Slipstream cinema: Dick without the Dick

Bould, Mark

Abstract

This essay proposes a slipstream cinema along the lines of slipstream fiction proposed by Bruce Sterling - and suggests that it is where we might find the cinematic legacy of Philip K Dick, rather than in the typically disappointing adaptations of his work. It then considers two superhero movies - Special (2006) and Dai-Nihonjin/Big Man Japan (2007) as potential examples of a Dickian slipstream cinema.

• Publication Date: Apr 6, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 119-136
• Book Title: The World According to Philip K. Dick
• ISBN: 9781137414588
• Keywords: Philip K Dick, slipstream, sf, superhero, adaptation, Special, Big Man Japan, film
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/836032
• Publisher URL: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137414588
• Contract Date: Apr 25, 2014