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Poll: That Wasn't the Name of the Book...

A poll by HardSteelMill
...or story, play, etc. When literary works are adapted for the screen, the names are sometimes changed, often drastically. Which of the following changes do you find the most striking?

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Results of 987 votes:

  1. 1.

    Blade Runner (1982)

     
    Based on: "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Phillip K. Dick
  2. 2.

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

     
    Based on: "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" by Brian Aldiss
  3. 3.

    Die Hard (1988)

     
    Based on: "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp
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