Date sent: 12-MAR-1996 22:59:06 >There's been a *lot* written on this film, but you might start by comparing >Arthur C. Clarke's novelization (which was written while the film was in >production) and its subsequent sequels. The fact that there was a novelization is an interesting fact unto itself. David Wheeler, in his book NO, BUT I SAW THE MOVIE, says that this is "one of the very few instances in which a short story adapted into film spawned, in essence, a 'novelization' that later became a major work of modern fiction." =============================================================================== Heath Fitts | [log in to unmask] Northwestern State University | http://www.nsula.edu/~nsfit8322/ Natchitoches, LA | President: Eclectic Comics, Inc. | http://www.nsula.edu/~nsfit8322/eclectic.htm =============================================================================== ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]