woot! A movie version of A Scanner Darkly. Kinda funny how Shiny and I only recently finished reading it.

Directed by the guy that brought us Slacker and Dazed and Confused! woooo. Plus some big-name stars.

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/17/1 ... 214&tid=97

Since i haven't read the book, i have no clue what to expect. I did find some screenplay though, but i don't know if they'll stick to the book or use it as a base. Dunno if this is the right screenplay, or if they wrote another one either.

I'm currently reading it, there defenitely is potential in it. But keanu reeves ..

forgot to post the screenplay: http://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/scanner.pdf

Heavy reading material for a friday morning, i'm a bit dizzy now.

yea, Scanner is pretty heavy reading. Apparently the 'Philip K Dick Trust' (ie, his two daughters) endorse the movie and say it'll be the closest to the source material of any PKD movie ever. We'll see.

You didn't happen to read the screenplay (or throw a glance at it) to see if it's the same as the book? I read it whole, it isn't exactly the same as reading the book but i think you get a good idea of the story and characters.

Still i don't see Keanu Reeves play the lead part, if i read this script, i view it in a "The big Lebowsky" content, and i don't see pretty-boy Keanu fit in. But maybe he'll surprise me, dunno. Woody Harrelson, okay, he fits in perfectly i think.

*edit: hey satis they're shooting it in austin, texas, can't you go make some photos or get some autographs "

lol. Sure! They let freaks like me into places like that. heh.

No, I didn't read the screenplay. I'll give it a look if I get a chance, but I can't make any promises.

What the hell is it about?

If you read the (130 pages) screenplay you'll know

It's been some time since this topic got started, but i just noticed there's a trailer out. It's interesting to see to give you an idea what kind of movie it's going to be, how they're working the trips etc. in it.

Btw isn't there a HUGE spoiler in this trailer:

*WARNING DANGER SPOILER AHEAD* the 2 hemispheres thing, i thought the dual personality only gets exposed at the very end?
I could be wrong though.

Oh yeah the link: http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/ ... arkly.html

oooooh well its a couple years since i read it but it was cool so i'll look for the movie

note to self: send ox his book back

to J: You're mixing up books. You're thinking about Horselover Fat and Valis...and in that, yes, the dual-thing is at the end of the book. In this one it's referring to something else, not a split personality.

I saw the trailer when I went to see Constantine recently. I got very giddy. It looks like it's going to be really cool, I think.

Ehm. No. I haven't read those books you're mentioning there

I found this: "in A Scanner Darkly the protagonist starts out knowing that he is one person (and even is aware that he is only spying on himself) at first. Over the course of a few chapters, after he is assigned spying on himself, he starts to think he is two people".

or The plot summary: Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, undercover cop Fred (Keanu Reeves) is one of many agents hooked on the popular drug Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred, for instance, is also Bob, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, Fred sets up an elaborate scheme to catch Bob and tear down his operation

I remembered it as it wasn't clear that Fred/Bob Arctor are just one person. But it seems i was kinda wrong. Maybe i'm developping split personalities.