I sometimes think that the only science fiction books that get read in Hollywood are written by Philip K. Dick. He certainly seems to be the only Sf writer who has a decent number of his works made into films, the Stephen King of the sci-fi film genre. The Adjustment Bureau – available on Blu-ray and DVD from this week – is, in case you hadn’t already guessed, based on a Dick short story. It’s called Adjustment Team from 1954 and you can read a facsimile of its original magazine appearance here.
If you do trouble to read it, you will doubtless not be surprised by the differences between written text and filmed adaptation. The main character’s name and status have changed, his talking dog sidekick has been replaced by a kindly black man in a hat (make of that what you will) and the story is, suddenly, a love/romance one.
If you do trouble to read it, you will doubtless not be surprised by the differences between written text and filmed adaptation. The main character’s name and status have changed, his talking dog sidekick has been replaced by a kindly black man in a hat (make of that what you will) and the story is, suddenly, a love/romance one.
- 7/6/2011
- by John Ashbrook
- Obsessed with Film
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