The Philip K. Dick Bookshelf

Philip K Dick at the Movies

Blade Runner (1982). Based on the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep". Directed by Ridley Scott with Harrison Ford and Darryl Hannah. Follwed by a DVD release of the Director's Cut (1992) and a limited theatricall and DVD release of The Final Cut (2007). Go the movie page.

Total Recall (1990). Based on the short story "We can Remember it for you Wholesale". Directed by Paul Verhoeven with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. Go the movie page.

Barjo (Confessions d'un Barjo) (1992). Based on the mainstream novel "Confessions of a Crap Artist". Direted by Jerome Boivin with Richard Boeringer and Hippolyte Girardot. Not available on DVD, VHS only. Go to the movie page.

Screamers (1995). Based on the short story "Second Variety". Directed by Christian Duguay with Peter Wellers. Go to the movie page.

Impostor (2002). Based on the short story of the same name. Directed by Gary Fleder with Gary Sinise. Go to the movie page.

Minority Report (2002). Based on the short story of the same name. Directed by Steven Spielberg with Tom Cruise. Go to the movie page.

Paycheck (2003). Based on the short story of the same name. Directed by Jon Woo with Ben Afflec and Uma Thurman. Go to the movie page.

A Scanner Darkly (2006). Based on the novel of the same name. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. Go to the movie page.

Next (2006). Based on the short story "The Golden Man". Directed by Lee Tamahori, with Nicholas Cage and Jessica Biel. Go to the movie page.

Upcoming Movies (2008)

Your Name Here, unauthorized biopic. Directed by Matthew Wilder. With Bill Pullman, Taryn Manning, Harold Perrineau.

The Owl in the Daylight authorized biopic, directed by with Paul Giamatti

RadioFree Albemuth. Low budget movie based on the novel of the same name. Directed by John Alan Simon with Alanis Morissette.

Additional Reading

Counterfeit Worlds (2006) by Brian Robb

is the definitive history of all the adaptations of Dick's work, not only the films but also TV series, radio plays, even operas and computer games. Beginning with a concise biography of Dick, acclaimed writer Brian J. Robb looks at the evolution and production of each project in depth, along the way uncovering a wealth of new information, including the stories behind the fascinating unmade film Ubik (with a screenplay by Dick himself), and the stillborn sequels to Total Recall and the legendary Blade Runner.

The book has also a complete bibliography . This is a must-have book for PKD fans and those who want to know more about him.

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Future Imperfect (2007) by Jason West

Students and general readers interested in science-fiction literature and film should find this an incredibly valuable work, as should film enthusiasts concerned with the issue of adaptation itself. BLAuthor Jason Vest is an expert in both American literature and the science-fiction genre BLThis marks the first book-length investigation of Dick's influence on the science-fiction genre, and also includes some of the more extended criticism on several seminal science fiction films

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Confessions of a Crap Artist The Broken Bubble Gathering Yourselves Together Humpty Dumpty in Oakland The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike Mary and the Giant In Milton Lumky Territory Puttering About in a Small Land Voices from the Street


Short Stories Collections A Handful of Darkness The Best of Philip K. Dick The Book of Philip K. Dick The Collected Stories (US) The Collected Stories (UK) The Early Work of Philip K. Dick The Golden Man Human Is I Hope I shall Arrive Soon The Minority Report Paycheck The Philip K. Dick Reader The Preserving Machine Robots, Androids and Other Mechanical Oddities The Selected Stories The Variable Man We Can Remember it for You Novels Collections The Philip K. Dick Omnibus The Valis Trilogy Three Early Novels Five Great Novels Counterfeit Unrealities Library of America


B. Blade Runner C. Clans of the Alphane Moon C. The Cosmic Puppets C. Counter Clock World C. The Crack in Space D. Deus Irae D. The Divine Invasion D. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? D. Dr. Bloodmoney D. Dr. Futurity E. Eye in the Sky F. Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said G. Galactic Pot Healer G. The Game Players of Titan G. The Ganymede Takeover L. Lies, Inc M. The Man in the High Castle G. The Man Who Japed M. Martian Time-Slip M. A Maze of Death N. Nick and the Glimmung N. Now Wait for Last Year O. Our Friends from Frolix P. The Penultimate Truth R. Radio Free Albemuth S. A Scanner Darkly S. The Simulacra S. Solar Lottery T. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch T. Time Out of Joint T. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer U. Ubik U. The Unteleported Man V. VALIS V. Vulcan's Hammer W. We Can Build You W. The World Jones Made W. World of Chance Z. Zap Gun Short Novel Minority Report


Anthologized Short Stories A. Adjustment Team A. The Alien Mind A. Autofac B. Beyond Lies The Wub B. Breakfast at Twilight B. The Builder C. The Captive Market C. Chains of Air Web of Aether C. Colony C. The Commuter C. The Cookie Lady C. The Cosmic Poachers D. The Days of Perky Pat D. The Defenders E. The Electric Ant E. The Exit Door Leads In E. Expendable E. The Eyes Have It F. The Faith of Our Fathers F. The Father-Thing F. Foster You Are Dead F. Frozen Journey G. The Golden Man I. If There Were No Benny Cemoli I. I Hope I shall Arrive Soon I. The Impossible planet I. Impostor I. Indefatigable Frog J. Jon's World K. The King of the Elves L. Little Movement L. A Little Something for us Tempunauts N. Not by its Cover N. Novelty Act O. Oh to be a blobbel O. Out in the garden P. Piper in the woods P. A Present for Pat P. The Preserving Machine P. Project Earth R. The Rautavaara's Case R. Roog S. Second Variety S. Service Call T. Tony and the Beetle T. The Turning Weel U. Upon Dull Earth V. Vulcan's Hammer W. War Game W. The War with the fnools W. Waterspider W. We Can remember it for you wholesale


Biographies Interviews Bibliographies Books about PKD Edited books Book with chapters about PKD PKD fictional character


The Dark Haired Girl Cosmogony and Cosmology In Pursuit of Valis (Exegesis) The Shifting Realities of P.K. Dick The Selected Letters of P. K. Dick Various Texts Child's Hat (poem)


Movie Movie List Barjo Blade Runner Impostor Minority Report Next Paycheck A Scanner Darkly Screamers Total Recall Documentaries The Gospel According to PKD The Nervous Breakdown


Magazines & Fanzines Texts By P.K. Dick Interviews Articles 1973-1982 Articles 1984-2002 Articles 2002-2007 Comics