The 2012 horror film Butcher Boys, written by the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre scribe Kim Henkel, is said to be an updating of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal.
ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv hˈɔɹɚ fˈɪlm bˈʊtʃɚ bˈɔɪz, ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ðə tˈɛksəs tʃˈeɪn sˈɔː mˈæsəkɚ skɹˈaɪb kˈɪm hˈɛŋkəl, ɪz sˈɛd təbi ɐn ʌpdˈeɪɾɪŋ ʌv dʒˈɑːnəθən swˈɪfts ɐ mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl.