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:This article is about the novel by Richard Edward Connell, for the novel by Gavyn Lyall see The Most Dangerous Game (1963)The Most Dangerous Game is an adventure novel by Richard Connell ( 1893 - 1949). The plot concerns an insane hunter who traps a group of people in an isolated area to hunt them. He considers humans to be the only quarry worthy of his skill. The group must struggle to outwit the hunter and escape.
The story has been adapted for film numerous times, with the most successful one being made in 1932 starring Fay Wray and Joel McCrea. The simple premise which does not require close relations between the hunter and prey has led to other fictional adaptations and parodies including:
- The Marvel Comics supervillainFictional supervillains are the foils to comic-book superheroes and other fictional heroes. The typical supervillain is an evil genius. They are villains, but with extraordinary power or ability which makes them viable antagonists for the most gifted hero Kraven The Hunter was an insane hunter who repeatedly hunted Spider-ManNew York City. Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker, usually simply Peter Parker is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 ( 1962). Spider-Man is the quintes as the ultimate quarry.
- The television series Gilligan's IslandGilligan's Island was an American TV sitcom which aired on CBS from 1964 to 1967. Early episodes were filmed in black-and-white; later episodes in color. The show's theme song, "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" begins: Just sit right back and you'll hear had an episode where a hunter decided to hunt Gilligan while the other castaways struggle to interfere with the hunt.
- The Incredible Hulk television series had David Banner trapped on an island with an insane hunter who finds his quarry more challenging than he ever dreamed, due to Banner's tendency to turn into the Hulk when he is cornered.
- An episode of Fantasy IslandFantasy Island was a television show which ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC television in the United States. It starred Ricardo Montalban as Mr. Roarke, the enigmatic host who wore a white suit, and greeted new vistors who could live out their fantasies., in which Mr. Roarke grants a hunting aficionado's wish to hunt the wildest quarry of all—man.
- The film version of JumanjiJumanji is the title of a 1982 children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. It was made into a 1995 movie of the same name. Both the book and the movie are about a jungle-themed board game that has real animals and other jungle elements, in which the hunter in the magical board game central to the story hunts only humans, despite an abundance of jungle animals all over the place.
- The "Homecoming" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer features Buffy and Cordelia on the run from manhunters.
- The plot of the 1993 novel Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon is a MDG derivative.
- The 1961 film Bloodlust!, starring Robert Reed, which was mocked as an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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