The day of the triffids by john wyndham, paperback. It stars howard keel and nicole maurey, and is loosely based on the 1951 novel of the same name by john wyndham. The first attempt to film the day of the triffids was 1962s commercially successful but awkward and deeply flawed cinemascope spectacular. The day of the triffids was a postapocalyptic novel written in 1951 by john wyndham and turned into a script by bernard gordon, who had written earth versus the flying saucers 1956 and krakatoa east of java 1969. It takes the premise of carnivorous extraterrestrial vegetation from the book and guts the characterization. One bag of seeds was taken, but flew out and pollinated, covering the world in. Anyways, today we dive into the cult film day of the. The film version of john wyndhams novel about a catastrophe that renders the population blind and leaves them prey to lethal plants is badly.
They achieved some success in australia, but greater success in the uk and in scandinavia in the 1980s before disbanding in 1989. The triffid is a fictional tall, mobile, carnivorous plant species, created by john wyndham in his 1951 novel the day of the triffids, which has since been adapted for film and television. This book contains the complete text of the hardcover edition. Fiftytwo years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by the times london as having more. Directed by steve sekely, the day of the triffids was based on the 1951 novel by john wyndham and was released in 1962 in united kingdom but 1963 in the united states. The day of the triffids is a 1951 postapocalyptic novel by the english science fiction author john wyndham.
John wyndham day of the triffids cartoon comic vintage sci fi magazine set 1974. A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that. The day of the triffids by john wyndham audiobook youtube. It was written by the english science fiction author john wyndham parkes lucas beynon harris, under the pen name john wyndham. In the 1950s, british author john wyndham was for a time regarded as a successor to h.
Transformers producer don murphy and michael preger will breathe new life into john wyndhams classic scifi novel. The day of the triffids is a 1951 postapocalyptic novel about a plague of blindness that befalls the entire world, allowing the rise of an aggressive species of plant. The triffids were an australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in perth in western australia in may 1978 with david mccomb as singersongwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. Wyndham had considerable success with novels such as the day of the triffids 1951, the kraken wakes 1953, the chrysalids 1955 and the midwich cuckoos 1957. Fiftytwo years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by the times london as having all the reality of a vividly realized nightmare.
The day of the triffids has been a relatively popular property in england since its release. Entertaining british sci fi adventure about killer plants from outer space. It has been remade multiple times, but this often is considered the classic film version of the story despite not really following the novel. This book contains the complete text of the hardcover. So much so that there was a 1981 sixepisode miniseries readapting the original novel, without the lighthouse portions, and a twopart tvmovie made in 2009. Hailed as the greatest sciencefiction masterpiece of our time the day of the triffids by john wyndham the end begins when a day that you happen to know is wednesday starts off by sounding like sunday, there is. All in all for gritty storytelling, a science fiction story with entertainment value and a real message for our day, the day of the triffids should not be missed. And while the idea of a story about killer plants may seem laughable these days. In 1951 john wyndham published his novel the day of the triffids to moderate acclaim. In the day of the triffids, biologist bill masen wakes in hospital to find that everyone who was awake and watching during an unusual comet shower has gone blind overnight. Bernard gordon screenplay, philip yordan front for bernard gordon, john wyndham novel. Some of their bestknown songs include wide open road february 1986. The day of the triffids returning to the silver screen in 3d sep 23, 2010. The day of the triffids is a 1951 postapocalyptic novel by the english science fiction author.
The day of the triffids paperback 1962 by john wyndham author. Nicole maurey, howard keel and janette scott barry mccann looks at classic horror scifi day of the triffids 1962 directed by steve sekely, the film opens in a london hospital where bill masens bandaged eyes miss out on a spectacular meteor storm. The day of the triffids movie press book 1962 grade. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids huge, venomous, largerooted plants able to walk, feeding on human flesh can have their day. All about the first attempt to portray the novel, the flawed but enjoyable movie. The day of the triffids, published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time. The chrysalids the day of the triffids coles notes by john coles notes staff.
Bbc radio drama the day of the triffids part 1 by john wyndham duration. That movie steered a legion of monster fans to john wyndhams book, where they found a much richer experience that didnt involve nonsense like having the triffids be susceptible to ordinary sea water. The day of the triffids 1962 directed by freddie francis, steve. Wyndham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The doctors were due to remove the bandages from my eyes. The 1962 film is fine for those perhaps who have not read the book. Triffids first appeared in the book day of the triffids by the english scifi author john wyndham. The day of the triffids 1962 scifi saturdays retrozap. Topics 1962, horror, film, movie, old film, old movie. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people.
The kraken wakes, dramatised for radio in 1998, is a gripping story of monsters from the. The day of the triffids, first broadcast in 1968, is set in a world in which most people have been left blind after a meteor shower, and lethal carnivorous triffids are roaming the land. The day of the triffids full movie howard keel jannette scott 1962 duration. The day of the triffids 1962 r2 movie dvd cd label. Triffids were also featured in the 1957 bbc radio dramatization of wyndhams book, in a considerably altered film which was produced in 1962, and in a more faithful television serial. Actually, ive always meant to talk to bernie about that script, because krakatoa was definitely west of java. Loosely adapted from john wyndhams novel, day of the triffids. The noises it made, or failed to make, were more like sunday than sunday itselfand id come round again to being absolutely assured that it was wednesday, whatever else had happened to it. John wyndhams classic 1951 science fiction novel the day of the triffids has had a number of film, tv and radio outings. The triffids were originally bioengineered in the ussr and accidentally released. The day of the triffids is an adaptation of john wyndhams novel of the same name, and its no surprise to learn that the film is considered far from a faithful recreation, since it somehow manages to make the idea of gigantic murderous monsterplants boring.
Although wyndham had already published other novels using other penname combinations drawn from his. Very loosely adapted from john wyndhams novel of the same name, the day of the triffids begins with a rather boringly delivered but thankfully brief voiceover about carnivorous plants. The day of the triffids film 1962 im a huge john wyndham fan and recently rewatched the 1962 film of the day of the triffids. Spelling is british and mistakes by publisher are left in. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of triffids. Janina faye and howard keel in invasion of the triffids 1962 carole ann ford in invasion of the triffids 1962. A new tv adaptation of john wyndhams classic scifi novel the day of. In the book they were not extraterrestrial as depicted in the 1962 movie, but were supposedly bioengineered in the soviet union. The day of the triffids film 1962 reality checkpoint. Very loosely adapted from john wyndhams novel of the. John wyndham parkes lucas benyon harris was born in 1903, the son of a. The day of the triffids is a 1950s apocalypse novel by john wyndham which one of my loyal blog readers told me was one on my list i should head for first. The word triffid has become a common reference in british english to describe large, invasive or menacinglooking plants.
The day of the triffids is a 1962 british science fiction film in cinemascope and eastmancolor, produced by george pitcher and philip yordan, and directed by steve sekely. Read the book and any opinion you had of it is sure to change. The day outside, i realized now, was sounding even more wrong than i had thought. Books similar to the day of the triffids goodreads. Im a huge john wyndham fan and recently rewatched the 1962 film of the day of the triffids. The story has been made into the 1962 feature film of the same name, three radio drama series in 1957, 1968 and 2001 and two tv series in. Day of the triffids based on the book by john wyndham.