[papertyger]

Any series by David Weber, or John Ringo. They may not be classics, but they will be...

[thoughtomator]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress... or Stranger in a Strange Land.

[irishtenor]

Earth Abides

[JoeSixPack1]

Hollyweird's track record on turning books into movies is pitiful.

Screw Hollywood, read a book!

Enjoy your imagination, not some snot nosed overpaid liberal puke's idea of a book they never read.

[Malsua]

Footfall: Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle

Ender's Game, great!

Four Lords of the Diamond Series by Jack Chalker (who just died Feb 11, 2005)

The Moon is a harsh mistress, Heinlein.

Oh and pretty much any of the Hammer's Slammers books by David Drake.

[Spktyr]

Hammer's Slammers, by David Drake (all the installments). Problem is, Hollywood would probably screw it up.

They could do his Lt. Leary series, but only if they got the guy who did the Master and Commander script and the director from same.

Most of Diane Duane's work is pretty cinematic; I think her Harbinger trilogy would work well as a series of movies.

Bill Baldwin's Helmsman series would work well, too.

[timtoews5292004]

I would like a literal translation of the book STARSHIP TROOPERS to be done. The two movies that have been made under that title only resemble the books in that the main characters share the same name. If you went with the book, AS IS, it would be a great, great film.

[EveningStar]

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
The Dreaming Jewels (AKA: The Synthetic Man)by Theodore Sturgeon
Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
The Winds of Time by Chad Oliver
The Stars, My Destination by Alfred Bester

[Jack Deth]

Joe Haldeman's "Forever War" and "Forever Peace".

Harry Turtledove's "World In The Balance" WWII/Lizard series. Also his "Guns Of The South".

David Drake's "Hammer's Slammers" series. Also his "Redliners".

Jack.

[Purple GOPer]

Heinlein's classics have been mentioned, but I don't think they would currently be able to be made. To much sex and religion in them. I think a better option would be almost any of his "juvenile" stories. They generally have simple plots with more action perfect for Hollywood.

I like the Retief idea, but it would only work as a British comedy.

For modern stories, put me in the Weber/Drake group.

Something that hasn't been mentioned yet but should always be talked about in these type of forums: Anything by Zelazny, but his Amber series is the most famous.

[timtoews5292004]

Harry Turtledove's alternate histories of the civil war, or world war 2 would be interesting movies as well, I think.

[gogogodzilla]

Footfall
by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

[sully777]

The obscure Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison

[sully777]

Anthem by Ayn Rand

[Portnoy]

Although its been imitated several times, an actual adaption of "Night of the Trifids" would be great.

[beebuster2000]

anything by Phillip Dietz, but especially the Deathday Trilogy.

He is the best hard sci fi/ military sci fi writer today

[Samwise]

Time Enough for Love, Heinlein

[Junior]

"The Gnurrs Come from the Woodwork Out"

You've got to be a real geek if you know that one.

[new cruelty]

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

[altura]

I always thought Isaac Asimov's robot series, especially Caves of Steel and the next one, forget it's name, would make great movies.

And they have the technology to do them now.