Deliverance. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Deliverance
James Dickey, 1970
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John Boorman, 1972

Four Atlanta businessmen decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness before it is dammed. Lewis, an experienced outdoorsman, is the leader; his close friend Ed has been on several trips but lacks Lewis’ machismo, while Bobby and Drew are novices. They’ll never forget that trip into the dangerous American back-country.


The Player. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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The Player
Michael Tolkin, 1988
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Robert Altman, 1992

Griffin Mill is a Hollywood studio executive dating story editor Bonnie Sherow. He hears story pitches from screenwriters and decides which have the potential to be made into films, green-lighting only 12 out of 50,000 submissions every year. His job is threatened when up-and-coming story executive Larry Levy begins working at the studio.


Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1969 book, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*
David Reuben, 1969
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Woody Allen, 1972

A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.


Semi-Tough. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Semi-Tough
Dan Jenkins, 2006
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Michael Ritchie, 1977

Wide receiver Marvin “Shake” Tiller and running back Billy Clyde Puckett are football buddies who play for a Miami pro team owned by Big Ed Bookman. Bookman’s daughter Barbara Jane is roommates with both men, and the film depicts a subtle love triangle relationship between Barbara Jane and her two friends.


Stick. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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Stick
Elmore Leonard, 1983
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Burt Reynolds, 1985

Ernest Stick Stickley, a former car thief, has just been released from prison after serving seven years for armed robbery. He meets up with an old friend, who talks Stick into accompanying him for a quick stop#near the Florida Everglades. The quick stop turns out to be an illegal drug deal set up by Rainy’s dealer, that goes sour.


Striptease. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Strip Tease
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Strip Tease
Carl Hiaasen, 1993
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Andrew Bergman, 1996

Former FBI secretary Erin Grant loses custody of her young daughter Angela to her ex-husband Darrell a criminal who cost Erin her job. To afford an appeal to get her daughter back, Erin becomes a stripper at the Eager Beaver, a strip club in Miami. A Congressman named David Dilbeck visits the club and becomes infatuated with Erin.