Top 10 Philip K Dick Adaptations 

'The Truman Show' was an adaptation of 'Time out of Joint'... That was an impact that would lead to reality television becoming a thing.

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was one of the most visionary and influential science fiction writers of all time. His work explored themes of identity, reality, and the nature of consciousness in ways that were both groundbreaking and thought-provoking. Dick's novels and short stories have been adapted into numerous films and television shows, including "Blade Runner," "Total Recall," and "Minority Report." His work has also been praised by critics and academics alike, and he is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of science fiction. Dick's work is particularly notable for its prescient insights into the future. He wrote about themes such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and surveillance long before they became mainstream. His work also explores the complex and often unsettling relationship between humans and technology. In addition to his science fiction work, Dick was also a prolific writer of mystery and crime fiction. He published over 40 novels and over 120 short stories in his lifetime. Dick's work has had a lasting impact on popular culture and continues to be relevant today. His stories explore timeless themes that resonate with readers of all ages. He is a true master of science fiction and his work will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come. Here is a quote from Dick that I find particularly inspiring: "Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what our senses, our experience, our culture, education, and our prejudices tell us. But reality is not always what it seems." This quote speaks to the power of our own minds to shape our reality. It is a reminder that we should always be critical of what we perceive and be open to the possibility that there is more to the world than meets the eye. Thank you, Philip K. Dick, for your visionary work. Your stories continue to inspire and challenge us to this day. *LOVE FROM INDIA*

It's pretty clear that the people who made this list haven't READ any of PKD's works. "A Scanner Darkly" is hands-down the best adaption of any Dick story, and is maybe the most faithful film version of a novel in any genre that I've ever seen. Linklater's film perfectly conveys the disorientation and sheer weirdness of PKD's world, and follows the novel exactly.

I knew, when I was reading Dick in the early 70's and no-one else had heard of him, that this was the greatest modern writer, it's good to feel vindicated at last.

I feel like a biopic about Dicks life would be so interesting. The guy was a drug addict, who had such an incredibly visionary mind and the fact that he was never a successful writer, until after his death, would make for a great movie.

you're telling me one man is responsible for all of the finest Sci fi on the planet wow

9:47 - "We won't spoil the ending. 13:24 - spoils it.....

I can't believe that Ubik hasn't been adapted yet

Philip K Dick is a genius, just look at all the amazing stories he created.

Discovered Phi last year. Plowed through every book the library had and purchased the ones they didn't. One of my favorite writers now.

This man inspired me to be a writer, Im so happy to see him get the recognition he deserves

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Ya'll did PKD a disservice by never even showing a picture of him

Amazon also made "electric dreams" which is several if his lesser known short stories using fantastic actors and although every episode isn't a home run, several and very close!

The movie a scanner Darkly is underrated and needs more attention.

My personal view is that 'Imposter' is greatly underappreciated. It's a solid movie with grit and a deep philosophy about identity.

If A Scanner Darkly isn't number one, this list is wrong. You may like other adaptations more but that is the best adaptation. It's also one of the most faithful book to film adaptions of all time.

Rutger Hauer is magnificent. When I found out he came up with the "Tears in the Rain" line my admiration of him jumped a hundred fold.

The newer mini series "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams " Should be updated to this list if anyone is looking for more PKD :)

The only one that captures the cold paranoid fucked upness of the characters and the society from his books is A scanner darkly. The rest just borrowed the basic premise of the book they were supposedly adapting and changed it into something totally different. I'm betting most of these movies would have drove him to stop writing but also sure he would have been glad of the money, given that he spent most of his life in poverty, even resorting to eating dog food at times. This is how society seems to treat the best of us. Whilst all the fuckers with nothing to offer seem to get everything they want.... Yes I'm a bitter old man!

A Scanner Darkly should have been #1. It is an actual adaptation, whereas Blade Runner changed many things. Both are my favorite movies BTW

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Love it!! List was on point in my opinion.

PKD is the no.1 mindfuck sci fi writer ! Love his work.

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Watched the first season of The Man In The High Castle....EXCELLENT. Need to get up to speed. Good list.

10 Paycheck 9 Imposter 8 Screamers 7 The Man In The High Castle 6 Next 5 The Adjustment Bureau 4 A Scanner Darkly 3 Total Recall 2 Minority Report Honorable Mentions: Barjo Radio Free Albemuth 1 Blade Runner

Do Top 10 Asimov novels/books, if they didnt do this alredy. If P.K.D got a list (at least ,from adatptation), the other master of Sci Fi deserve their own

Can't believe Next made the list. One of PKD's best short stories totally shat on. Nothing like the story at all.

BLADE RUNNER is a far superior movie, but A SCANNER DARKLY best captures PKDick's style and themes. The best balance between giving a viewer the PKD experience, and just being a good movie, is MINORITY REPORT. TOTAL RECALL? Meh.

last time i was this early you guys actually had ideas

Despite all its negative reviews I actually loved Impostor. I know it could've been better but I consider it a great story and had a terrifyingly original premise. One of Dick's best stories in my opinion. I proudly own the movie on dvd.

A Scanner Darkly really Underrated!!!

Man In The High Castle is #7? Are you kidding...? Quite possibly one of the truly darker and faithful adaptations, brilliantly executed, and it brings the scifi surrealism in its final seasons. Top 3.

Can we get a top ten letters of the alphabet next?

Blade Runner is my favorite movie of all time! love it so much

Have not seen many of the adaptations, but I love Minority Report and Adjustment Bureau

channel 4 in the UK recently did a few shorts of PKD called Electric Dreams. Well worth a watch

I wish I was alive in 1982 to appreciate the 1st blade runner.

"What's even trickier is the ending, but we won't spoil it here". Yep, better do it at the end of the video.

Great list. You should do a top 10 films inspired by HP Lovecraft

Hi! I'm never this early on his videos!

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I strognely recommend "A Day In The Afterlife", a documentary on Phillip's life. It can be found on youtube.

"Electric Dreams" on Amazon Prime. Masterfully done.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is easily the best book he'd ever written. I finished it crying.

Blade Runner is a staggeringly fantastic-looking movie -- one of the best ever, with some sweet nods to the novel, but for true-to-Dick adaptations in plot elements and in spirit, Scanner Darkly is the best.

Thank you for mentioning _Barjo,_ the most accurate adaptation. There are plenty of uncredited quotes of PKD including _Dark Star._

This needs to be updated

I love Jon's World and Upon the Full Earth. I have read and reread every short story of his I can find. To me he was the greatest sci fi author ever.

I've been looking for that movie screamers for ages, saw it one late night in the 90s

R.I.P P.K.D

Oh my god I watch all of them !!

I'm a big fan of Blade Runner. Well done for making it #1 on this list, Watchmojo. Well done, indeed.

I haven’t got any of his Novels yet!! I’ve seen most of these movies my favorite being a scanner darkly. Can you guys list your favorite books or stories from him I should start with.

this is a pretty good list here. I was expecting them to not put blade runner on here or having the total call remake on here so glad they went with the original.

I love Screamers, especially because just enough different from the original story to still surprise you by the end. And I don't remember whether it's specifically said in the movie that it's a different planet, but the original is set on Earth and I always thought it's the same with the movie.

Good heavens, what a mind!!

'explored thoroughly though Dicks body of work'... I-Chuckle'd.

I M so envious for those who will watch BLAde RUNNER for the first time ......

A Scanner Darkly was perfect!

Last time i was early scarce was still at 1 million subs

A scanner darkly should be number 1

I am shocked :) literally, I've seen most of these movies and did not know who wrote them. Also a very good anthology tv show from P.K.D. is Electric dreams. Made in 2017-8 so this is why missing from this video.

"you got a lotta nerve, showing your face around here, Heisenberg"

Where's the Electric Dreams series, those were amazing

I'd like to see an adaptation of ubik. I loved that novel.

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Brilliant author :)

Ubik. Safe when taken as directed. Maniac - the Netflix limited series is the closest thing I've found. I highly recommend it. It explores the more "world inside your mind" aspect that the second half of the book delves into. My favourite PKD book and probably my favourite Netflix original.

I put my wifi as I "I bet you can't hack" and a week later it got changed to "Challenge accepted"

I honestly didn’t know if all his short stories and novellas so I am quite surprised about how much he has influenced sic fi for the future like I knew about The Man in High Castle and Blade Runner but I honestly had no idea about Total Recall

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i didnt Recall watching the film in the intro, or was it the original version that i Totally forgotten about

Imposter was a great book, and an intriguing premise. Love Madeline Stowe, Gary Sinise pretty good

Valis should be a movie

I'd be really curious to watch an adaptation of 'The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' sometime in the future, knowing it's quite impossible tho and it will remain in the world of our imagination forever, as Dick wanted

You missed "The Truman Show", the movie adaptation of "Time out of Joint" written by K. Dick in 1959

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The Minority Report was in turn inspired by Alfred Bester's work 'The Demolished Man'

To get into DicK's head look up, Philip K Dick speech (interpreter edited out) in Metz, France, 1977, on youtube.

Jesus, I consider myself a PKD fan and still hadn't heard of half these adaptations.

These are the stories that make us ask "Are we ourselves? And if not, who (or what) are we?"

It's March 2, 2022 in North America and today is Philip K. Dick's 40th death anniversary. He died just 4 months before Blade Runner was released and that film was dedicated to his death.

Hey I've got a question, Do androids dream of electric sheep?

Shit, this Dick guy wrote a lot of badass sci-fi stories.

To be fair there's something beyond the lines in the books of Philip K. Dick as usually the best adaptations of his works are those which take a few central themes, characters or plot turns from the movies, as "Total Recall" and "Blade Runner" deed. "Screamers" was one of the most direct of the popular ones and the main problem of the movie is that it can't decide whether it's serious or a b-movie. Still a great list, with every film in it worth the watch. Especially in cinema - I've been to a local retrospective of Dick's adaptations in Donetsk and seen "Blade Runner", "Total Recall", "The Adjustment Bureau", "Screamers" and "A Scanner Darkly" and all of them look great on big screen.

Blade Runner is number one in my books. Number 2 is Scanner Darkly is one of my all time favourite movies. Schwarzenegger Total Recall is 3rd. The remake with Colin Farrel was bullshit. The rest of these adaptations are mediocre at best. There really aren't enough PKD adaptations that are good to justify a top ten list. Paycheck and Next are forgettable rubbish. My favorite Philip K. Dick novel is "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch". It would make an amazing movie.

Today is March 2, 2022. Philip K. Dick died today 40 years ago on March 2, 1982

he also created 1The Matrix, not as fiction story, but you have to watch his lecture to understand this.

you guys should do a James Patterson as well I think you guys did a Stephen King one right

Scanner Darkly may not be the best movie among these, but its the best Dick adaptation, cos it was really close to the original while also been beautifully crafted.

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I think total recall was just the implanted memories playing out personally.

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Blade runner total recall and minority report

"Different experiences"? Thats an understatement. Literally the only thing they have in common is that the main character's name is deckard and the number of targets is 6. The movie, while good in its own right, is missing everything that made the book so great. The fake police station, mercerism, mood organs, the electric frog....reading the book for the first time just before watching the film for the first time will ruin the experience of enjoying the film like eating asuna's sandwich after she makes that perfectly-ultimate S-class dish with maxed out cooking. The movie is good, but the book is so exponentially great, that it makes the movie feel like a shitty follow-up of an experience

Was Dark City considered an adaptation of the Adjustment Team or a ripoff? I saw it back in the theaters but couldn't remember anything being said about the story and it sounds a lot like The Adjustment Bureau.

i call blade runner as number 1

Total Recall deserves a higher spot for 2 things. 1) Arnold telling Sharon Stone, "Don't drink unt bake!" and his eyes bugging out while Arnold Screaming on the surface of Mars.