Inception, The Cell and Scrooge McDuck

[John Chadwick]

In  THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK COMPANION, Don Rosa states  
that the "inception" (if you will) for "Dream of a Lifetime" came from  
a suggestion made by a fan. He also says that he happened to stumble  
across THE CELL on television after  "Dream..." had been published. He  
checked and found THE CELL had been released about one month before he  
got the suggestion from the fan and that that may or may not be a  
coincidence.

I find the whole thing amusing. There's even a link to scans of  
"Dream..." on the INCEPTION FAQ page on IMDB. I'm sure Don would be  
the first to tell you that his was not the first story of  people  
entering someone else's dreams. There's also DREAMSCAPE from 1984,  
it's the subject of a SPONGEBOB episode and even Bugs Bunny entered  
Elmer Fudd's dreams in THE BIG SNOOZE back in 1946, and I'm sure even  
that's not the earliest example.

At the very least it's getting attention for Don's work.

On Aug 7, 2010, at 6:40 AM, D.M. van Eijmeren wrote:

> About 'Inception' and Scrooge McDuck:
>
> There's also the movie 'The Cell', from 2000.
> Tagline: "His mind is her prison."
>
> In this movie, virtual reality is used to let a woman enter the mind  
> of a
> criminal, to locate where he has hidden a female victim.
> (This description is based on Wikipedia.)
>
> --- Daniël
>
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