ITF Read & Watch: Total Recall (1966 short story & 1990 film)

Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” was adapted by Paul Verhoeven in 1990 into a full-tilt Arnold Schwarzenegger flick filled with so much social satire and action-movie camp that it was bursting at the seams (just like the characters!). Join Luke & James in episode 139 as they explore the short story that started it all before strapping in for the madness of Verhoeven's classic. Topics: Nose injections, PKD misogyny, PKD iconic ideas, Benny being more than the sacrificial lamb, self-aware action tropes, Rob Bottin’s amazing VFX, who else but Arnold, the Red Faction video games, was it all a dream, and which was better--the story or the movie? Listen to Black Chick Lit! https://www.blackchicklit.com

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Intro/outro music: Ross Bugden – Revelation