Site by : moddi@pkdfilmandfiction.com
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Site by : moddi@pkdfilmandfiction.com
'Confusion' image courtesy of www.stevehiggs.com
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This site looks at the ficton behind the film adaptations of Philip K Dick's work.
To date there have been eight such adaptations with number nine, entitled Next, in the pipeline.
Probably for many PKD fans, an interest in the author began with seeing one or another Hollywood
treatment.
Blade Runner, for example, frequently tops lists as the best sci fi film of all time,
and Total Recall was a huge box office success.
This site helps
point back to the stories as Philip K Dick told them. The Fiction Forum is an online reading group
devoted to discussion of Dick's work. A Scanner Darkly was the first book up for discussion.
How well Hollywood treats Philip K Dick's work is often a matter of hot debate. Dick's lead characters are
frequently uncharismatic, socially awkward outsiders. Not surprisingly the casting of Arnold Schwarzenegger
as the lead in Total Recall raised many eyebrows in PKD fandom. Have your say on the Hollywood
adaptations in the Film Forum.
For biographical notes and links to more resources visit the PKD Fact page.
www.pkdfilmandfiction.com
Last updated July 6th 2007
How do you rate this 1954 short story?
Join others in a discussion at the Fiction Forum.
What are the chances of the movie, Next, doing justice to the story? Have your say in the Film Forum. A trailer for the movie can be found at Next's official site.
Visit the forums for thoughts on A Scanner Darkly too.
