which film is based on the novel “do androids dream of electric sheep?”

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Nature

The film adaptation of the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” is Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott.

Novel and film connection

Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” provided the core story, characters, and themes for Blade Runner, especially the bounty hunter Rick Deckard and questions about what it means to be human. The novel is explicitly cited in film and literary references as the source material for Blade Runner, even though the movie alters plot details and setting.

Related sequel

The later film Blade Runner 2049 (2017) continues the cinematic story world established by Blade Runner and further develops themes originating in Dick’s novel, such as memory, identity, and artificial life, though it is not a direct adaptation of additional book material.