We may never get to see thelong - mootedmovie of The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress , but one of Robert Heinlein ’s slenderly more obscure works is due to become a major apparent motion exposure from director Alex Proyas . The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag , a worrisome novella about a man who ca n’t remember what he does during the day , will become a psychological thriller , with a love life story . Proyas order he loves the Heinlein tarradiddle … but he also be after to make some changes to it . Since Proyas helmed I , Robot , which take a few slender liberty with the Isaac Asimov source material , you may have a bun in the oven a certain amount of creative permit with Jonathan Hoag , which Heinlein wrote in 1942 under a pseudonym , John Riverside . But Proyas expresses reverence for the root fabric , in a Hollywood Reporter article :
“ I read this write up as a kid , and it really stayed with me , ” Proyas allege . “ It ’s part of my originative deoxyribonucleic acid . ”
Here ’s howsomeone on Amazonsummarizes it :
Mr. Hoag has a problem : in the evenings he finds a curious reddish balance under his fingernails , and no remembering of what he was doing during the day to get that residue . So he hires a husband - and - married woman team of detective to comply him around and feel out what is really start on . The trail leads to non - actual 13th floors , some very shadowy characters who are part of the Order of the Bird , and a conclusion that world really is n’t what we think it is . Some good suspense , fairish characterization , but the net answer that Heinlein nowadays may leave you feeling a small let down , and I had difficultness believing in the scenario .
The novella appear to be out of print , but copies of a collected edition are available on Amazon for as little as 14 cents , plus shipping . According toblogger Chris Perridas , Heinlein write the story in a hurry to raise money for his wife ’s gall bladder operation . [ Hollywood Reporter ]
Alex ProyasI , RobotMoviesRobert Heinlein
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