Science & spaceSci-Fi Guy ExplainsEvery Sci-Fi Movie That Betrayed the BOOK It Was Based On (Part 2)

Every Sci-Fi Movie That Betrayed the BOOK It Was Based On (Part 2)

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Published Sep 26, 2026, 1:45 PM · 2w ago

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Sci-Fi Guy Explains
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Some of these movies kept the book's title and threw out the rest, and a few changed the one thing the author cared about most. One of them even made its author wish he'd written the new ending himself. #scifi #scifimovies #bookadaptation #planetoftheapes – Timestamps – 00:00 Soylent Wasn't People — Soylent Green 01:13 The Book Killed Rita — Edge of Tomorrow 02:25 Twenty-One Became Thirty — Logan's Run 03:10 The Apes Drove Cars — Planet of the Apes (1968) 05:06 Dick's Mutant Couldn't Talk — Next (2007) 05:59 The Men Went Sterile — Children of Men 07:17 Brin Lost His Supercomputer — The Postman (1997) 08:27 Hawks Grew A Carrot — The Thing from Another World 09:47 Bong Added Ten Deaths — Mickey 17 10:35 Moreau Swapped Scalpels For DNA — The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) 11:48 Spielberg Deleted Spielberg — Ready Player One 12:35 Sagan Hid God In Pi — Contact 14:23 Russos Softened The Wasteland — The Electric State 15:12 Garland Adapted A Memory — Annihilation 16:23 King Wished He'd Written It — The Mist Drop a like and sub for more! 🖖 ============================================================ Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material used under Fair Use provisions of US Copyright Law (Section 107). All credit goes to the respective copyright owners. This content is used for educational/commentary/criticism purposes only, is transformative in nature, and is not intended as a substitute for the original work. No copyright infringement is intended. We credit all sources where possible and follow YouTube’s Fair Use and copyright guidelines. For attribution concerns, please contact us directly.

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