RoboCop. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the book novelization
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RoboCop
Ed Naha, 1987
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul Verhoeven, 1987

In a dystopian future, Detroit is on the verge of collapse due to financial mismanagement and a high crime rate. Investigating their hideout, an abandoned steel mill, Murphy kills one of the gang members, but is ambushed by the leader, Clarence Boddicker.


Mulan. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1695 book, Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties
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Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Zhu Renhuo, 1695
movie vs book
Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook, 1998

In Imperial China, Hua Mulan is an adventurous and active girl, to the disappointment of her parents, who hopes that one day she will be wed to a good husband. As a young woman, Mulan is forced to meet with a matchmaker to demonstrate her fitness as a future wife. Mulan, flustered, attempts to pour tea in front of the matchmaker, but a spider causes a panic that destroys the kettle, and the matchmaker calls her a disgrace in front of her family.


The Stand. Poster of the 1994 TV series and cover of the 1978 book
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The Stand
Stephen King, 1978
TV series vs book
Mick Garris, 1994

On June 13, at a top-secret government laboratory in rural California, a weaponized version of influenza, called Project Blue, is accidentally released. A U.S. Army soldier, Charlie Campion, escapes the lab and travels across the country, unintentionally spreading the virus.


The Manchurian Candidate. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon, 1959
movie vs book
Jonathan Demme, 2004

Major Bennett Marco is a war veteran who commanded a famous U.S. Army raid during the 1991 Gulf War. Years later in a dystopian near-future America defined by xenophobia, de facto martial law, environmental degradation and increasing corporate control, Shaw has gone on to become a famous U.S. Congressman.


The Night Flier. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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The Night Flier
Stephen King, 1988
movie vs book
Mark Pavia, 1997

Richard Dees is a cynical tabloid reporter whose motto is Never believe what you publish and never publish what you believe. He recovers the case from Morrison who, in the meantime, had entrusted it to the novice reporter Katherine Blair, and leaves in the footsteps of the killer aboard his own light aircraft.