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 97 wins & 160 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

For shooting of the scene in Las Vegas, Nevada, cinematographer Roger Deakins was inspired by a memory of seeing the Sydney Opera House in Australia after a dust storm. Director Denis Villeneuve suggested adding the giant erotic statue.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 6 mins) The back of K's jacket gets dirty during the fight before reaching the orphanage and then is completely clean when inside the orphanage.

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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

The IMAX intro for the film features the statement "Can't Outrun the Truth" and a trip through 2049 Los Angeles.

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Alternate Versions

In India, the film had to be censored before it could receive an 'A' rating from the CBFC (Indian rating's board); these cuts removed all shots of nudity from the film; while it was pointed out that the nudity was in fact computer generated images rather than real footage the censors still objected to this and demanded cuts. The censors also demanded that all shots of liquor bottles in the film have their labels be blurred out.

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Connections

Referenced in Show of the Week: Evil Within 2 and the 5 Worst Artists in Videogames (2017)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

I was drawn in by the visuals, graphics and women

Blade Runner 2049 of course came with its own expectations and a bar that was set quite high. I was drawn in by the promise of that universe, the graphics and the giant holographic woman and was not disappointed. The CGI and the building, as well as the beautiful women were what I expected. I wish I had a 'wife' that pretty.

Unfortunately, again the bar was set high, but this film did not deliver. There are too many loose ends and the film does not give the audience a conclusion. The major surprise regarding replicants and what they can do is also a bridge too far. I do agree that the film is slow, which coupled with the lack of a conclusion brings my rating down.

6/10

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:

$259,239,658

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