Blade Runner
by William S. Burroughsliterary work· published 1979
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Blade Runner (a movie) is a science fiction novella by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs, first published in 1979. The novella began as a story treatment for a proposed film adaptation of Alan E. Nourse's novel The Bladerunner. A later edition published in the 1980s changed the formatting of the title to Blade Runner, a movie. Burroughs' treatment is set in the early 21st century and involves mutated viruses and "a medical-care apocalypse". The term "blade runner" referred to a smuggler of medical supplies, e.g. scalpels. The title was later bought for use in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner. The plot of that film was based on Philip K.
Adaptations (1)
Blade Runner was adapted into a 1983 film.
Taking Tiger Mountain1983 · film · 81 min · dir. Tom Huckabee, Kent Smith · IMDb ↗IMDb4.8Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and the USA has been invaded.
