Come Anticipate "Next," the PKD movie for 2007 forecasting a dystopia where Nic Cage has HAIR! Or Don't!

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Philip K Dick was a writer known for questioning reality, time, the distinction between human & non-human, and how humans governed themselves. But for Hollywood, he makes stuff where shit blows up real good!

http://imdb.com/title/tt0435705

It should only be so lucky as to have the staying power and cultural impact of the John Woo/Ben Affleck/Uma Thurman epic "Paycheck." Paul Giamatti, Aaron Eckhart, and the Leoben Cylon were in it!

― kingfish, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

Paycheck was awesome you jerkwad

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

He should only make movies where he dresses in a bear suit.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

I am not seeing this unless "Too Close" is on the soundtrack.

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Man

The Golden Man is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. The story is set in some post-apocalyptic future, where the existence of potentially powerful mutants has become a reality. The mutants are seen as dangerous and have been hunted to death by human beings for years. A golden-skinned mutant called Cris is captured by the government, which attempts to execute him. However, his appearance and abilities to see into the future allow him to escape. The obvious message at the end is that this golden mutant race will replace humanity.

― kingfish, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

Starring LUDA

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

Ned if you look at the stills on imdb you can see that he wears a poofy shirt with frilly bits, is that good enough? also the hair, it is astounding

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

NIC CAGE AND PETER FALK, FINALLY HOLLYWOOD IS MAKING MOVIES FOR ME

― ghost rider, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

hahahahahahahahaha HE HAS DAVINCICODE HAIR

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

a poofy shirt with frilly bits

More than good. As for the hair, Dan says it all.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:39 (nineteen years ago)

needs david caruso voiceover

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

YAAAAAOOOOW

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

so horrible

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

never understood why his weakest 50s material has spurred an endless succession of crappy action films - Total Recall, Screamers, Paycheck, that thing with Gary Sinise, Minority Report, ad nauseam

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:58 (nineteen years ago)

because you don't understand awesome

― ghost rider, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

Good films can be derived from crappy fiction, esp if you're just doing the concept. (I think you know which of Shakey's I'd pick)

Boy, Lee Tamahori has directed some real winners since Once Were Warriors.

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:03 (nineteen years ago)

Total Recall was great, and about as cerebral as you're going to get from Ahnuld.

Minority Report had bits & pieces of interest.

― kingfish, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

Which PKD novel should John Waters adapt? Because he should.

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:07 (nineteen years ago)

you ppl need to go to the hooters sister thred now k bye

― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:07 (nineteen years ago)

UBIK of course.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

it involves hideous fashions and salvation in a spray-can = Waters material par excellence

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

the thing about all these adaptations (or most of them at least) is that they don't seem to really have any use for the source material. Like, at all. Its like their only using it to garner name recognition/cred - but how much can that be worth, really? There aren't THAT many fanatical PKD fans that will see anything with his name on it (are there?)

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

hopefully these will load:

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/730/730095/next-20060831103515919.jpg

― kingfish, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

http://justjared.buzznet.com/images/2006/05/nicolas-cage-shirtless.jpg

compare & contrast with Jim Carrey's "crazed sax player with tribal tats" phase

― kingfish, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

no photos on RT yet, but there's this for the curious: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10005154-next/trailers.php

― kingfish, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

Yahoo's production photos aren't terribly informative:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/next/_group_photos/jessica_biel2.jpg

― kingfish, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

if I remember correctly in the story the main character is covered in golden fur.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

seven months pass...

wtf, Anders is in this

― kingfish, Friday, 16 November 2007 06:37 (eighteen years ago)

christ, this movie is worse than Paycheck

― kingfish, Friday, 16 November 2007 07:46 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

I saw this last night, it was pretty funny...The whole premise of Nic Cage's character being able to woo Jessica Biel with some lame-o magic tricks, zen jokes, and 'oh, I'll sleep in the car' (wink wink nudge nudge) is implausible. More implausible than the ability to see two minutes into the future giving you super-reflexes...

Still another entry into the Nic Cage Canon of Awesomeness.

― Orin Boyd (jel --), Friday, 27 March 2009 17:21 (seventeen years ago)

golden man is such a rad pkd story too

― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 27 March 2009 17:30 (seventeen years ago)

It was even more nonsensical than I would have imagined. The entire 3rd act appears to happen after the credits roll.

― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 27 March 2009 19:01 (seventeen years ago)

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