Philip K. Dick was an American author known for his

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works, often with

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and drug related themes. Some of his works have gone on to be adapted to films and series garnering much acclaim, such as the 1982 Ridley Scott film ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's ...

'', which was an adaptation of Dick's 1968 novel ''

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' (retroactively retitled ''Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' in some later printings) is a dystopian science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1968. Th ...

'', released three months posthumously to Dick's passing. The only adaptation released in his lifetime was a 1962 episode of the UK TV series '' Out of This World'', based on Dick's 1953 short story "

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". Other works such as the films '' Total Recall'', '' Minority Report'' and ''

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'' have also gone on to critical or commercial success, while television adaptations such as ''

The Man in the High Castle ''The Man in the High Castle'' (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is an alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers won World War II. The story occurs in 1962, fifteen years after the end of the war in 1947, and depicts the political intrigues b ...

'' has gone on to long-form television adaptation successfully. In 2017, following the success of Netflix's science fiction short story series ''

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'', and its own success with ''The Man in the High Castle'', streaming service

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paired up with

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to produce a series of short stories originally released between 1953 and 1955 under the series title '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'', the only adaptation bearing the author's own name. The following is a list of film and television adaptations of his writings.Graeme McMillan
''The Many and Troublesome Adaptations of Philip K. Dick''
(hollywoodreporter.com), June 6, 2015

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