Editing Ishmael (Quinn novel) (section)

==References in popular culture==
The opening credits for the 1999 film ''[[Instinct (1999 film)|Instinct]]'', starring [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], indicate that it is inspired by ''Ishmael''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128278/combined Instinct (1999)]. [[Internet Movie Database]] (IMDb). 2001-01-30</ref> Daniel Quinn did not approve of the script or movie before transferring the rights, which were transferred as part of the Turner Award, though he may have had some minor input on the script, though to a degree he personally considered trivial.<ref>Daniel Quinn: "It was not an independent production, it was a studio production, which means the producers had to deliver the goods that presumably work at the box office. The studio [Touchstone] wanted action, violence, and conflict---not philosophy---and that's what they got. Those are the realities of Hollywood."{{cite web|url=http://www.ishmael.com/Interaction/QandA/Detail.CFM?Record=420|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324122005/http://www.ishmael.com/Interaction/QandA/Detail.CFM?Record=420 |title=The Ishmael Community: Questions and Answers|archive-date=24 March 2006|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> The movie and book share no common story elements, and the philosophical connection to the book is reduced to some pictorial format and a few seconds of on-screen dialogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ishmael.com/Interaction/QandA/Detail.CFM?Record=433|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022124928/http://www.ishmael.com/Interaction/QandA/Detail.CFM?Record=433 |title=The Ishmael Community: Questions and Answers|archive-date=22 October 2006|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref>

[[Eddie Vedder]] of [[Pearl Jam]] has cited the book as an influence on their album, ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]''.<ref>Papineau, Lou. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1535383/20060629/story.jhtml "20 Things You Should Know About Pearl Jam"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132957/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1535383/20060629/story.jhtml |date=2011-06-29 }}. [[VH1|VH1.com]]. June 30, 2006.</ref> Quinn responds to the album's significance in relation to the book on his website.<ref>[http://www.ishmael.com/Interaction/QandA/Detail.CFM?Record=373 The Ishmael Community: Questions and Answers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071908/http://www.ishmael.com/Interaction/QandA/Detail.CFM?Record=373 |date=2007-09-28 }}, Ishmael.com</ref>

In [[Rise Against]]'s album ''[[The Sufferer and The Witness]]'', ''Ishmael'' is on the [[album notes]]' recommended reading list.

The song "The Taker Story" on [[Chicano Batman]]'s 2017 album ''Freedom is Free'' describes the global colonization of the "Taker" societies based on the use of the term in ''Ishmael''.<ref>Brown, August (2017). ''[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-chicano-batman-20170223-story.html Chicano Batman takes on the 800-pound gorilla with 'Freedom Is Free']". ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref>

The name of prog metal band [[Animals as Leaders]] was inspired by the book.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allyn|first=Bobby|date=2009-02-09|title=Q&A: Animals as Leaders|url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/439463/qa-animals-as-leaders/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref>