Ice Age. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ice Age: The Movie Novel
J.E. Bright, 2002
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha, 2002

With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims.


A Bug's Life. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Bug's Life
Justine Korman Fontes, 1999
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, 1998

Ant Island is a colony of ants led by the retiring Queen and her daughter, Princess Atta. One day, when individualist and inventor Flik, one of the ants, inadvertently knocks the offering into a stream with his latest invention, a grain harvesting device, Hopper demands twice as much food as compensation.


Wag the Dog. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1993 book, American Hero
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American Hero
Larry Beinhart, 1993
movie vs book
Barry Levinson, 1997

The president is caught making advances on an underage girl inside the Oval Office, less than two weeks before the election. Inspired by the idea that he was discarded like an old shoe, Brean and Motss ask the Pentagon to provide a special forces soldier with a matching name around whom a POW narrative can be constructed.


The Amazing Spider-Man. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
movie vs comic book
Marc Webb, 2012

A young Peter Parker discovers that his father Richard Parker’s study has been burglarized. At home, Peter finds his father’s papers, and learns his father worked with fellow scientist Dr. Curt Connors at Oscorp in the field of cross-species genetics.


True Crime. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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True Crime
Andrew Klavan, 1995
movie vs book
Clint Eastwood, 1999

Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist recovering from alcoholism, is assigned to cover the execution of convicted murderer Frank Beechum following the death of Everett’s colleague, Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been assigned to the story. Everett interviews a prosecution witness, Dale Porterhouse, who saw Beechum at the store with a gun.


The Secret Lives of Dentists. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1987 book, The Age of Grief
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The Age of Grief
Jane Smiley, 1987
movie vs book
Alan Rudolph, 2002

Married dentists David and Dana Hurst, parents to three children, find their relationship strained when David suspects Dana of infidelity. Coping with the emotional turmoil, David starts engaging in imagined conversations with a discontented patient. The family’s stress escalates as they all fall ill with the flu.


Small Soldiers. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Small Soldiers
Gavin Scott, 1998
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Joe Dante, 1998

Top defense contractor GloboTech Industries acquires the Heartland Toy Company and as part of the move, Globotech CEO Gil Mars tells Heartland toy designers Larry Benson and Irwin Wayfair to develop actual live action toys capable of playing back. Faced with a tight three-month deadline for the toys’ release, Larry forgoes safety testing, then uses Irwin’s password and chooses GloboTech’s X1000 microprocessor to activate the toys.