Taxi Driver. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Taxi Driver
Richard Elman, 1976
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Martin Scorsese, 1976

Travis Bickle is a 26-year-old honorably discharged U.S. Marine and Vietnam War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and living alone in New York City. Experiencing an existential crisis and seeing various counts of prostitution throughout the city, Travis confides in fellow taxi driver nicknamed Wizard about his violent thoughts.


Young Frankenstein. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1818 book, Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 1818
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Mel Brooks, 1974

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein is a lecturing physician at an American medical school and engaged to Elizabeth, a socialite. He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of his grandfather Victor Frankenstein, the infamous mad scientist, and insists that his surname is pronounced Fronkensteen.


Young Frankenstein. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Young Frankenstein: A Novel
Gilbert Pearlman, 1974
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Mel Brooks, 1974

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein is a lecturing physician at an American medical school and engaged to Elizabeth, a socialite. He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of his grandfather Victor Frankenstein, the infamous mad scientist, and insists that his surname is pronounced Fronkensteen.


Outland. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Outland
Alan Dean Foster, 1981
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Peter Hyams, 1981

Federal Marshal William O’Niel is assigned to a tour of duty at the titanium ore mining outpost Con-Am 27, operated by the company Continental Amalgamated on the Jovian moon of Io. Shifts are long but significant bonuses are paid. Tarlow, a miner, suffers an attack of stimulant psychosis resulting in death by explosive decompression.


Red Heat. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Red Heat
Robert Tine, 1988
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Walter Hill, 1988

Captain Ivan Danko and Lieutenant Yuri Ogarkov of the Moscow Militia lead a sting operation against Georgian drug kingpin Viktor Rostavili. However, Rostavili manages to evade capture, and in an ensuing firefight, kills Ogarkov and flees to the United States. As Danko is recovering from his injuries, Rostavili is arrested for a minor traffic violation in Chicago.


Doctor Dolittle. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1920 book, The Story of Doctor Dolittle
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting, 1920
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Betty Thomas, 1998

In 1968, 5-year old John Dolittle displays an ability to talk to and understand animals, starting with his own dog. A large medical company owned by Mr. Calloway seeks to buy John’s practice, a deal in which one of his colleagues, Dr. Mark Weller, is enthusiastic about.


Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Suzanne Weyn, 2004
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Raja Gosnell, 2004

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo attend the opening of an exhibition at the Coolsonian Criminology Museum commemorating their past solved cases with monster costumes on display. Scooby and Shaggy, after overhearing the rest of the gang criticizing their tendency to bumble every operation, resolve to better themselves and act like real detectives.


Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. Poster of the 1979 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Poseidon Adventure
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The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Gallico, 1969
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Irwin Allen, 1979

After The Poseidon Adventure, in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.