Counterfeit Worlds
The Cinematic Universes of Philip K. Dick
Published on 3. August 2023
288 pages
978-1-915359-04-9 (ISBN)
Description
Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind Blade Runner, is the most adapted science fiction writer in cinema history. Though he struggled to make a living during his lifetime, his work has since served as a deep seam of ideas to be mined by filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Paul Verhoeven, Steven Speilberg, John Woo and Richard Linklater, resulting in some of the most successful and influential SF movies of all time. For the still-unequalled future world of Blade Runner to the mind-bending A Scanner Darkly, via the blockbusting action/adventure of Total Recall, Paycheck and Minority Report - not to mention the debt of gratitude films like The Matrix and The Truman Show owe to his work - the legacy of Philip K. Dick has revolutionised Hollywood.
Illustrated with rare photos, Counterfeit Worlds is the first book to trace the history of Philip K. Dick screen adaptations, both in cinema and on television.
Illustrated with rare photos, Counterfeit Worlds is the first book to trace the history of Philip K. Dick screen adaptations, both in cinema and on television.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
File size
3,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-915359-04-9 (9781915359049)
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08/2023
Polaris Publishing Limited
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Brian J. Robb is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling biographer. He has also written on silent cinema, the films of Philip K. Dick, Laurel and Hardy and the Star Wars movies and he won the Tolkien Society Award for his book Middle-earth Envisioned. He is a founding editor of the Sci-Fi Bulletin website and lives near Edinburgh.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction: The Worlds Dick Made
- 1: The Variable Man: The Life of Philip K. Dick
- 2: Puttering About: Early Radio and TV Adaptations
- 3: Android Dreams: The Pre-History of Blade Runner
- 4: Use As Directed: Ubik
- 5: Electric Shepherds: Developing Blade Runner
- 6: Tears in Rain: Filming Blade Runner
- 7: Recall Mechanism: Total Recall
- 8: Human Is .: Screamers
- 9: Crap Artist: Confessions d'un Barjo
- 10: Machine Dreams: Total Recall 2070
- 11: We Can Build You: Impostor
- 12: Dr Futurity: Minority Report
- 13: Precious Artefacts: Paycheck
- 14: Game Players: A Scanner Darkly
- 15: Time Pawn: Next
- Screamers: The Hunting
- 16: Return Match: Radio Free Albemuth
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Total Recall
- 17: Little Black Box: The Man in the High Castle
- 18: The Eyes Have It: Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
- 19: The Simulacra: Blade Runner 2049
- Black Lotus
- Blade Runner 2099
- 20: Sales Pitch: The Unmade Philip K. Dick Projects
- Conclusion: The Golden Man
- Acknowledgements
- Illustrations
