gerober 11, lye. Hr. Jers Walkers The Lado Company, 4uu0 Warner aoulevara, aurbank, Calif. 91522. fear Jeff: I happened to see the Channel 7 TV program “Hooray for Hollywooo" tondsht with the segment on BLADE RUNNLK. (well, to be aenest, z dign't happen to seo it; someone tipped mu off that BLADE RUNNGR Wes going to be a part of the show, and to be sure to Watch.) Jeff, after looking --and especially after listening to Harrison Pord discuss the film—— 1 came to the conclusion that this indeed is not science fiction; it 4s not funtesy; it is exactly what Harrisoh said: futurism. The impect of BLA! RUNNER is simply goiny to be overwhelming, both cn the public and on creative people -- and, 1 believe, on science fiction as _a field. since I have neen writing and selling science fiction WOEkE For thirty yours, this is a matter of some importance to mes ain all canger 1 must say that our field has graduslly und steauily been deteriorating for the last fow years. iWotniny that we have gone, iidividuell, or collectively, matches ALADr. RUNNER, This is not escapism; it is super realism, so gritty and detailed and suthentic and goddam convincing that, well, after the segment 1 found my normal presenteday "reality" pellia by comperlson. hat Iam Saying 45 that all of you collectively may have Created a unique new form of graphic, artistic expression, never before seen. ‘nd, I think, ALADE RUNNER is yoing toe revolutivnice our conceptions of what science fiction is and, more, can be. Let me sum it up this way. Science fiction nas slowly and ineluctably settled into a monotonous veath: it has become inbred, derivative, stale. cuddenly you people have coma dn, some of the greatest talents currently in existence, und now we have a new life, a new start. As for my own role in tne BLADE RUNNER project, 1 can only say that I did not know that a work Of mine ora Set o§ ideas of minep could be escalated into such - stunning dimensions. Ky life and creative work are justified und completed by SLADE RUNNER. Thank you.s..and it is goiny to be one hell of a commercial success. Tt will prove invincible. cordially, Philip Kk. Dick