''Blue Movie'' is a satirical novel by

Terry Southern Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to ...

about the making of a high-budget

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featuring major movie stars. In the book, a highly regarded

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director named "Boris Adrian" attempts to create such a film. ''Blue Movie'' was published in 1970. According to author Stephen Thrower in his book ''Nightmare USA'',

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considered adapting ''Blue Movie'' for film, but the project never materialized. All the same, the book is dedicated to Kubrick. Thrower speculates that the film-within-the-film Alex is forced to watch in Kubrick's ''

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'' is the closest we'll come to a visualization of such a collaboration.Thrower. Stephen. ''Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents'' (FAB Press, 2007) .

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1970 American novels American satirical novels Hollywood novels Novels by Terry Southern World Publishing Company books {{1970s-satirical-novel-stub