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Hey, Richard Linklater: It’s ‘A Scanner Darkly’ Not ‘A Scanner Dank-ly’

May 11, 2015 by Eric Williams 2 Comments

Mythical stories of psychonautical schizoid breaks from reality aside, Philip K. Dick’s drug of choice was amphetamine. Considering his blistering pace, this shouldn’t be too surprising, given he produced novel after novel in addition to his prolific short story writing. Dude wrote a lot and, by his own admission, mostly in days-long binges followed by…

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