John Alan Simon, Director of “Radio Free Albemuth” Interviewed On Dickien

John Alan Simon wrote and directed a movie adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “Radio Free Albemuth” starring Alanis Morissette, Shea Whigham and Jonathan Scarfe.

In this 2-Part Interview from Dickien.fr, John talks about Dick and how he wanted to do a faithfull adaptation of his book.

“Radio Free Albemuth” was Dick’s most autobiographical novel. In an alternate reality circa 1985, President Ferris F. Fremont, a Richard Nixon clone, is still in the White House chasing after the shadowy terrorist organization called Aramchek. In the name of security the U.S. has become a police state. A record store clerk in Berkeley named Nick Brady (Jonathan Scarfe) begins to have visions and embarks upon a plot to overthrow the government with the help of a mysterious woman named Sylvia (Alanis Morissette) and his best friend, science fiction writer Philip K. Dick himself (Shea Whigham).