| From: | J Gavigan <csc086@*****.LANCS.AC.UK> |
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| Subject: | Re: Actually |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Apr 1994 01:15:43 +0100 |
> a) The novel was written first, in which case the movie is based on the novel
> and they did a REALLY good job following the book.
Well, I figured that people would know that Dick dies back in the mid-eighties,
and that the film wasn't made until a year or two ago... So, unless he was
writing through a medium... ;)
> b) The movie went into production, and they asked Piers to write a
> novelization of it, both based off of PKDs short story. Once again, the
> novelization was as enjoybale as the movie.
*nod*
> The thing is, according to somebody else on the net, the novel was written
> years before the movie went into production. It is possible that the scenario
> is as follows:
Ah! Hold it for a moment - Would the novel that was written years ago not be
"We can Remember.."?
Think about it.
> PKD writes "We Can Remember it for You Wholesale" and has it published.
> Piers Anthony reads it and is inspired to expand the idea to his novel, "Total
> Recall"
> The book is taken years later and developed into a good science fiction movie
> starring Arnold.
Uh-uh! *shakes his head*
PKD wrote "We can Remember..", and the film is based directly on that novel.
However, no novel that hasn't been written as a screenplay can be directly
translated into scenes and actor's lines. Thus, someone get's contracted to
write the screenplay. This was probably Piers Anthony. Then, the rights to
the novelisation of the screenplay would have been available. Thus, the
novelisation of the FILM is released, being a story version of the film's
script.
The thing is, for Anthony to take PKDs story and use it as the basis for a
novel would be blatant plagiarism, and he'd probably have been crucified
in court for copyright violation.
So, I think that you'll eventually find out that PKD wrote the book at
least ten years ago. Some director comes along, decides to make a movie out
of it. Gets someone (probably Piers Anthony) to write the screenplay/script.
(By the way, did you know that Roald Dahl wrote at least one Bond screenplay?
It was the film with the space craft that swallowed other ones. With Connery
as 007). Then Piers Anthony grabs the screenplay, and a video of the film,
and locks himself aay with his wp until he's written a novelisation of the
film 'Total Recall', which said book would naturally be called 'Total Recall'.
There. Now someone go and find the book, and tell me I'm right!
;)
Jackin' out...
/> Dodger
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