Reacher's Inspiration: How Frederick Forsyth's 'The Day of the Jackal' Shaped the Series
Originally published as: Prime Video's 'Reacher' Owes Everything to This Forgotten 1970s Classic
Novels from the 1970s have served as the inspiration for some of Hollywood's most iconic features. Peter Benchley's 1974 novel Jaws spurred not only Steven Spielberg's Jaws, but an entire subgenre of animal attack films that has remained wildly popular.