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Endless Love adaptations: books & films
Every version of Endless Love — the books & films, compared across media.
Endless Love is the story of David and Jade — two young people whose consuming passion for each other collides with parental opposition and the recklessness that obsession breeds. Scott Spencer's celebrated 1979 novel gave the world this portrait of desire pushed past reason; it has since been brought to screen twice, each time restaging that central tension between unstoppable feeling and the forces trying to contain it. The story now exists as a novel and two films.
Endless Love films
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Frequently asked
Is Endless Love based on a book?
Yes. Endless Love originated as a 1979 novel by Scott Spencer, described as one of the most celebrated novels of its time about young love. Both the 1981 and 2014 films draw on that source material.
How many versions of Endless Love are there?
There are three versions in total: Scott Spencer's 1979 novel and two films — the 1981 Endless Love and a 2014 remake also titled Endless Love.
Which Endless Love adaptation should I start with?
The 1979 novel Endless Love is the original source and the most detailed telling of David and Jade's story. If you prefer film, both the 1981 and 2014 adaptations retell the same central conflict of forbidden young love.