An adaption of Karel Capek's haunting 1921 stage play.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
92pp
Genre:
Drama, Film-Noir, History, Horror
Budget:
Blockbuster
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
R.U.R. by Karel Capek
Synopsis/Details
Before "I, Robot", before "Westworld", before "Terminator", and indeed before the word "robot" was even coined, there was Karel Capek's "R.U.R.", a haunting tale written just after WWI that, far ahead of any science fiction writer who was to come after, saw the moral quagmires that humans would face if they ever tried to reproduce copies of themselves. This version of "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots) seeks to be the first "historical fiction/science fiction" story, set in Capek's time period, this tale will be an alternative history of the roaring twenties, that shows us the flappers, speakeasies, and silent films right alongside the "work force of the future." Yet the story and its haunting end still stay the same, and speak to our uncertain future as much today as it ever did a century ago.
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Submitted: 2018-Jan-12
Last Updated: 2018-Jan-12
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The Writer: Dave Miller

Dave Miller wasted his youth on Shakespeare and all the corresponding 19th century musical accompaniments. He has managed to undo good in several professions, among them the U.S Army and the U.S. State Department, all after graduating at the bottom of his class from Georgetown University, which considers him their greatest living embarrassment after Irene McGee from "Real World: Seattle". He speaks atrocious Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian, and when not writing can be found walking one of the several routes of Camino de Santiago de Compostela. In addition to these travels he has visited 50 countries around the world, all of which have yet to invite him back. Go to bio
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