There were two movies in this movie, Oliver Twist. The first was a novel written by Dickens in 1839, and the second was a 1959 film of the same name directed by British director James Cameron. Although the novel and the movie had the same title, the storyline and the background of the characters were different. The novel delved deeper into the protagonist Oliver Quinn's past and his relationships with the other characters, while the movie focused more on the protagonist's encounter with aliens.