Which story is most movie worthy?

[DMacKay]

It was mentioned in another thread that we need another great movie to increase interest in black powder shooting like Jeremiah Johnson did. Which story would you like to see made into a movie?

 

[Bnewberry]

Corps of Discovery! Lewis and Clark.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Journal of a Trapper, by Osborn Russel. If only they would follow the book.

 

[Whitworth]

"Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains"
An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West by William F. Drannan

 

[tenngun]

Maybe something on the life of Kinze or the Girty brothers.

 

[Mike Payne]

Dark and Bloody River.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Daniel Boone's story has everything you need in a great story. Action, adventure, a leading lady, war, Native Americans, hunting, survival and Flintlocks!

 

[smo]

Kings Mountain!

 

[user 49399]

The story of Martin’s Station in Virginia.

 

[Skeggs]

Ted Franklin Belue has collected many stories on the Long Hunters first forays into Kentucky. He has worked with Hollywood (Last of the Mohicans) and has many good stories that can handle the "artistic license" of films. I think the time is right for even doing it as a native movie, what with the popularity of Reservation Dogs, etc.

 

[Brokennock]

I agree with @smo Kings Mountain would make for a great movie. Actually two movies. An version for older viewers akin to "The Patriot" and a version for younger viewers based off the book, "Issac -Trek to Kings Mountain" by J. Wayne Fears.
If you haven't read it, do so. Supposed to be a kids book, but, I thoroughly enjoyed the light read. Read it to your kids or grandkids. Maybe buzz for a movie could be generated.

How about a movie based on the book "White Devil?"
Probably couldn't be made though, the political correctness crowd would lose their minds.

Obviously would need a title change, but, this could make a good movie,

I just couldn't type the whole title out.

Another good book that could be good for young and old if made into a movie would be, "A Danvis Pioneer: a story of one of Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys," by Rowland Evans Robinson.
Some stories from the follow up books would make good additions the movie or sequels.

 

[andy52]

Corps of Discovery! Lewis and Clark.

It would extremely difficult to top Kens Burns's documentary on this subject.

 

[Bnewberry]

It would extremely difficult to top Kens Burns's documentary on this subject.

From a historical standpoint this is true. But from a perspective of telling of an exciting story from a viewpoint of an individual and filling in gaps of the known narratives, not so much.

Just imagine how much more detail could be provided at the Harper’s Ferry arsenal. We could finally know what rifles they actually they received there! Just kidding, we will never settle that one.

On edit, what about telling the story through the view of John Colter? Then you could branch the story off to include early trapping and even bring in Yellowstone.

 

[Monkeyman]

I’d like to see more films about the Seven Years War, specifically the Austro-Prussian front. Or maybe a miniseries about French Fur trappers in the early 1700’s.

 

[Capnball]

Daniel Boone's story has everything you need in a great story. Action, adventure, a leading lady, war, Native Americans, hunting, survival and Flintlocks!

It just needs to be accurately told a depicted.

 

[nkbj]

The Safehold series of books by David Weber.
I found myself lusting for a long barreled fast twist fifty caliber flintlock sniper rifle.

 

[Steve Martin]

I like Monkeyman's idea - the history of the fur trade would make a great mini-series! I even have the title, "Hudson Bay"

 

[andy52]

From a historical standpoint this is true. But from a perspective of telling of an exciting story from a viewpoint of an individual and filling in gaps of the known narratives, not so much.

Just imagine how much more detail could be provided at the Harper’s Ferry arsenal. We could finally know what rifles they actually they received there! Just kidding, we will never settle that one.

On edit, what about telling the story through the view of John Colter? Then you could branch the story off to include early trapping and even bring in Yellowstone.

There is no doubt that's an interesting story and might have more depth of characters if done live-action rather than as a narrative.
Having been a member of the St. Charles Corp of Discovery that did the bicentennial re-enactment, it was by far one of the highlights of my life.
I got to meet Ken Burns and Stephen Ambrose, they used our keelboat for the opening scene of the film in the early morning mist on the Missouri River.
I played the part of Joseph Field on the trip from Elizabeth Pa.
on the Monongahela river, down the Ohio River, and up the Mississippi to Wood river Il.

 

[Columbus]

I enjoyed all these comments, but not one of them would have any impact on the younger folks today. They simply don't care and have no interest history. If you want to pique their interest in muzzleloaders it would have to be some type of super hero, zombie apocalypse thing with lots of explosions and computer generated imaging.

 

[beardedhorse]

Life of George Druillard, scout, interpreter, hunter for Lewis and Clark. Closer to facts remake of John Johnston - Liver Eatin Johnson and a proper historical based story of Hugh Glass. The Battle of San Jacinto. The early trapper days of Kit Carson. Jedediah Strong Smith's story. Joe Meek the merry mountain man. History of Bent's Fort. So many possibilities to choose from but get a director who is a historian and muzzle loading shooter and hunter-trapper-soldier whose reply to suggestions of authenticity is not "this is a movie, not a documentary."