K-PAX

From Free net encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)

Revision as of 05:43, 12 April 2006
Vercalos (Talk | contribs)
Corrected name. Canon specifically states the name is not capitalized.
Next diff →

Current revision

Image:Kpaxbook.jpg K-PAX is the name given to a trilogy of books, and one film, written by Gene Brewer:

K-PAX (1995)
- K-PAX (2001)— film
K-PAX II: On a Beam of Light (2001)
K-PAX III: Worlds of Prot (2002)

The books deal with the experiences on Earth of a man named "prot" (rhymes with "goat", and is not capitalised). prot claims to be from a far away planet called K-PAX, where sex is considered unpleasant, fruitarianism is preferred, eating meat is never considered, and there are no laws, governments, or schools.

The 2001 film K-PAX was directed by Iain Softley and is based on the first book in this trilogy. Kevin Spacey portrays prot, and Jeff Bridges plays the psychiatrist. There are some very significant differences between the film and the book, however, not merely in detail but also in terms of plot's overall "message".

[edit]