Essay Archive - The Success of Michael Crichton's Novels in the Media Industry
The Success of Michael Crichton's Novels in the Media Industry
One only has to look at the astonishing opening weekend of Paramount
Pictures' action adventure thriller Congo which was universally panned by
critics, to be reminded of the power of the person who created the underlying
material: Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton. The film's whopping $24.6
million opening, which shocked insiders, underscored the value to Hollywood of
an exclusive club of best-selling writers (Eller 3).
Michael Chrichton's novels all have their similarities. He seems to
follow a pattern which....
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