References in Popular Culture
- Two plays have been produced based on the ideas in The Dice Man: The Dice House, written by Paul Lucas and produced by Neal Foster's Birmingham Theatre Company, and The Six Sided Man by Gavin Robertson.
- The script for Dice, a Canada/UK co-produced TV mini-series directed by Rachel Talalay in 2001, was inspired by The Dice Man.
- The song "Dice Man" by Mancunian band The Fall is inspired by the novel.
- The song "Such a Shame" by Talk Talk was inspired by The Dice Man, one of songwriter Mark Hollis' favourite books.
- The melodic death metal band At the Gates has quotations from the book in the songs "Blinded by Fear", "Slaughter of the Soul" and "World of Lies" from the Slaughter of the Soul album; the lyricist/vocalist Tomas Lindberg has cited it as a major lyrical inspiration.
- In an episode of the TV series The Big Bang Theory, the character Sheldon uses a dice to make non-important decisions in his life.
- The travel show The Diceman used the same basic premise of rolling a dice, in order to decide on where to go and/or what to do next.
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