I remember when reading this as a young boy, it being just so good that the story lit up my imagination and my buddies and I would reenact it when we "played guns" back in the day when they actually sold toy guns that looked like the real thing. One boy would be chosen and a group would hunt him, or one hunter would hunt the rest of us. Always a fun time! I've never forgotten it and have enjoyed the various shows made over the years that have been based on the actual story.
"I read it first in 9th grade English class with the teacher prattling about man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself. Remember that stuff?"
Exactly my experience, and I was JUST thinking of this story the other day since it was the first story we read in English class as a freshman. It stuck with me all these years (I am mid-40s).
Why don't you see if you can put something together for Castalia? That could be an interesting project since it's probably all public domain since 2019.
I will start searching. The hard story to track down might be the one from DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE. Will put out some feelers to pulp collectors on that one.
-The main film version of "Dangerous Game" I know of was made by the same team and studio that made "King Kong", about a year or so before it. Dress rehearsal, perhaps?
-Thanks for informing me about Connell's background. He clearly was NOT a one-hit wonder, but "Dangerous Game" seems very atypical compared to his other work.
-Connell's most notable screenplay credit was co-authoring the script for the Frank Capra movie "Meet John Doe" (1941), for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
Defoe was an incredibly prolific author, but no remembers anything but Robinson Crusoe. At least the story still is being read, many great writers are essentially forgotten.
I remember when reading this as a young boy, it being just so good that the story lit up my imagination and my buddies and I would reenact it when we "played guns" back in the day when they actually sold toy guns that looked like the real thing. One boy would be chosen and a group would hunt him, or one hunter would hunt the rest of us. Always a fun time! I've never forgotten it and have enjoyed the various shows made over the years that have been based on the actual story.
"I read it first in 9th grade English class with the teacher prattling about man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself. Remember that stuff?"
Exactly my experience, and I was JUST thinking of this story the other day since it was the first story we read in English class as a freshman. It stuck with me all these years (I am mid-40s).
Why don't you see if you can put something together for Castalia? That could be an interesting project since it's probably all public domain since 2019.
I will start searching. The hard story to track down might be the one from DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE. Will put out some feelers to pulp collectors on that one.
-The main film version of "Dangerous Game" I know of was made by the same team and studio that made "King Kong", about a year or so before it. Dress rehearsal, perhaps?
-Thanks for informing me about Connell's background. He clearly was NOT a one-hit wonder, but "Dangerous Game" seems very atypical compared to his other work.
-Connell's most notable screenplay credit was co-authoring the script for the Frank Capra movie "Meet John Doe" (1941), for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
Defoe was an incredibly prolific author, but no remembers anything but Robinson Crusoe. At least the story still is being read, many great writers are essentially forgotten.
We still read it in 9th grade. Even with the slow beginning it holds up. I follow it with “Apocalypto” - which has some incredible similarities.