Film Adaptation
The novel was adapted into a film, Silver Bullet, in 1985, starring Corey Haim as Marty, Everett McGill as Reverend Lowe, Gary Busey as Marty’s Uncle, Megan Follows as Marty’s sister, Terry O'Quinn as the local Sheriff, Kent Broadhurst as Brady's father, and James Gammon as Arnie Westrum. It received mixed reviews and was a bomb at the domestic box office, though it was more successful internationally.
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