Rare Philip K Dick interview

Rare Philip K Dick interview on his book, A SCANNER DARKLY. Also words from cast and crew from the film.

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[oblique65]

sci-fiction is fuckin great. the genre is able to explore a lot of deep concerns dealing with the human condition. like the existance of god, human emotion, humanity.

sci fiction is great, it is totally philosophical.

[sotool76]

pkd was a genius.

the following books are essential reading.there will never be another like him....

the 3 stigmata of palmer eldritch

valis

ubik

do androids dream of electric sheep ?

the man in the high castle

and the biography

i am alive and you are dead : inside the mind of philip k dick

[Nightrelic]

Interesting. I found what you term, "anti-drug propaganda," the list of names of people he knew who were permanently damaged (including himself) or died from drugs, all friends of his, one of the most moving parts of A Scanner Darkly. It gave the novel and its anti-drug message so much more impact.

[hippotoast]

I've on the second chapter of The Man In The High Castle at the moment and have to say I'm finding it rather tedious. At this point should I simply abort? I've read Ubik and DRDOES and rank them both in my top 10 favourite books of all time.

[i742]

Ubik is very different from what you are reading now. Ubik takes lots of time to pt togheter its pieces. I suggest The man in the high castle, the short stories series that includes Minority Report and we can remember it for you wholesale (Total Recall adapted movie).

[Jesse Maurais]

The community needs to know that the spirit of PKD has reasserted itself as the hypostasis of information found on several YouTube channels.

[Wanderlustus]

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, and as someone else said, VALIS.

[Officefan2]

I think Ubik, Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said, and The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch are his best books. But then again I haven't yet read his short stories (and some select novels). I would recommend Ubik and and story collection.

[Honestinwilkesbarre]

Do Androids Dream Electric Sheep? was the story's original title, so the aka should be Blade Runner.

[sean G]

dont forget Billy Meier!

[sean G]

just finished ' the divine invasion' as of today - is great - the ideas are far reaching, also biblical notions being turned on their head in very funny ways - anyway would recommend it :)

(ubik is great too of course - but maybe a little extra confusing - even for dick - but if thats what you want then go with that - i think ubik was a big hit in france apparently - perhaps for the extra surrealism i suppose )

[buckfushes]

valis!