Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, 1990
movie vs book
Steven Spielberg, 1993

Industrialist John Hammond has created a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, on Isla Nublar, a Costa Rican island. After a dinosaur handler is killed by a Velociraptor, the park’s investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro, demand that experts visit the park and certify its safety.


Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Jurassic Park: the Junior Novelization
Gail Herman, 1993
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Steven Spielberg, 1993

Industrialist John Hammond has created a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, on Isla Nublar, a fictional Costa Rican island. After a dinosaur handler is killed by a Velociraptor, the park’s investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro, demand that experts visit the park and certify its safety.


Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1986 book, Wild Pork and Watercress
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Wild Pork and Watercress
Barry Crump, 1986
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Taika Waititi, 2016

Ricky Baker, a juvenile delinquent who was abandoned by his mother, is taken by child welfare services officer Paula and police officer Andy, to live in a remote farm with foster aunt Bella Faulkner and her husband, the cantankerous southern man Hec. Hec is remote, but Bella quickly manages to break through Ricky’s defensive shell by taking him hunting and giving him a dog for his 13th birthday.


The Hunt for Red October. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1984 book
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The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy, 1984
movie vs book
John McTiernan, 1990

In November 1984, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius is given command of Red October, a new Typhoon-class nuclear missile submarine with a stealth caterpillar drive, rendering it undetectable to passive sonar. Once at sea, Ramius secretly kills political officer Ivan Putin and relays false orders that they are to conduct missile drills off America’s east coast.


To the Ends of the Earth. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1980 book, Rites of Passage
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Rites of Passage
William Golding, 1980
TV series vs book
David Attwood, 2005

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members.


To the Ends of the Earth. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1987 book, Close Quarters
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Close Quarters
William Golding, 1987
TV series vs book
David Attwood, 2005

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members.


To the Ends of the Earth. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1989 book, Fire Down Below
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Fire Down Below
William Golding, 1989
TV series vs book
David Attwood, 2005

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members.


Bicentennial Man. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1992 book, The Positronic Man
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The Positronic Man
Isaac Asimov, 1992
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Chris Columbus, 1999

The NDR series robot Andrew is introduced in 2005 into the Martin family home to perform housekeeping and maintenance duties, and introduces himself by showing a presentation of the Three Laws of Robotics. NorthAm’s CEO Dennis Mansky claims this is a problem and offers to scrap Andrew, but instead Richard takes Andrew back home and encourages him to continue his creativity and explore other humanities.


Bicentennial Man. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1976 book, The Bicentennial Man
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The Bicentennial Man
Isaac Asimov, 1976
movie vs book
Chris Columbus, 1999

The NDR series robot Andrew is introduced in 2005 into the Martin family home to perform housekeeping and maintenance duties, and introduces himself by showing a presentation of the Three Laws of Robotics. NorthAm’s CEO Dennis Mansky claims this is a problem and offers to scrap Andrew, but instead Richard takes Andrew back home and encourages him to continue his creativity and explore other humanities.


Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Guardians of Ga'Hoole
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Kathryn Lasky, 2003
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Zack Snyder, 2010

Soren, a young barn owl, lives in the Tyto Forest in Illinois with his family; his father, Noctus; his mother, Marella; his older brother, Kludd; his younger sister, Eglantine; and Mrs. P, the family’s nest maid, a kind blind snake. At St. Aegolius, the owlets are greeted by the Pure Ones’ queen Nyra, who says that they will be divided into either soldiers or pickers.


The Vow. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Vow
Kim Carpenter, Krickitt Carpenter, John R. Perry, 2000
movie vs book
Michael Sucsy, 2012

Paige Collins and her husband Leo come out of a movie theater. Both of them are rushed to the emergency room, and as Leo, in a voice-over, talks about how moments of impact help in finding who we are the movie cuts to how Paige and Leo first met. She seeks evidence of the marriage.


Dead Calm. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1963 book
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Dead Calm
Charles Williams, 1963
movie vs book
Phillip Noyce, 1989

Rae Ingram is involved in a car crash which results in the death of her son. Her older husband, Royal Australian Navy officer John Ingram, suggests that they help deal with their grief by heading out for a vacation alone on their yacht. In the middle of the Pacific, they encounter a drifting boat that seems to be taking on water.