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Philip K. Dick

Also Known As: Philip Kindred Dick, Richard Phillips, Jack Dowland

Biography: American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the form during the mid-twentieth century. Since his death, Dick's work has been the subject of numerous critical studies and cinematic adaptations. Critics praise his short stories as innovative and provocative, contending that Dick's fiction cleverly explores scientific, social, and metaphysical issues of concern to post-World War II America.

Department: Writing

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Birthday: December 16, 1928

Deathday: March 02, 1982

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Overview: A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1994-04-09

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Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film

Overview: A summary of the differences and similarities between Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep and Blade Runner.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2007-12-03

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Overview: This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearly all the cast. Interviews with production staff, including Ridley, give details into the creative process and turmoil during preproduction. Stories from Paul M. Sammon and Fancher provide insight into Philip K. Dick and the origins of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Interweaved are cast interviews with the notable exceptions of Harrison Ford and Sean Young. Through these interviews we get a sense of how difficult and frustrating the film was to make as a result of an exacting director without allies and hot, wet, smoggy conditions; which added to the high pressure atmosphere everyone increasingly felt as the film went over budget. There is also a tour of some locations, most notably the Bradbury Building and the Warner Brothers backlot that was the LA 2019 streets, which look very different from Ridley's dark version.

Genres: Documentary TV Movie

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2000-07-15

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Overview: An immersion into the life and writings of the extraordinary American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-82), whose outstanding work predicted like no other the dystopian debacle toward which the chaotic world of the 21st century is inevitably heading.

Genres: Documentary History TV Movie

Original Language: fr

Release Date: 2016-03-02

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The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick

Overview: Friends, family and colleagues of Philip K. Dick remember the life and work of the author of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2007-12-18

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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

Overview: A unique documentary that interlaces archival interviews with author Philip K. Dick with chats featuring cast and crew. Discussed are the origins of the story, parallels the cast and crew sees to the goings-on in today's world, and adapting the story for film, modern audiences, and its unique look.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2006-12-19

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Overview: Are we in fact living in a simulation? This is the question postulated, wrestled with, and ultimately argued for through archival footage, compelling interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars, and a collection of cases from some of our most iconoclastic figures in contemporary culture.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2021-02-05

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Philip K. Dick

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