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Ellison's short story, "I Have No Mouth. And I Must Scream", is a
classic in the field of sci-fi (spec-fi, according to Ellison) literature. It is nothing short of a masterful
display of imaginative writing; so imaginative, in fact, that I
wonder if it could be successfully adapted to film? To anyone who
has read the story, what do you think? - AH
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The power behind this story (also a personal favorite) is the psychological transformation that the characters experience when placed under extreme stress. This is incredibly difficlut to portray in a visual medium like film and if anyone could bring it off, it would make that person a genius director in my book.SF novels that I'd like to see in Movies
Asimov's Foundation Trilogy (would make Star Wars look like cheap crap)
Dune (do it again: properly this time!)
Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch
The Tunnel Under the World by Fred Pohl
More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
Cautionary Tales by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (makes Pulp Fiction look like Children's storytime)and probably lots more (ncluding the sequal to Bladerunner, which if no-one else will write, then I will :-) ).
-Joe.
Hi, AH - I read this years ago and it's always stayed with me as a truly unique piece of writing. I don't have clear memories of the actual story-line, but the over-all image of it has never left me.
I guess with the evolution of special effects today, this could be made into a stunning movie and, if I remember rightly, the end is pretty pessimistic (ending with the title?) so I don't know how Hollywood would handle that end?
about the ending. Too horrific to contemplate concerning the
main character as he suffers a fate worse than death. The story would
have to be altered a great deal. Probably why a film adaptation
has never been tried. Just one of those types of stories resistant to
film. Oh well. - AH
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