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Total Recall: I Am Legend and the Work of Richard Matheson

by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo | December 12, 2007

Summary

This week, Will Smith plays a guy who discovers he's the last man on earth in I Am Legend. So it's a good time to take a look at the movie work of Richard Matheson, who penned the film's source material. Back to Article

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Hamboner writes:
on Dec 12 2007 06:09 PM

Boner?

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a_sad_un-sorry_hashbrown writes:
on Dec 12 2007 06:29 PM

Richard Matheson is awesome. I Am Legend is my favorite book hands-down, and his other work is fantastic.

I can't wait for Friday!!

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hewpot writes:
on Dec 12 2007 07:08 PM

woooooooooooooooooooooooooop

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CinemaSpy writes:
on Dec 12 2007 08:56 PM

You might be interested to know that there is a brand new, in-depth interview online with Richard Matheson at CinemaSpy.ca

You can read it here >> http://www.cinemaspy.ca/article.php?id=379

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Young Turk writes:
on Dec 13 2007 03:24 AM

I was at blockbuster a few hours ago and I saw a movie titled "I Am Omega", which is basically a rip off of this and Omega man (hence the title). It stars Mark Dascos, when I saw the cover I couldn't stop laughing, check RT I think it's on here.

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citizenjames writes:
on Dec 13 2007 06:35 AM

wtf? okay, richard matheson had nothing to do with JAKOB THE LIAR or BICENTENNIAL MAN. BICENTENNIAL MAN was based on one of the robot novels by isaac asimov.

as for robin williams determining to make it as a dramatic actor after GOOD WILL HUNTING; by that time he'd already done THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON, DEAD POETS SOCIETY, AWAKENINGS, DEAD AGAIN, FISHER KING, BEING HUMAN, JACK, THE SECRET AGENT, HAMLET & matheson's own WHAT DREAMS MAY COME. he had been nominated for three academy awards (two for dramas), an emmy for BOP GUN (an episode of HOMICIDE) and five golden globes for dramas (and one win). i think robin had had to try at this point.

YOUNG TURK: that I AM OMEGA movie is made by asylum films. they have a reputation of making really cheap ripoffs of big hits and they always coincide with the theatrical release. SNAKES ON A TRAIN (SNAKES ON A PLANE), THE CHILD 666 (THE OMEN), CLAWED (SAW), TRANSMORPHERS (TRANSFORMERS) and about a dozen more. the hope prople get confused and rent their product instead. it's pretty underhanded and sneaky.

stay away from the back walls of video stores. there is lots of good stuff in the middle.

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davidsmart writes:
on Dec 13 2007 01:33 PM

Stir of Echoes was the best movie adaptation of Matheson. The kid at the end clasping his hands on his ears? Excellence. I'm afraid for I Am Legend...I want it to be so good, and maybe it will, but now they are doing stuff with God Still Loves Us? A biohazard logo next to God? God Loves Us Maybe I don't get it.

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vitajex writes:
on Dec 13 2007 02:48 PM

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Relax.

1.) The writer never said Richard Matheson wrote "Jakob the Liar" or "Bicentennial Man". They were offering them as evidence of Robin Williams' dramatic roles.

2.) "Jack" is probably not the movie to bring up to tout Robin Williams' dramatic acting chops.

And with the exception of 'Hamlet' (which he's in for all of, what?, 3 minutes) and "The Secret Agent" (which I haven't seen but I'm guessing isn't that great considering Robin Williams used a pseudonym, George Spelvin), Robin Williams hadn't done a dramatic role for 5 years before "Good Will Hunting". So one could argue that "Good Will Hunting" (and it's subsequent Oscar nod) encouraged Robin Williams to seek out more dramatic roles.

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Young Turk writes:
on Dec 13 2007 09:53 PM

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I know, I just think it's funny that whenever a blockbuster is about to open the cheap knockoffs flood the video stores. As for the middle of the store I have already watched most if not all of the stuff worth watching; that is available at least. (Paprika, to name one, was on the back wall and it is an amazing film).

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