Jack RusherSadly, I have heard that the author of this absolute classic died last week. If you somehow haven’t read it, today is your day…
https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html
Several people have drawn my attention to this splendid short film interpretation:
https://youtu.be/7tScAyNaRdQ
https://youtu.be/7tScAyNaRdQ
They're Made Out of Meat
Simon Gray@jack Yes, this is the one I was familiar with. Didn't know it came from a short story.
powersoffour@jack That is really sad. I know this is not the most popular sentiment, but I really, really liked how "Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman" turned out.
Billy SmithI've seen a few different film adaptations of this story.
This is my favourite:
They're Made Out Of Meat
They're Made Out Of MeatThis is the short film I made in 2004. I shot it as my final film project at #NYFA. It stars Tom Noonan, Ben Bailey and Gbenga Akinna...
railmeat@jack First time I have seen this.
Court Cantrell does not comply@jack "Thinking meat! You're asking me to believe in thinking meat!"
That is an amazing story. I've never read it before. Sad for the author's passing. 😔 Thank you so much for sharing! 🤘🖖
Ether Diver@jack a bonafide classic
David Fetter@jack Sadly, it's coming up on a year since he died. He was a real mensch. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/brookline-ma/david-policar-11270328
@davidfetter Although David (sorry to hear of his death) posted this version, the author was Terry Bisson.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Bisson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Bisson
Katykayay@jack I loved this the first time I read it, but later didn't remeber who wrote it or where to find it again. I've tried (& failed) to describe it to others. Thank you for posting!
Lizzy Miller@jack I literally just linked this to someone yesterday. And I noticed the past tense on Bisson's Wikipedia page but didn't look at the date. Dang.
Marcos Abreu@jack I loved it! Thanks for sharing.
Alex@jack thanks for sharing this! I’d only read his Fire On The Mountain (which asks the question, what if John Brown’s raid had succeeded?)