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All the books by Brian Aldiss adapted to cinema and television
Brian Aldiss is known for being the author of the book Supertoys Last All Summer Long, first published in 1969, which was adapted to cinema by Steven Spielberg in 2001.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Supertoys Last All Summer Long
Brian Aldiss, 1969
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Steven Spielberg, 2001
In the 22nd century, rising sea levels from global warming have wiped out coastal cities, reducing the world’s population. In Madison, New Jersey, David, a prototype Mecha child capable of experiencing love, is given to Henry Swinton and his wife Monica, whose son Martin contracted a rare disease and has been placed in suspended animation. On the way there, Monica has a change of heart and spares David from destruction by leaving him in the woods.