There are several differences between the 1997 movie The Relic and the 1995 book it was based upon. The best-selling novel was co-written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and was the first of the Special Agent Pendergast series. The movie version - an R-rated creature feature that followed two yearsafter the book's publication - was directed by Peter Hyams and stars actors Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, and Linda Hunt as the protagonists. The general story centers on a detective and a biologist who attempt to defeat a South-American monster as it wreaks havoc inside of museum.A lot went into making the movie adaptation of TheRelic;it was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and by Universal Pictures internationally. Ultimately, it went on to receivesome mixedreviews - but mostly poor ones - from movie critics. Nevertheless, it did open #1 at the box office, grossing $9,064,143 in its opening week, and an overall $48 million worldwide. The movie's popularity, tho...
