Editing Dead Poets Society (section)

==Adaptations==

=== Novelization ===
[[Nancy H. Kleinbaum]]'s novel, ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989), is based on the movie.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dead Poets Society |publisher=Hyperion |location=New York |year=1989 |isbn=978-1-4013-0877-3 |author=Kleinbaum, N.H. |oclc=71164757 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/deadpoetssociety00klei }}</ref>

===Stage play===
A theatrical adaptation written by Tom Schulman and directed by [[John Doyle (director)|John Doyle]] opened [[off-Broadway]] October 27, 2016, and ran through December 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | first=Olivia | last=Clement | title=CSC to Stage World Premiere of Dead Poets Society | url=http://www.playbill.com/article/csc-to-stage-world-premiere-of-dead-poets-society | date=February 29, 2016 | work=Playbill.com | access-date=December 8, 2016 | archive-date=November 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109173859/http://www.playbill.com/article/csc-to-stage-world-premiere-of-dead-poets-society | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jason Sudeikis]] starred as John Keating,<ref>{{cite web | first=Dave | last=Itzkoff | title=Jason Sudeikis to Star in Stage Version of 'Dead Poets Society' | work=The New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/theater/jason-sudeikis-to-star-in-stage-version-of-dead-poets-society.html | date=August 16, 2016 | access-date=December 8, 2016 | archive-date=October 17, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017180441/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/theater/jason-sudeikis-to-star-in-stage-version-of-dead-poets-society.html | url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Thomas Mann (actor)|Thomas Mann]] as Neil Perry, [[David Garrison]] as Gale Nolan, Zane Pais as Todd Anderson, Francesca Carpanini as Chris, [[Stephen Barker Turner]] as Mr. Perry, Will Hochman as Knox Overstreet, Cody Kostro as Charlie Dalton, Yaron Lotan as Richard Cameron, and Bubba Weiler as Steven Meeks.<ref>{{cite web | first=Olivia | last=Clement | title=Dead Poets Society Finds Its Complete Cast | work=Playbill.com | url=http://www.playbill.com/article/dead-poets-society-finds-its-complete-cast | date=September 14, 2016 | access-date=December 8, 2016 | archive-date=October 21, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021111453/http://www.playbill.com/article/dead-poets-society-finds-its-complete-cast | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Clement | first=Olivia | title=The World Premiere of Dead Poets Society Begins Tonight | url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-world-premiere-of-dead-poets-society-begins-tonight# | work=Playbill | date=October 27, 2016 | access-date=December 8, 2016 | archive-date=October 31, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031082539/http://www.playbill.com/article/the-world-premiere-of-dead-poets-society-begins-tonight | url-status=live }}</ref> The production received a mixed review from ''The New York Times'', with critic [[Ben Brantley]] calling the play "blunt and bland", and criticizing Sudeikis' performance, citing his lack of enthusiasm when delivering powerful lines.<ref>{{cite web | last=Brantley | first=Ben | title=Review: 'Dead Poets Society,' Starring Jason Sudeikis as the Idealistic Teacher | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/theater/dead-poets-society-review-jason-sudeikis.html | work=The New York Times | date=November 17, 2016 | issn=0362-4331 | access-date=December 8, 2016 | archive-date=December 8, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208071505/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/theater/dead-poets-society-review-jason-sudeikis.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, the theatrical adaptation of the film, written by Tom Schulman and directed by Francisco Franco, premiered in Mexico. The Mexican actor [[Alfonso Herrera]] played the main character.<ref>{{cite web | title=La sociedad de los poetas muertos | url=https://carteleradeteatro.mx/2018/la-sociedad-los-poetas-muertos/ | work=carteleradeteatro | date=March 5, 2018 | access-date=December 11, 2020 | archive-date=April 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404000623/https://carteleradeteatro.mx/2018/la-sociedad-los-poetas-muertos/ | url-status=live }}</ref> An adaptation was made for the [[Bad Hersfelder Festspiele]] in Germany, also with the assistance of Tom Schulman. It premiered in July 2021, and was still staged two years later. The lead actor was [[Francis Fulton-Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hna.de/lokales/rotenburg-bebra/bad-hersfeld-ort56532/das-dichtende-klassenzimmer-umjubelte-premiere-des-club-der-toten-dichter-bei-den-bad-hersfelder-festspielen-90839275.html|title=Das dichtende Klassenzimmer: Umjubelte Premiere des "Club der toten Dichter"|date=July 3, 2021|website=www.hna.de}}</ref>

===Parodies===
The ending of the film was parodied in the 2009 ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' episode, "[[Introduction to Film]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=October 2, 2009 |title=Community, "Introduction to Film:" Carpe diem! |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/2009/10/community_introduction_to_film.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=The Star-Ledger |language=en}}</ref> It was also parodied in the 2016 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch, "Farewell, Mr. Bunting", with [[Fred Armisen]] playing Williams' role. The sketch is a largely faithful recreation of the scene, until a student ([[Pete Davidson]]) is decapitated by a ceiling fan when he jumps on top of his desk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/farewell-mr-bunting-snl|title=Behold, a New Classic 'SNL' Sketch|last=Silverberg|first=Nicole|date=May 23, 2016|work=GQ|access-date=June 23, 2016|archive-date=September 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001049/https://www.gq.com/story/farewell-mr-bunting-snl|url-status=live}}</ref>