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Posted: **Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:30 am**

The Alan E. Nourse novel was the source of the title. Has any one ever even seen this book?

Posted: **Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:12 pm**

I've never seen this book, however I found a site that lets you purchase copies from people.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/n/ala ... runner.htm

Synopsis of story very different from Blade Runner movie plot.

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Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:21 pm**

Wasn't there a second book with the same title?

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:31 pm**

There was a screenplay based on the Alan E. Nourse novel by William H. Bouroughs (Naked Lunch). They bought the rights for the name from him for 'our' version of the movie, based on Phillip K. Dick's book. Man that was a lot of middle initials.

Posted: **Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:54 am**

ridleynoir wrote:Man that was a lot of middle initials.

Yeah, maybe too many

... Should of been William S. Burroughs. Sorry to be picky

Here's a couple different covers:

And the Nourse novel (from jaguar12670's link)

Posted: **Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:33 pm**

ooops

, I think I may have been thinking about William H. Macy. Damn late night posting. Thanks for the correction, but I wish I had caught it before you did

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:56 pm**

Aww.. what the heck. William H. Macy is very talented too.

Ya know?... I bet he'd play a great J.F.Sebastian :-k

Posted: **Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:17 pm**

ridleynoir wrote:There was a screenplay based on the Alan E. Nourse novel by William H. Bouroughs (Naked Lunch). They bought the rights for the name from him for 'our' version of the movie, based on Phillip K. Dick's book. Man that was a lot of middle initials.

Yes i've read this. It is a futiristic story where medical care becomes a tremendous issue. The middle class can no longer afford it, but dependents of the welfare state are lavishly immersed in medical care. There is a rioteously funny section where one of these recipients dials 911 cuz he has an ice cream headache. :lol:

This really is no laughing matter because these prophetic happenstances are occurring in reality today.

From what I gleaned from Sammons book i believe Burroughs and Nourse each got $5000.

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Has anyone actually read Blade Runner??

Has anyone actually read Blade Runner??