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Now that all you Ellison fans have come out of the closet so to speak,
I have a question for you.  I have heard that the novel upon which the
movie A_Boy_and_His_Dog is based was written by Ellison.  The book has
a rather bizarre title that I can never seem to remember correctly,
something like: Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?.  Can anyone help
me?  Please email your replies.  I'll post the answer to the net (these
multiple answers are making my n-finger grow callus).


	Bruce Sizer
	Denver, CO

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           The movie is based on Ellison's novella "A Boy And His
Dog". The story won a nebula and has been anthologized many times.
It can be found in collections of nebula-winning stories, Ellison's
"The Beast That Shouted Love At The Heart of the World and other
stories", and numerous other books. The movie is easily obtainable
on videotape and follows the story rather closely. The punch line
at the end of the movie (not in the novella) is offensive to
people with no stomach for puns...

           Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a novel by
Philip K. Dick. The movie based on DADOES is Blade Runner, a vastly
superior movie to A Boy And His Dog. I've seen both movies several
times and enjoyed them immensely.

                                  Bill Hsu
                                  pur-ee!hsut

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In article  bes@drutx.UUCP writes:
>Now that all you Ellison fans have come out of the closet so to speak,
>movie A_Boy_and_His_Dog is based was written by Ellison.  The book has
>a rather bizarre title that I can never seem to remember correctly,
>something like: Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?.  Can anyone help

I don't know much about Ellison but 'Do Androids Dream of Electric
Sheep' was by Philip K. Dick and is the basis of Bladerunner.
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[]

	I have a question: a number of people have mentioned a "writer's
block" in connection with Ellison's delays getting LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS
to the publishers. Since it's now been about 10 years since the original
date announced for the publication of LDV, and since Ellison has written
MANY stories in the last decade, my question is this: WHAT writer's block?
Does it only affect his writing of introductions to other people's stories?
	This question is not meant sarcastically; perhaps such a specialized
sort of writer's block is possible. I am genuinely curious if anyone
has any hard information on this. Can anybody help?

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
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> In article  bes@drutx.UUCP writes:
> >Now that all you Ellison fans have come out of the closet so to speak,
> >movie A_Boy_and_His_Dog is based was written by Ellison.  The book has
> >a rather bizarre title that I can never seem to remember correctly,
> >something like: Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?.  Can anyone help
> 
> I don't know much about Ellison but 'Do Androids Dream of Electric
> Sheep' was by Philip K. Dick and is the basis of Bladerunner.
> -- 
>  Jim Budler
>  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
>  (408) 982-6547
>  UUCPnet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd!jimb
>  Compuserve ID: 72415,1200

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The story that "A Boy and His Dog" came from was "Blood's a rover";
it's in one of the numerous ellison collections, perhaps a nth
Dangerous Vision.  I heard him read "Blood's a rover" at a con a 
while ago; it was *very* effective.

dan davison
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       National Lampoon has come out with a pastiche of Frank Herbert's 'Dune.'
Does anyone know if it's any good (i.e. as good as their 'Bored of the Rings' 
by Kenny and Beard) or if it's just semi-smut? By the way, it's called 'DOON'.


		-C.Thoms Weinbaum von Waldenthal

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In article <630@ames.UUCP> barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry) writes:
>[]
>
>	I have a question: a number of people have mentioned a "writer's
>block" in connection with Ellison's delays getting LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS
>to the publishers. 

The article I used as a basis for my comments is from Locus #283. The
following excerpts should clarify things:

[from Harlan Ellison, Back From the Depths; Locus #283, used without permission]

Harlan Ellison, after 10 years of massive writer's block, is working again
and finally finishing old projects, thanks to a little help from his
friends.

"When I turned forty, something happened to my metabolism. I have always
had a peculiar metabolism-- I don't use drugs or drink because I can't. Ten
years ago I took on major projects: The Last Dangerous Visions, The Harlan
Ellison Hornbook, and a lot of other books that haven't come out. I was
only halfway through when the trouble worsened."

Ellison developed uncontrollable rages, leg tremors at night, insomnia,
memory loss, lack of sex drive, and trouble concentrating. Although he was
still able to crank out the occasional short story, his other projects all
came to a halt. 

Finally he read an article in New York magazine on Endogenous Depression.
Unlike emotional depression, which results from outside causes, this is due
to a biochemical imbalance. 

Five years of specialists, tests, drugs, and $30,000 later, they decided
his illness was unique and incurable. 

"I am still sick, but now when I feel the lassitude I slap my face to get
the adrenalin going and work up my anger. I am working every day."


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["Dirty un-American Venusian alien!  Take that!"]

> Now that all you Ellison fans have come out of the closet so to speak,
> I have a question for you.  I have heard that the novel upon which the
> movie A_Boy_and_His_Dog is based was written by Ellison.  The book has
> a rather bizarre title that I can never seem to remember correctly,
> something like: Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?.  Can anyone help
> me?  Please email your replies.  I'll post the answer to the net (these
> multiple answers are making my n-finger grow callus).
> 
> 
> 	Bruce Sizer
> 	Denver, CO

"Blade Runner" was based on Philip K. Dick's _Do Androids ..._.  If I
remember right, the movie "A Boy and his Dog" was based on a novella
of the same name.
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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