What's the Difference between The Help the Book and The Help the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
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Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
Portrayed by: Emma Stone
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Hilly Holbrook
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Hilly Holbrook
Portrayed by: Bryce Howard
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Aibileen Clark
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Aibileen Clark
Portrayed by: Viola Davis
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Minny Jackson
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Minny Jackson
Portrayed by: Octavia Spencer
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Cecilia Foote
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Cecilia Foote
Portrayed by: Jessica Chastain
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Elizabeth Leefolt
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Elizabeth Leefolt
Portrayed by: Ahna O'Reilly
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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A naked man tries to break into Cecelia's house. Minnie tries to scare him off with a broom. He hits Minnie, and makes Ludendorff gestures. Cecelia hits him with a poker. He runs away. |
This does not happen at all. |
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Hilly sends Cecelia a letter requesting 200 for the ripped dress as a donation for the children of Africa. She also asks her to refrain from volunteering for any events as she was on probation. Cecelia sends her the check. |
There is no mention of a letter, the check just arrives at Hillys.
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Minnie believes Cecelia has a drinking problem because she is always sleeping and sneaking upstairs to drink. She finds out she is restng to avoid a miscarriage and the drink is a concoction she bought to help avoid miscarriages. |
No mention in the movie. |
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Skeeter and Stuart break up - he returns to her and tells her he went to see his ex girlfriend and now that is behind him. He tells Skeeter she is now a hippy and she cheated on him and said he was a whore to his daddy. |
Didn't happen - only the final break up.
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Aibileen tells Skeeter the truth about Constantine. |
Skeeter learns the truth from her mother. |