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Mark Steensland,
Mark Steensland,
Andy Massagli,
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: Not Rated
: First Run Features
: Documentary, Biographies, CGI
: 95 min.
: English
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This documentary feature chronicles science fiction author Philip K. Dick, who was famous for creating tales that centered around questions of identity, often pertaining to the real versus unreal and human versus machine. In the film, several luminaries discuss Dick's impact on society and how it affected popular art, such as Robert Anton Wilson, author of the Illuminati trilogy, and Paul Williams, who profiled the author in a 1974 Rolling Stone article that was a catalyst for his elevation amongst fans. Considered an underground writer, Dick built a steady fan base of devout readers and ardent admirers. Just before his period of recognizable fame, the author (portrayed here as a recreational drug user) was burgled and his private safe was blown open with explosives; the vault was later widely believed to be stashed with heroin, with the heist possibly masterminded by a young addict -- who could have been among the group of young people Dick frequently harbored in the early 1970s. Dick also attempted suicide, and firmly believed the "Xerox missive" (a letter) would contribute to his death. At the end of his career, the author was plagued by visions that all but forced him to give up on his "Exegesis," a tome equaling roughly over 10,000 pages that detailed his ruminations on the meaning of life. The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick includes audio clips of interview subjects and animated interludes of the interviews portrayed. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
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by jturner
April 19, 2004 - 12:32 PM PDT
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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I found this video to be fascinating. I didn't know that much about PKD before watching this, but now I want to read more of his work, and find out more about him.
The video relies heavily on an animation (that goes on way too long) to introduce parts of the story, and the production value isn't really that great. |
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