Radio Free Albemuth

2010
R
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

1.9K

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Alanis Morissette, Jonathan Scarfe, Shea Whigham, Scott Wilson, and Katheryn Winnick in Radio Free Albemuth (2010)

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Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.

Director
- John Alan Simon
Writers
- John Alan Simon
- Philip K. Dick
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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Alan Simon
Writers
- John Alan Simon
- Philip K. Dick
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos4

Radio Free Albemuth: Satellite

Photos10

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Trivia
Filmed in October 2007, this movie had been stuck in post-production hell since 2010, only to show a incomplete cut to independent film festivals until a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013 helped raise the funds to give the film a theatrical release.

Goofs
Early in the film, PKD tells his buddy that he just finished his new novel and it will be published in hardcover (a nice change, since his early SF were all published by cheap paperback houses), then in reply to the question of it's subject he says, it's a what if the Germans won WWll premise. He's obviously referencing PKD's arguably most successful novel (it won the Hugo) published in 1963. The film is set in 1985, but since Dick was dead for three years already in this universe, maybe it was an intentional distortion.

Quotes
[first lines]
Phil: [narrating] My friend Nicolas Brady, who in his own way tried to saved the world, lived in Berkley practically his whole life. Back around 1985, Berkley seemed like an oasis in a country that had become polarized and divided. But fate, or God, or whatever, had something else in store for my friend Nick. And, as it turned out, for me too.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Philip K. Dick Adaptations (2016)

Soundtracks
Professional Torturer
Written by Alanis Morissette (uncredited)
Performed by Alanis Morissette

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Featured review

7/10

Conspiracy Theory or Reality???

Let me start by saying that I have never read this book and cannot tell you how close the adaptation is to what was written. Although, in this case, I may decide to pick it up and read it, as the idea and storyline definitely felt real and reminded me of some of the weirdness we are experiencing in society today. This was an entertaining journey to watch with an intriguing and layered storyline, solid performances, outstanding characterizations, great visuals and a big budget feel. Sure, as a character and story driven movie, it does lack a tremendous amount of action, but that does nothing to bring the film down. In the end, this mixture of political and theological intrigue, conspiracy theories, and historical philosophical and subliminal messages plays out in an educational and entertaining manner, and is a must see for everyone. Check it out!