the original Man Who Fell to Earth. As someone who was the biggest Bowie fan in the world, once I made that connection, he seemed to be the only actor capable of playing the part." Accolades In popular culture In Philip K. Dick's science fiction novel VALIS, fictionalised versions of Dick and K. W. Jeter become obsessed with Valis, a film starring musician Eric Lampton. Dick based the novel's story on his and Jeter's real obsession with The Man Who Fell to Earth; Lampton is a fictionalised stand-in for Bowie. The music video to Guns N' Roses's 1987 "Welcome to the Jungle" was partially based on The Man Who Fell to Earth. The music video to Scott Weiland's 1998 song "Barbarella" uses themes from The Man Who Fell to Earth. Dr. Manhattan's apartment and Ozymandias' Antarctic retreat in the 2009 film Watchmen were mainly based on the set of The Man Who Fell to Earth. The 2009 song "ATX" by Alberta Cross is based on Bowie's character in The Man Who Fell to Earth. Michael Fassbender has said he used Bowie's performance as an inspiration for the android David in Ridley Scott's 2012 science fiction film Prometheus. In Bret Easton Ellis's 2010 novel Imperial Bedrooms, the main character mentions that he is involved with writing the script for a remake of The Man Who Fell to Earth. The musical Lazarus, which premiered off-Broadway in 2015, with music and lyrics by David Bowie and book by Enda Walsh, is based on the novel and the film. While the music video for the 2013 Bowie song "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" references the film with a picture of alien Bowie, as he appears in the film, on a magazine. The title of the Doctor Who episode "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" is a reference to the book and film. References External links The Man Who Fell to Earth: Loving the Alien an essay by Graham Fuller at the Criterion Collection Brows Held High's take on the 1976 classic 1976 films 1976 drama films 1970s avant-garde and experimental films 1970s dystopian films 1970s English-language films 1970s science fiction drama films British avant-garde and experimental films British Lion Films films British science fiction drama films Films about extraterrestrial life Films based on American novels Films based on science fiction novels Films directed by Nicolas Roeg Films set in New Mexico Films set in