When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real, or does he?
Douglas Quaid is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen. Now the story really begins and it's a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie.
Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
One of the heavily re-edited scenes to get an R-rating was the escalator shootout where Quaid uses a human body to shield himself from bullets.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In the scene where Quaid is driving the Johnny Cab while Richter is firing on him, the car is supposed to be making a sharp turn, but if you look at the scene closely, you can see the cab is actually spinning in place.
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Quotes
[first lines]
[Doug awakens from a nightmare]
Lori:
Doug? Honey, are you all right?
[nods]
Lori:
You were dreaming. Doug? Was it about Mars?
[nods]
Lori:
[kisses him]
Is that better? Douglas Quaid:
Hmm. Lori:
My poor baby. This is getting to be an obsession. See more »
Crazy Credits
Play the "Total Recall" video game by Acclaim.
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