The Black Bird. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1929 book, The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett, 1929
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David Giler, 1975

The son of the renowned detective Sam Spade continues the family legacy by entangling himself with the Maltese Falcon, and with individuals willing to resort to anything, including murder, to obtain it.


The Stepford Children. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1972 book, The Stepford Wives
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The Stepford Wives
Ira Levin, 1972
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Alan J. Levi, 1987

In this sequel to The Stepford Wives, Steven and Laura Harding have moved to the quiet community of Stepford, CT. Steven joins the men’s club, which is still assimilating their wives into robots. This time, they have begun to turn their out of control teens into robots as well. Once they are assimilated, they are obedient, homework loving, big band dancing droids.