Hook (1991): Film vs Book

About the film

A grown-up lawyer has forgotten his childhood and must return to Neverland when his own children are taken.

How close is it to the book?

The film is a sequel built on the idea of the book, not a retelling, so it invents its own characters and adventure.

Read or watch first?

Read the original story to see the child hero before he is imagined as a grown man.

What the book gives you

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

A beautifully told adventure about imagination, friendship and the wish to stay young. It is playful, bittersweet and full of wonder.

Who will like it: Anyone who remembers the magic of childhood and wants a classic adventure with flying and pirates.