Dive into the worlds of Philip K. Dick who inspired some of the most famous sci-fi movies of all time!

Philip K. Dick struggled to make a living during his lifetime, but his work has since served as a deep seam of ideas to be mined by filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Paul Verhoeven, Steven Spielberg, John Woo and Richard Linklater, resulting in some of the most successful and influential SF movies of all time.

For the still-unequalled future world of Blade Runner to the mind-bending A Scanner Darkly, via the blockbusting action/adventure of Total Recall, Paycheck and Minority Report – not to mention the debt of gratitude films like The Matrix and The Truman Show owe to his work – the legacy of Philip K. Dick has revolutionised Hollywood.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction: The Worlds Dick Made
• 1: The Variable Man: The Life of Philip K. Dick
• 2: Puttering About: Early Radio and TV Adaptations
• 3: Android Dreams: The Pre-History of Blade Runner
• 4: Use As Directed: Ubik
• 5: Electric Shepherds: Developing Blade Runner
• 6: Tears in Rain: Filming Blade Runner
• 7: Recall Mechanism: Total Recall
• 8: Human Is …: Screamers
• 9: Crap Artist: Confessions d’un Barjo
• 10: Machine Dreams: Total Recall 2070
• 11: We Can Build You: Impostor
• 12: Dr Futurity: Minority Report
• 13: Precious Artefacts: Paycheck
• 14: Game Players: A Scanner Darkly
• 15: Time Pawn: Next; Screamers: The Hunting
• 16: Return Match: Radio Free Albemuth; The Adjustment Bureau; Total Recall
• 17: Little Black Box: The Man in the High Castle
• 18: The Eyes Have It: Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
• 19: The Simulacra: Blade Runner 2049; Black Lotus; Blade Runner 2099
• 20: Sales Pitch: The Unmade Philip K. Dick Projects
• Conclusion: The Golden Man
• Acknowledgements
• Illustrations