The Driver - a book?

April Raine · 26-09-2008 5:08pm #1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007ZEOC8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

There was a film called The Driver with Ryan O Neill in the 70's but a relation swears there was a book of this too. I can't find it, any one any info on this? I want to get a copy for them to re read.

The book may have been called just driver

Karl Hungus · 26-09-2008 5:33pm

Well, imdb.com lists director Walter Hill as the only writer, so your relation could be mistaken.

April Raine · 27-09-2008 4:11pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Well, imdb.com lists director Walter Hill as the only writer, so your relation could be mistaken.

Swears was driver or the driver. it was a black covered paperback and was about the same plot as the driver movie and in 70's. Knew about walter hill but thanks anyway;) I cannot find any ref online to such a book

flybynight · 29-09-2008 2:56pm

I'm pretty sure it was an original screenplay. However, its possible that it could have been one of those cash-in film novelisations that happen after a film is released.

Anyway, anyone who has also seen 'Le Samourai' knows that Hill's screenplay is HEAVILY influenced by it both in terms of plot and tone (even though he claims never to have seen the film before making The Driver)

mike65 · 29-09-2008 3:08pm

Damn cool movie (wierd how Hills career crumbled to mediocrity after the success of 48 Hrs)

Mike

flybynight · 29-09-2008 3:29pm

Further to my last message I did a bit of scouting around and i was right - it was a film novelisation by one Clyde B. Philips. And the good news is there's a copy available here!:
http://uk.nine.ebid.net/perl/auction.cgi?auction=1216260210-20534-39&mo=auction

There's also a copy in TCD library if you have access to that. Hope it helps!

The Driver - a book?

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