Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Dick Bartlett, 1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Jean Shepherd, 1968
Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss is a movie directed by Dick Bartlett in 1988 and based on the book of the same name by Jean Shepherd, first published in 1968. The movie features Jean Shepherd, James Sikking, Dorothy Lyman, Jerry O’Connell, Jason Clarke Adams, Cameron Johann, and others.
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Storyline
This “A Christmas Story” sequel follows a young Ralphie Parker on his summer vacation as he looks for work and battles to survive a particularly terrifying Parker family road trip. On the lengthy drive to Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss, the run-down lakeside resort where Ralphie and his younger brother want to spend their summer vacation, Ralph’s father and mother teach Ralphie and his brother numerous life lessons.
Movie vs Book
Year
1988
Minutes
89
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Director: Dick Bartlett
Country: USA
Year: 1988
Length: 1h29m
Year
1968
Pages
40
Book Rate
8.52
S: Goodreads
Book
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Author: Jean Shepherd
Country: USA
First published in: 1968
Length: 40 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Shepherd's Pie
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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