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* In the novel ''Taffin'', the title character is overweight and unattractive. In the movie, he's played by PIERCE BROSNAN.
* Partially lampshaded in ''[[American Splendor]]'', when Joyce talks about how Harvey is depicted in his comic:
{{quote| '''Joyce:''' You know, I don't really know what to expect. Sometimes you look like a younger Brando... but then the way Crumb draws you, you look... like a hairy ape, with all these wavy, stinky lines undulating off your body. I don't really know what to expect.}}
* In the novel ''Running with Scissors'', Natalie is described as being plain and significantly overweight. In the [[Running With Scissors|movie]], she's played by [[Evan Rachel Wood]].
* [[Dracula]]. In the book Dracula was old and ugly, with hairy palms, whilst most of the films make him younger, suave, and [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]. The most extreme example must be the 1979 version, which makes Dracula look like [http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/d/r/a/dracula-1979-11-g.jpg this] and have a voice that could melt butter.
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