Philip K. Dick

[dennisgorelik]

I know that good director (e.g. Spielberg or Verhoeven) can produce multiple groundbreaking movies, but did not know that writer can have similar impact.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick
Although Dick spent most of his career as a writer in near-poverty,[6] eleven popular films based on his works have been produced, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Paycheck, Next, Screamers, The Adjustment Bureau and Impostor.
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Does any other writer have as many movies based on his/her writings as Philip K. Dick has?

We can remember it for you wholesale

Comments

[justy-tylor.livejournal.com]

Yes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adaptations_of_works_by_Stephen_King

[dennisgorelik]

Wow - I totally forgot about Steven King.

I guess King's stories slightly less relevant to my personal interest, because out of this long list of movie adaptations only 3 stand out for me:
The Running Man
The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile

While Philip K. Dick's adaptations are more relevant to my interests: Blade Runner, Total Recall, Paycheck, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly.

[justy-tylor.livejournal.com]

From my perspective Blade Runner is above all other entries in both lists. :)

[dennisgorelik]

Yes, but Total Recall is pretty close.

[justy-tylor.livejournal.com]

Definitely.