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From: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren)
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Subject: Re:   "Bladerunner" query
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Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 02:59:55 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 02:59:55 1986
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In article <1022@caip.RUTGERS.EDU>, kevin%logic.DEC@decwrl.DEC.COM writes:
> > I don't recall any reference to the word in "Do Androids...", but
> > there definitely is a novel called "Bladerunner" by William S.
> > Burroughs (that great neglected S.F.-writer) that came out before
> > the movie.
> 
> and
> 
> > It is my understanding that they stole the title for the movie.
> 
> (different messages).
> 
> Ridley Scott in fact liked the title ``Bladerunner'' so much that he purchased
> the film rights to the novel so that he could use the title for his filming of
> ``Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep?'' without upsetting anybody.

   It's important to note that the original "Bladerunner" was a novel written by
Alan Nourse.  Burroughs thought the concept of black-market medicine was 
interesting enough that he rewrote it, still calling it "Bladerunner".

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