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File:How Uncanny Was My Valley.jpg|link=How Uncanny Was My Valley|'''''[[How Uncanny Was My Valley]]''''' is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child [[Philip K. Dick (nonfiction)|Pkd]], who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era.  The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.
File:How Uncanny Was My Valley.jpg|link=How Uncanny Was My Valley|'''''[[How Uncanny Was My Valley]]''''' is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child [[Philip K. Dick (nonfiction)|Pkd]], who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era.  The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.
File:The VALIS Show.jpg|link=The VALIS Show|'''''[[The VALIS Show]]''''' is a 1998 American psychological comedy-drama film about Philip K. Dick (Jim Carrey), a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a covert operation against him.


File:The Gnomon in the High Castle.jpg|link=The Gnomon in the High Castle|'''''[[The Gnomon in the High Castle]]''''' is a 1962 alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick in which the United States is ruled by sundials.
File:The Gnomon in the High Castle.jpg|link=The Gnomon in the High Castle|'''''[[The Gnomon in the High Castle]]''''' is a 1962 alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick in which the United States is ruled by sundials.
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* ''[[The Game-Players of Nixon]]''
* ''[[The Game-Players of Nixon]]''
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx]]''
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx]]''
* ''[[The VALIS Show]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 12:33, 22 September 2022

The Philip K. Dick Festival is a celebration of Philip K. Dick and his work.

  • Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.

    Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.

  • Martian Pink-Slip is a 1964 book on interplanetary labor history by sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Martian Pink-Slip is a 1964 book on interplanetary labor history by sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • The Game-Players of Nixon is a 1963 biography of Richard Nixon by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    The Game-Players of Nixon is a 1963 biography of Richard Nixon by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • Sogum is a science fiction drama-hygiene film loosely based on the novel Counter-Spin Bowels by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Sogum is a science fiction drama-hygiene film loosely based on the novel Counter-Spin Bowels by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx is a 1965 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a future where humankind has implemented every possible economic system.

    The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx is a 1965 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a future where humankind has implemented every possible economic system.

  • Do Greyhounds Dream of Electric Hare? is a 1982 science fiction dog racing film based on the short story "Dog Runner" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Do Greyhounds Dream of Electric Hare? is a 1982 science fiction dog racing film based on the short story "Dog Runner" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • How Uncanny Was My Valley is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child Pkd, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.

    How Uncanny Was My Valley is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child Pkd, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.

  • The VALIS Show is a 1998 American psychological comedy-drama film about Philip K. Dick (Jim Carrey), a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a covert operation against him.

    The VALIS Show is a 1998 American psychological comedy-drama film about Philip K. Dick (Jim Carrey), a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a covert operation against him.

  • The Gnomon in the High Castle is a 1962 alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick in which the United States is ruled by sundials.

    The Gnomon in the High Castle is a 1962 alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick in which the United States is ruled by sundials.

  • Martian Pixy-Stix is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick 1.1 about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.

    Martian Pixy-Stix is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick 1.1 about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.

  • "Did you step on a butterfly in Texas during a tornado while watching Jurassic Park in Brazil under the influence of JJ-180?" is a question which if you answer Yes you are probably a very confused unintentional time traveler under the influence of a fictional yet illegal drug such as Clandestiphrine.

    "Did you step on a butterfly in Texas during a tornado while watching Jurassic Park in Brazil under the influence of JJ-180?" is a question which if you answer Yes you are probably a very confused unintentional time traveler under the influence of a fictional yet illegal drug such as Clandestiphrine.

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Nonfiction cross-reference

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