Philip K Dick
Best-known for his sci-fi, cyberpunk novels, Philip Kindred Dick wrote numerous books and over a hundred short stories, many involving socio-political themes and set in authoritarian, repressive futures - usually somewhere in California. Heavily influenced by philosphies and religions including Buddhism,Taosim and the Kabbalah, he was also fond of psychedelic drugs, and in his later life would be plagued by paranoia and disturbing visions. Hollywood has often been attracted to his high-tech, grungy versions of the future, though the sentiment was not returned. Married and divorced five times, Dick died in 1982 at the age of just 52, when his life support was eventually switched off following a stroke.
"You would have to kill me and prop me up in the seat of my car with a smile printed on my face to get me to go near Hollywood." - Philip K. Dick
Open Your Eyes (1997)
7.8/10
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri
Aka 'Abre Los Ojos'. In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. Cesar tr... Read more
Paycheck (2003)
6.3/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton,...
In this sci-fi thriller adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, Ben Affleck plays a corporate espionage electronics whiz offered a vast sum by old pal... Read more
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Season 1 (2017)
Starring: Anna Paquin, Geraldine Chaplin, Greg Kinnear, Jacob Vargas, Liam Cunningham, Mar...
A sci-fi anthology series with stand-alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick. Read more
Screamers (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Christian Duguay
Starring: Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andy Lauer
2078: War has devastated a distant planet; the few human survivors are pitted against 'Screamers', self-evolving robots programmed to kill... Based up... Read more
Total Recall (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, John Cho, Bryan Cranst...
Slick reimagining of the Philip K. Dick tale, set on a future Earth dominated by two political superpowers in which factory worker Douglas Quaid (Coli... Read more
Total Recall (1990)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a bored construction worker in the year 2084 who dreams of visiting the colonized Mars. He visits "Rekall," a... Read more
Total Recall ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox
Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to the Martian mining colonies to find out why someone wiped out his memory. The state of the art special effects may look... Read more
Total Recall (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, John Cho, Bryan Cranst...
Slick reimagining of the Philip K. Dick tale, set on a future Earth dominated by two political superpowers in which factory worker Douglas Quaid (Coli... Read more
Vanilla Sky (2001)
6.9/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Noah Taylor, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz
Director Cameron Crowe's re-working of the 1997 Spanish film 'Open Your Eyes' (inspired by a Philip K Dick novel, 'Ubik') stars Tom Cruise as a charmi... Read more