Research the films that have been adapted from Philip K. Dick novels or short stories. Which have generally been acclaimed as the most successful? Why?
Philip K. Dick novels have paved the way for some successful films ranging from “Blade Runner” in 1982, “Total Recall” in 1990, to “A Scanner Darkly” in 2006 to name a few. These films raked in over 1 billion dollars in combined sales according to Philip K. Dick Trust (2010), but the ones with the most success during the Box Office weekend and ranked in the following order: “The Minority Report” in 2002, “Total Recall” in 1990 and “The Adjustment Bureau” in 2011. “Blade Runner”, released in 1982, managed to receive many nominations with quite a bit of success at awards ceremonies and has ranked well in several recognition categories. Movie adaptations of Dick’s texts became a major success, which were possibly due to involvement of A-List cast and directors at the times of production. For instance, Steven Spielberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford and Keanu Reeves were some of many Actors involved (Philip K. Dick Trust, 2010).
Dick, P. K. (2010). Philip K. Dick: The official site. Retrieved September 27, 2011 from http://www.philipkdick.com/films_intro.html
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ReplyDeleteGood answer, do you think that the use of an A list cast combined with a good selection of stories from within the story itself? i seem to remember being told that a few of the movies took stories that may not have been the central plot from the book and elaborated on them to make a movie
ReplyDeleteI would provide an example but i cant remember specifics at this point in time