Blade Runner (1982)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

Hampton Fancher (screenplay) and
David Webb Peoples (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 June 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A Futuristic Vision Perfected [2007 Final Cut]

Plot:

Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Police | Cyberpunk | Self Consciousness | Police Chase

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Rick Deckard
Rutger Hauer	...	Roy Batty
Sean Young	...	Rachael
Edward James Olmos	...	Gaff
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Bryant
Daryl Hannah	...	Pris
William Sanderson	...	J.F. Sebastian
Brion James	...	Leon Kowalski
Joe Turkel	...	Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Joanna Cassidy	...	Zhora
James Hong	...	Hannibal Chew
Morgan Paull	...	Holden
Kevin Thompson	...	Bear
John Edward Allen	...	Kaiser
Hy Pyke	...	Taffey Lewis
Kimiko Hiroshige	...	Cambodian Lady
Bob Okazaki	...	Howie Lee
Carolyn DeMirjian	...	Saleslady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Astar	...	Abdul Ben Hassan (uncredited)
Judith Burnett	...	Ming-Fa (uncredited)
Leo Gorcey Jr.	...	Louie - Bartender (uncredited)
Sharon Hesky	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kelly Hine	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
Tom Hutchinson	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Knapp	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Rose Mascari	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jiro Okazaki	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Steve Pope	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Reiter	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Alexis Rhee	...	Geisha #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Ridley Scott

Writing credits
Hampton Fancher		(screenplay) and
David Webb Peoples		(screenplay) (as David Peoples)
Philip K. Dick		(novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?")
Roland Kibbee		(voiceovers) uncredited

Produced by
Michael Deeley	....	producer
Charles de Lauzirika	....	producer (final cut version)
Hampton Fancher	....	executive producer
Brian Kelly	....	executive producer
Jerry Perenchio	....	co-executive producer
Ivor Powell	....	associate producer
Paul Prischman	....	associate producer (final cut version)
Run Run Shaw	....	associate producer
Bud Yorkin	....	co-executive producer
Ridley Scott	....	co-producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Vangelis

Cinematography by
Jordan Cronenweth		(director of photography)

Casting by
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Marci Liroff

Production Design by
Lawrence G. Paull

Art Direction by
David L. Snyder		(as David Snyder)

Set Decoration by
Linda DeScenna
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer		(as Leslie Frankenheimer)
Thomas L. Roysden		(as Tom Roysden)
Peg Cummings		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Michael Kaplan
Charles Knode
Jean Giraud		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Bridget O'Neill	....	makeup artist: Joanna Cassidy (final cut version)
Shirley Padgett	....	hair stylist (as Shirley L. Padgett)
Marvin G. Westmore	....	makeup artist
John Chambers	....	prosthetic makeups (uncredited)

Production Management
C.O. Erickson	....	executive in charge of production
John W. Rogers	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold	....	first assistant director (as Newton Arnold)
Morris Chapnick	....	second assistant director
Peter Cornberg	....	first assistant director
Donald Hauer	....	second assistant director (as Don Hauer)
Victoria E. Rhodes	....	dga trainee (as Victoria Rhodes)
Richard Peter Schroer	....	second assistant director (as Richard Schroer)

Art Department
William Apperson	....	model maker
Stephen Dane	....	assistant art director
Michael L. Fink	....	action property supervisor (as Mike Fink)
Linda Fleisher	....	action property consultant
Mentor Huebner	....	production illustrator
Sherman Labby	....	production illustrator
Terry E. Lewis	....	props (as Terry Lewis)
Basil Lombardo	....	stand-by painter (as Buzz Lombardo)
James F. Orendorff	....	construction coordinator (as James F. Orendorf)
David Q. Quick	....	assistant property master (as David Quick)
John A. Scott III	....	assistant property master
Arthur Shippee	....	assistant property master (as Arthur Shippee Jr.)
Tom Southwell	....	production illustrator
Michael Taylor	....	lead man
John C. Wash	....	graphic artist (as John Wash)
James T. Woods	....	painting coordinator
William Apperson	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Charles Breen	....	set designer (uncredited)
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Robert Clark	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Peter J. Hampton	....	production designer: additional scenes (uncredited)
Steven Ladish	....	props (uncredited)
Edward T. McAvoy	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael McMillen	....	model maker (uncredited)
Curtis A. Schnell	....	set designer (uncredited)
Kevin Shanks	....	drapery man/floor covering (uncredited)
William Ladd Skinner	....	set designer (uncredited)
Drew Struzan	....	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bud Alper	....	sound mixer
Gene Ashbrook	....	boom operator (as Eugene Byron Ashbrook)
Christopher Assells	....	sound editor
Brydon Baker III	....	cable person (as Beau Baker)
Peter Baldock	....	assistant dialogue editor
Joe Gallagher	....	assistant sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone	....	chief dubbing mixer
Mike Hopkins	....	dialogue editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Gerry Humphreys	....	dubbing mixer
Peter Pennell	....	sound editor
Joel Fein	....	sound recording mixer (uncredited)
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Curtis	....	special effects technician (as William G. Curtis)
David Dryer	....	special photographic effects supervisor
Logan Frazee	....	special effects technician
Terry D. Frazee	....	special floor effects supervisor (as Terry Frazee)
Steve Galich	....	special effects technician
Douglas Trumbull	....	special photographic effects supervisor
Richard Yuricich	....	special photographic effects supervisor
Robert Cole	....	special effects action property foreman (uncredited)
Robert DeVine	....	special effects (uncredited)
Ken Estes	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)
Scott Forbes	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Gene Young	....	model construction (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Michael Backauskas	....	visual effects assistant editor (as Michael Bakauskas)
Robert D. Bailey	....	matte photographer (as Robert Bailey)
Don Baker	....	camera operator: special photographic effects
Philip Barberio	....	optical line-up
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital intermediate colorist (2007 restorated version)
Christian Boudman	....	compositing supervisor: SPI (final cut version)
Diane Caliva	....	visual effects producer: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version)
Trent Claus	....	digital compositor (final cut version)
Charles Cowles	....	camera operator: special photographic effects
Lisa Deaner	....	lead artist (final cut version)
Leslie Ekker	....	model maker
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts Arts (final cut version)
Robert Hall	....	optical photography supervisor
David R. Hardberger	....	camera operator: special photographic effects (as David Hardberger)
Jeffrey Jasper	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios (final cut version)
Benjamin Kutsko	....	Flame artist (final cut version)
Ronald Longo	....	camera operator: special photographic effects
Tim McHugh	....	camera operator: special photographic effects (as Timothy McHugh)
Gregory L. McMurry	....	electronic engineer (as Greg McMurray)
Syd Mead	....	visual futurist
Jarrod Nesbit	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI (final cut version)
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects (final cut version)
Brian Nugent	....	Flame artist (final cut)
Luke O'Byrne	....	visual effects executive producer: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version)
Richard Ripple	....	optical line-up
Jonathan Rothbart	....	visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version)
Marc Sadeghi	....	executive visual effects producer: The Orphanage (final cut version)
Georgia Scheele	....	visual effects coordinator (final cut version)
John Scheele	....	visual effects supervisor (final cut version)
Robert Spurlock	....	miniature technician (as Bob Spurlock)
Mark Stetson	....	chief model maker
David K. Stewart	....	cinematographer: special photographic effects (as Dave Stewart)
Tama Takahashi	....	matte photography
Sean Wallitsch	....	Flame artist (final cut version)
Edson Williams	....	visual effects supervisor: Lola Visual Effects (final cut version)
Matthew Yuricich	....	matte artist
Ryan Zuttermeister	....	associate visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects (final cut version)
Daphne Apellanes-Ackerson	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Dana Basinger	....	film I/O coordinator: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Jerry Castro	....	editorial supervisor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Craig Chandler	....	optical effects (uncredited)
Steve Cho	....	lead compositor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Joe C. D'Amato	....	resource manager: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Tim Dobbert	....	matchmove supervisor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Rama Dunayevich	....	public relations: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Bill George	....	miniature design and construction (uncredited)
Rocco Gioffre	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Julieta Gleiser	....	digital production manager: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Daniel Gloates	....	senior staff: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Joanna Goldfarb	....	post production supervisor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Monique Gougeon	....	human resources: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Rich Grande	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Timothy Gross	....	systems administration: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Sunghwan Hong	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Michelle Kater	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Bill Kent	....	camera operator: special photographic effects (uncredited)
Ivan Landau	....	visual effects editor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Diana K. Lee	....	roto/matchmove coordinator: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Soyoun Lee	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Stuart T. Maschwitz	....	senior staff: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Dan McNamara	....	senior staff: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Michele Moen	....	matte artist: EEG (uncredited)
Tom Pahk	....	model maker (uncredited)
Christine Peterson	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (final cut version) (uncredited)
Aaron Rhodes	....	compositing supervisor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Christopher S. Ross	....	miniature design and construction (uncredited)
Jonathan Seay	....	visual effects camera (uncredited)
Carsten Sørensen	....	senior staff: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Scott Squires	....	visual displays: DQI (uncredited)
Scott Stewart	....	senior staff: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Bee Jin Tan	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
George Trimmer	....	model maker (uncredited)
Ryan Tudhope	....	compositor: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Tiffany Wu	....	roto/matchmove coordinator: The Orphanage (The Final Cut version) (uncredited)
Hoyt Yeatman	....	visual displays: DQI (uncredited)

Stunts
Gary Combs	....	stunt coordinator
Ray Bickel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Janet Brady	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diane Carter	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ann Chatterton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Cox	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rita Egleston	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
James M. Halty	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Imada	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty	....	stunts (uncredited)
Karen McLarty	....	stunts (uncredited)
Beth Nufer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy K. Ogata	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Porter	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Pulford	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ruth A. Redfern	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles A. Tamburro	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Tyree	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Washlake	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Zurich	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bettcher	....	camera operator
Dick Colean	....	camera operator
Michael Genne	....	first assistant camera (as Mike Genne)
George D. Greer	....	second assistant camera
Cary Griffith	....	key grip (as Carey Griffith)
Alan Harding	....	special camera technician
Richard Hart	....	gaffer (as Dick Hart)
Steven Poster	....	additional photographer
Gary Randall	....	gaffer
Steven H. Smith	....	first assistant camera (as Steve Smith)
Robert C. Thomas	....	camera operator (as Robert Thomas)
Brian Tufano	....	additional photographer
Patrick Van Auken	....	key grip
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Thomas Baker	....	motion-control camera (uncredited)
Michael B. Corbett	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Dan Greer	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Ernest Holzman	....	film loader (uncredited)
Michael E. Matteson	....	key grip (uncredited)
James Nordberg	....	generator operator (uncredited)
Peter Santoro	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Bernie Schwartz	....	grip (uncredited)
Haskell Wexler	....	additional photographer (uncredited)

Animation Department
John C. Wash	....	animator (as John Wash)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Winnie D. Brown	....	costumer: women (as Winnie Brown)
Bob E. Horn	....	costumer: men (as Bobby E. Horn)
James Lapidus	....	costumer: men
Linda Matthews	....	costumer: women (as Linda A. Matthews)
Jan Ferris	....	designer/sculptor: jewelry and metalwork for costumes (uncredited)
Jerry Herrin	....	costumer supervisor: day crew (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kurt P. Galvao	....	restoration consultant
Les Healey	....	editor: Director's cut
Terry Rawlings	....	supervising editor
R. William Zabala	....	assistant editor (as William Zabala)

Music Department
Vangelis	....	music arranger
Vangelis	....	music producer
Ian Underwood	....	musician: synthesizers (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Howard Brady Davidson	....	transportation captain
Mario Simon	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Vickie Alper	....	production coordinator
Tom Cranham	....	effects illustrator
Bud Elam	....	special engineering consultant
Joyce Goldberg	....	production office manager
David Grafton	....	special engineering consultant
Katherine Haber	....	production executive
Jack Hinkle	....	film coordinator
Richard E. Hollander	....	computer engineer (as Richard Hollander)
Saul Kahan	....	publicist
Michael Knutsen	....	craft service
Gregory L. McMurry	....	electronic engineer (as Greg McMurray)
Virgil Mirano	....	still lab
Michael Neale	....	location manager
George Polkinghorne	....	cinetechnician
Ana Maria Quintana	....	script supervisor (as Anna Maria Quintana)
David Scharf	....	electron microscope photography
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot
Steve Warner	....	production controller
Evans Wetmore	....	electronic and mechanical design
Brian O. Haynes	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	studio utility (uncredited)
Roland Kibbee	....	voice-over engineer (uncredited)
Nancy Ramey	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jasmine Sabu	....	horse trainer (final cut) (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Ladd Company, The (presents)
• Shaw Brothers (in association with)
• Norman Lear/Tandem Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (final cut)
• Columbia-EMI-Warner (1982) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Films (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Shaw Brothers (1982) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Shaw Brothers (1982) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1992) (Finland) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (UK) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Falcon (19??) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (Greece)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar (TV syndication)
• Criterion Collection, The (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• ELKE (Greece)
• Fazer Musiikki Oy/Fazer Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
• Nelson Entertainment (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (final cut) (two-disc special edition)
• Warner Home Vidéo (1997) (France) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Orphanage, The (final cut)
• Anatomorphex
• Filmfex Animation Services
• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects: final cut)

Other Companies

• Dream Quest Images  visual displays
• Intralink Film Graphic Design  titles

Also Known As:

Blade Runner: The Final Cut (International: English title) (recut version)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief nudity (definitive cut); Rated R for violence. (1991 version)

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English | German | Cantonese | Japanese | Hungarian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Italy:T | USA:R (Definitive Cut) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2007) | Brazil:14 | West Germany:16 (f) | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:15A | New Zealand:M | Denmark:15 (original rating) | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Japan:R-15 (director's cut) | Netherlands:16 (director's cut) | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R | Norway:16 (original rating) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ladd Company, The

Trivia:

A model of the Dark Star spaceship from the film Dark Star (1974) is also used as a building. It can be seen behind the Asian billboard when Gaff's spinner is approaching the Police building.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Deckard is talking to the snake vendor. You can see through the glass that each characters dialog does not match their mouth movements. This is true in all versions of the film, except the Workprint. Even in 2007 "Final Cut", the obviousness of the error has been reduced, but if you look closely, you can still see that the audio doesn't quite match the visual.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Female announcer over intercom: Next subject: Kowalski, Leon. Engineer, waste disposal. File section: New employee, six days.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in L'appât (1995)

Soundtrack:

TALES OF THE FUTURE

Intriguingly Philosophical

Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott and based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, is a Sci-fi slash Noir film about a cop named Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) in a decrepit 2019 Los Angeles whose job it is to "retire" four genetically engineered syborgues, known as "Replicants". The four fugitives, Pris (Daryl Hannah), Zhora (Joanna Cassidy), Leon (Brion James), and their leader, Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), have escaped from an off-world colony in order to find their creator and bully him into expanding their pre-determined four year life span. This film originally flopped when it came out in 1982, but since has become a widely acclaimed cult classic with a director's cut to boot. A large part of the success that this movie has received can be attributed to its ability to operate on many different levels.

Ridley Scott's hauntingly possible depiction of what might become of Los Angeles down the line is absolutely brilliant. It captures elements of Noir with its urban atmosphere of decadence, lighting, and characters neither clearly defined as good nor evil. Corruption is everywhere. The garbage-littered streets and permanence of dark and rain give us the sense that we've seriously screwed up the atmosphere, and the impression that all respectable human beings have fled to the off-world colonies, leaving only the scum of the earth behind.

There is a hint of style from the 40's, especially with respect to cars, costumes, and music. Rachael's entire outfit, including her hair, screams the 40's.

The soundtrack, arranged by Vangelis (who won an Oscar for his Chariots of Fire score), consisted mainly of Jazz and Blues. This functioned to represent a dark, moody world of uncertainty and pessimism.

The special effects were exceptional. Much of the set was pulled off using models. In my opinion, sets made by hand require leagues more of skill and are much more impressive and realistic than those computer generated. These guys really knew what they were doing. I was especially fond of the pyramidesque Tyrell Corporation building, which hinted at the god-like presence of Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkell), the creator.

The script (Hampton Fancher, David Peoples, and of course Phil Dick) worked for me, as well as the actors who gave voice to it. Harrison Ford was well...Harrison Ford. I thought he did a tremendous job down-playing the role. His voice-over narration helped you along, and was yet another feature conducive to Film Noir (apparently this was taken out of the Director's Cut). Rutger Hauer's performance was intense. His lines at the end were intriguingly philosophical. Daryl Hannah's chilling robotic expressions were quite impressive. Joanna Cassidy was just plain hot.

There is more to this film than just pulp. It works on so many remarkable levels. The movie itself is a detective noir quest for the meaning of life in a science fiction environment, but the story is a commentary on what it means to be human and the questions each one of us have about life, like: How long have I to live? Why do I have to die? What happens when I die? Doesn't my maker care? Is this all merely an illusion? At the end of the film we are left to wonder if these Replicants are human, and if Deckard himself is in fact a Replicant. Scott raises more questions here than he answers, and as a result, critics are still debating the mysteries of this film today. In a sense, the ambiguity of Blade Runner is the culprit of its success.