Before his passing in March 1982, author Philip K. Dick was shown a special preview reel of the visual effects for the film 'Blade Runner,' which was adapted from his novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'. What was his reaction to this footage?
When adapting the novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' into the 1982 film 'Blade Runner', why did the filmmakers choose to use the newly coined term 'replicant' instead of the book's original word, 'android'?
