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The Blade Runner Experience
The Legacy of a Science Fiction Classic
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Edited by:
Will Brooker
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English
Published/Copyright:
2006
About this book
Since its release in 1982, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, has remained a cult classic through its depiction of a futuristic Los Angeles; its complex, enigmatic plot; and its underlying questions about the nature of human identity. The Blade Runner Experience: The Legacy of a Science Fiction Classic examines the film in a broad context, examining its relationship to the original novel, the PC game, the series of sequels, and the many films influenced by its style and themes. It investigates Blade Runner online fandom and asks how the film's future city compares to the present-day Los Angeles, and it revisits the film to pose surprising new questions about its characters and their world.
Author / Editor information
Will Brooker is associate professor in communications at Richmond, the American International University in London. He is the author of Batman Unmasked: Analyzing a Cultural Icon; Using the Force: Creativity, Community and 'Star Wars' Fans; and Alice's Adventures: Lewis Carroll in Pop.
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SECTION 1: THE CINEMA OF PHILIP K. DICK
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SECTION 2: PLAYING BLADE RUNNER
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SECTION 3: FANS
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SECTION 4: IDENTITIES
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SECTION 5: THE CITY
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
February 21, 2006
eBook ISBN:
9780231501798
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
240
Illustrations:
6
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6 b&w
eBook ISBN:
9780231501798
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;
