Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.

Director:

Denis Villeneuve

Writers:

Hampton Fancher (screenplay by), Michael Green (screenplay by)

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas

Won 2 Oscars. Another 96 wins & 157 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Gosling	...	'K'
Dave Bautista	...	Sapper Morton
Robin Wright	...	Lieutenant Joshi
Mark Arnold	...	Interviewer
Vilma Szécsi	...	Angry Old Lady
Ana de Armas	...	Joi
Wood Harris	...	Nandez
David Dastmalchian	...	Coco
Tómas Lemarquis	...	File Clerk
Sylvia Hoeks	...	Luv
Edward James Olmos	...	Gaff
Jared Leto	...	Niander Wallace
Sallie Harmsen	...	Female Replicant
Hiam Abbass	...	Freysa
Mackenzie Davis	...	Mariette

Storyline

Thirty years after the events of Blade Runner (1982), a new Blade Runner, L.A.P.D. Officer "K" (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former L.A.P.D. Blade Runner, who has been missing for thirty years.

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Plot Keywords:

menage a trois | micro mini skirt | short skirt | female nudity | black bra | 

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Taglines:

The key to the future is finally unearthed.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some sexuality, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Prostitute Mariette (Mackenzie Davis) dresses similarly to the pleasure model replicant Pris (Daryl Hannah) from Blade Runner (1982) (fur coat, short skirt, black boots, mop hairstyle).

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Goofs

"PAN AM" is seen on the side of a building; there is advertisement for "ATARI" and for "products made in CCCP" (the soviet union). The existence of all these is due to the fact that the movie plays in an alternate universe, not in ours.

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Quotes

[first lines]
'K': I hope you don't mind me taking the liberty. I was careful not to drag in... any dirt.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, and the title proper is not shown until the ending credits.

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Alternate Versions

The film's IMAX release presented the film open-matte, at an aspect ratio of 1.90:1, meaning there was more picture information visible in the top and bottom of the frame than in normal theaters and on home video.

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Connections

Referenced in The Month in Movies (2018)

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Soundtracks

Tears in Rain
(From "Blade Runner (1982)")
Composed by Vangelis
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

User Reviews

A masterpiece of science fiction and possibly one of the greatest sequels ever made

Blade Runner 2049 is the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario) and once again based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, it successfully recaptures just about everything excellent about the original and is a superb sequel to one of the greatest and most important science fiction films of all time.

Thirty years after the events of the first film, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling) works as a Blade Runner, retiring old rogue replicants (artificial humans) hiding out around the Los Angeles area. One day while on a job, K discovers a long buried secret in the yard of a replicant which leads him on a journey to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who has been missing for decades.

Featuring amazing visuals and some of the most philosophical and thought-provoking themes since the original, Blade Runner 2049 is a masterpiece of science fiction and is possibly one of the greatest sequels ever made. I was transfixed the entire time, to the point where I felt that even blinking would cause me to miss something I wanted to see. The cast was brilliant as well, especially Ryan Gosling, who does a fantastic job carrying the film as its lead actor. However, perhaps best of all, is that seeing the original is not a requirement to fully understand everything that is going on, although it would probably still help to have done so beforehand. I'm almost certain that author Philip K. Dick would be proud of this film. I know I am.

I rate it a very high 9.5/10

Details

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Country:

USA UK Hungary Canada Spain

Language:

English Finnish Japanese Hungarian Russian Somali Spanish

Release Date:

6 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Acid Zoo

Filming Locations:

Korda Studios, Etyek, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,753,122, 8 October 2017

Gross USA:

$92,054,159

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$259,240,525

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Sony

Technical Specs

Runtime:

164 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 DTS (DTS: X) IMAX 6-Track 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track) Dolby Surround 7.1 Sonics-DDP SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1