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Sci-Fi ProducerWilliam Gibson, whose science fiction works are well suited to screen adaptation, was often amused by his brushes with Hollywood. "Sitting in the Polo Lounge talking to 20-year-old movie producers with money coming out of their ears?" Gibson once exclaimed. "That's science fiction, boy!"
[Trivia: Gibson's term to describe his fans? M & Ms ("modems and mohawks").]
Gibson, William Ford (1948- ) American-born Canadian "cyberpunk" science-fiction writer [noted for such
works as
Pattern Recognition,
Neuromancer (1984),
Count Zero (1986),
Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988),
Johnny Mnemonic,
All Tomorrow's Parties, and
The Difference Engine]
[Sources: Glossbrenner, About the Author]More William Gibson anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords: Producers Science Fiction Hollywood
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