, probably to avoid giving audiences the wrong expectations.
Exactly.
You forgot that he sued to get his name removed from Lawnmower Man
(nothing to do with the short story, but the short story wasn't good
anyway.)
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