The Long Walk: Book vs. Movie
Francis Lawrence's 2025 film The Long Walk adapts Stephen King's book, published under the name Richard Bachman. Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson play competitors who become friends during a walking contest that only one person can survive.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Stephen King
- Year
- 1979
- Pages
- 320Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 10 hr 44 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Kirby Heyborne
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty joins ninety-nine other boys in a walking contest with no finish line. Falling below the required pace brings warnings, then execution; the last contestant standing can claim anything he wants. As the miles accumulate, Garraty forms friendships with boys whose survival necessarily stands in the way of his own.
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Writer
- JT Mollner
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 1 hr 48 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot
- Genre
- dystopian, dystopian fiction, horror, science fiction, Thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
On a road watched by armed soldiers, Ray Garraty and Peter McVries get to know each other while competing for the same prize. They must keep walking at the required speed, day and night, with warnings followed by execution if they fall behind. Conversations and alliances help pass the miles, but there is no way for both friends to win.
No comments yet. Vote, then say why.