Hitting theaters this Friday, director Len Wiseman ( Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard ) brings a fresh take to Total Recall, the 1990 Paul Verhoeven film that was, in turn, based on Philip K. Dick's 1966 short story, "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale."
Colin Farrell stars as Doug Quaid, a citizen of 2084's "The Colony," one of two land masses still in existence after a catastrophic war.
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It may not be as joyously weird as the Paul Verhoeven take on Philip K. Dick’s immortal short story (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale), but it makes up for that with a protagonist who seems genuinely vulnerable (C’mon! You never... Read Post
Len Wiseman’s "Total Recall" (2012) is really a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s "Total Recall" (1990), and has very little to do with Philip K. Dick’s original short story, “We Can Remember it for You Wholesale." Why can't Hollywood unde... Read Post
It is true that a new cinematic adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" has arrived -- and it's a sleek, radical departure from Paul Verhoeven's gonzo 1990 version. Read Post