The Hurricane. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1991 book, Lazarus and the Hurricane
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Lazarus and the Hurricane
Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, 1991
movie vs book
Norman Jewison, 1999

The story of middleweight boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter, who was convicted of committing a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film concentrates on Rubin Carter’s life between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly 20 years in prison.


The Hurricane. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1974 book, The Sixteenth Round
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The Sixteenth Round
Rubin Carter, 1974
movie vs book
Norman Jewison, 1999

The story of middleweight boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter, who was convicted of committing a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film concentrates on Rubin Carter’s life between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly 20 years in prison.


Searching for Bobby Fischer. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
Fred Waitzkin, 1988
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Steven Zaillian, 1993

Josh Waitzkin and his family discover that he possesses a gift for chess and they seek to nurture it. They hire a strict instructor, Bruce Pandolfini, who aims to teach the boy to be as aggressive as chess legend Bobby Fischer.


Maverick. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Maverick
Max Allan Collins, 1994
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Richard Donner, 1994

In the American Old West, gambler Bret Maverick is on his way to a major five-card draw poker tournament being held on the paddle steamer Lauren Belle. Joseph owes $1,000 to Maverick; they swindle that amount from a Russian Archduke with a scheme that “allows” him to hunt and kill an Indian.


The Addams Family. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1938 comic book
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The Addams Family
Charles Addams, 1938
movie vs comic book
Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991

Gomez Addams laments the 25-year absence of his brother Fester, who disappeared after the two had a falling-out. Gomez’s lawyer Tully Alford owes money to loan con artist Abigail Craven, and notices that her adopted son Gordon closely resembles Fester. Tully proposes that Gordon pose as Fester to infiltrate the Addams household and find the hidden vault where they keep their vast riches.


The Addams Family. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Addams Family
Elizabeth Faucher, 1991
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991

Gomez Addams laments the 25-year absence of his brother Fester, who disappeared after the two had a falling-out. Gomez’s lawyer Tully Alford owes money to loan con artist Abigail Craven, and notices that her adopted son Gordon closely resembles Fester. Tully proposes that Gordon pose as Fester to infiltrate the Addams household and find the hidden vault where they keep their vast riches.


Clueless. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1815 book, Emma
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Emma
Jane Austen, 1815
movie vs book
Amy Heckerling, 1995

Cher, a high school student from Beverly Hills, is the privileged daughter of a widowed lawyer. She uses her knowledge of romance and fashion to give advice to her classmates and family, but eventually comes to realize that her own life is not as perfect as it seems. She starts to examine the problems in her own life.


To Die For. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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To Die For
Joyce Maynard, 1992
movie vs book
Gus Van Sant, 1995

Suzanne Stone has always been obsessed with being on television, aspiring to become a world-famous broadcast journalist. She marries Larry Maretto, using his family restaurant business to keep herself financially stable, and takes a job as a part-time weather girl at a local cable station, WWEN, in the hopes of climbing the network ladder.


Clueless. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Clueless
H.B. Gilmour, 1995
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Amy Heckerling, 1995

Cher Horowitz lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with her wealthy father Mel, a gruff litigator; her mother died during a liposuction procedure when Cher was a baby. She attends Bronson Alcott High School with her best friend, Dionne Davenport, who is also wealthy and beautiful.


The First Wives Club. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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The First Wives Club
Olivia Goldsmith, 1992
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Hugh Wilson, 1996

At Middlebury College in 1969, four young friends, Annie MacDuggan, Elise Elliot, Brenda Morelli, and Cynthia Swann, are graduating. In the present time, the four friends have lost touch with one another, as evident when Cynthia is tearfully gazing at the picture of the four of them on that graduation day.


Alien: Resurrection. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Alien Resurrection
A.C. Crispin, 1997
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997

In 2379, two hundred years after the events of Alien 3, military scientists on the space vessel USM Auriga create a clone of Ellen Ripley, designated Ripley 8, using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. The scientists extract the embryo, raise it, and collect its eggs while keeping Ripley 8 alive for further study.


Shaft. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Shaft
Ernest Tidyman, 1970
movie vs book
John Singleton, 2000

In 1998, NYPD Detective John Shaft II, nephew of private investigator John Shaft I, is called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard outside of a restaurant. Later, Wade phones Shaft to taunt him that because of the punch, he was granted bail on the homicide charge and has fled to Switzerland.