The credits don't mention it but this movie is obviously based on the (new) Twilight Zone episode of the same title from 1989, which was written by Alan Brennert.
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Technically its based on the short story of the same name by Tom Godwin and not the Alan Brennert adaptation. I can't remember when the short story was written but it was way before 1989.
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The original story can most easily be found in the anthology "Science Fiction Hall of Fame". Each member of the SFWA (Science-Fiction Writers Association) voted for what each considered to be the greatest SF story every. The results were tabulated and anthologized by Robert Silverg, I think in 1966.
This story was so well thought of, it got voted into the anthology.
It's by far the best story I've ever read by Godwin.
Thorby
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No, the last poster was right. Godwin wrote the story back in 1954:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cold_Equations
~ I remember reading this short story in my sophmore year in high school. It was in my english text book. It was a really good & interesting story.
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I remember reading this short story in my sophmore year in high school. It was in my english text book. It was a really good & interesting story.What a coincidence.
I'm reading this short story this year (sophmore year) as well!! ^^ It's sorta interesting.
sharethen i don't think it's a coincidence then, because i too read it sophmore year. In the textbook "Elements of Literature: Fourth Course"
shareYes, it was written by Tom Godwin back in '54 and not based on a twilight zone episode. I just hope that the woman who is in charge of his estate is receiving royalties from the books that have been stating as it being in. If not then I should tell my Aunt about this. You see, Tom Godwin's my Mother's grandfather. It was a VERY controversial short story for that time period. Then again he WAS a very controversial man. He was married to a Cuban native who was a female radio personality and if you think about how things where back then you'd figure out very easily as to why it was so controversial.
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