Paper Moon. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the 1971 book, Addie Pray
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Addie Pray
Joe David Brown, 1971
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Peter Bogdanovich, 1973

In Gorham, Kansas, circa 1936, itinerant con man Moses Pray meets nine-year-old Addie Loggins at her mother’s graveside service, where the neighbors suspect he is Addie’s father. One night, Addie and Moze stop at a local carnival, where Moze becomes enthralled with an exotic dancer named Miss Trixie Delight and leaves Addie at a photo booth to have her photograph taken alone.


Of Mice and Men. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1937 book
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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, 1937
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Gary Sinise, 1992

During the Great Depression, the quick-witted George Milton looks after his physically strong yet mentally disabled companion Lennie Small. George, aware that Curley’s wife will bring trouble upon the men due to her sexual allure and persistent flirting, strictly instructs Lennie to keep away and not to look at her.


Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Marc Cerasini, 1995
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Tom Shadyac, 1994

Ace Ventura is an eccentric, unorthodox Miami-based private detective who specializes in retrieving tame or captive animals. Ruling out Camp, as he was not missing the amber stone, Ventura concludes that a member of the 1984 Miami Dolphins line-up may have kidnapped Snowflake, and attempts to identify the culprit by their rings.


Fire in the Sky. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1978 book, The Walton Experience
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The Walton Experience
Travis Walton, 1978
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Robert Lieberman, 1993

On November 5, 1975 in Snowflake, Arizona, logger Travis Walton, and his co-workers head to work in the White Mountains. Driving home from work, the loggers come across an unidentified flying object. Curious to learn more, Walton gets out of the truck and is struck by a bright beam of light from the object and is sent flying several feet backwards as if pushed by an unseen force.