Philip K. Dick

Biography

American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the form during the mid-twentieth century. Since his death, Dick's work has been the subject of numerous critical studies and cinematic adaptations. Critics praise his short stories as innovative and provocative, contending that Dick's fiction cleverly explores scientific, social, and metaphysical issues of concern to post-World War II America.

Known For

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

A Glitch in the Matrix

The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick

All Movies (6)

• A Glitch in the Matrix2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Worlds of Philip K. Dick2016 · as Self - Writer (archive footage)
• The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife1994 · as Self (archive footage)