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.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.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
- Writers
- Hampton Fancher(screenplay by)
- Michael Green(screenplay by)
- Philip K. Dick(based on characters from the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Hampton Fancher(screenplay by)
- Michael Green(screenplay by)
- Philip K. Dick(based on characters from the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by)
- Stars
- Won 2 Oscars
- 99 wins & 158 nominations total
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- Director
- Writers
- Hampton Fancher(screenplay by) (story by)
- Michael Green(screenplay by)
- Philip K. Dick(based on characters from the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
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. —Warner Bros. Pictures
- Taglines
- The key to the future is finally unearthed.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, some sexuality, nudity and language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDavid Bowie was director Denis Villeneuve's first choice for the role of Niander Wallace, but he died before the start of shooting.
- Goofs(at around 2h 30 mins) At the end of the film when K leans back against the steps, you can see an indention in the snow where his elbow is about to be placed, leading one to believe that this is a continuity error and that the indentation is from a previous take. However, if you look as he sits down, he places his hand on the step to lower himself down, creating the indentation where his elbow will later rest.
- Quotes
Niander Wallace: Pain reminds you the joy you felt was real. More joy, then! Do not be afraid.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits, and the title proper is not shown until the ending credits.
- Alternate versionsThe IMAX print viewed by Turkish film critics at the movie's press screening in two days advance of its Turkish theatrical release censors nudity by digital zooming. Since the movie had not yet been classified by Turkish censors at the time of the press screening, this intervention appears to have been carried out by Sony Pictures for the Turkish market, as well as for some non-Western markets in general.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film '72: Episode #46.1 (2017)
- SoundtracksSummer Wind
Written by Johnny Mercer, Hans Bradtke and Henry Mayer
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Top review
What A Sequel Should Be
If you take a look at the best sequels out there, you'll find that they don't spend an inordinate amount of time retreading old ground at the expense of the story. Rather, a good sequel builds off of the previous film and, if done correctly, not only reinforces the previous film's themes and message, but adds upon them in a meaningful way.
Blade Runner 2049 does this correctly, and you don't even have to have seen the original to enjoy this film.
Set thirty years after the events of the original film, Blade Runner 2049 focuses on Agent K (Ryan Gosling), a replicant blade runner tasked with hunting down old models that aren't programmed like he is, namely to obey.
He stumbles upon a mystery that threatens to unravel the status quo between humans and replicants for good, and through much detective work, he finds himself in the company of Deckard (Harrison Ford), a man living alone with the demons of his past.
What the original film did was brilliant in that it explored the human condition without preaching the right answer to our faces, rather it let us ponder the questions it posed so we could come to the conclusions ourselves.
This film also poses important questions about humanity, about what qualifies as true feeling, and what the basis for a soul is, but also explores the prospects of science and human ambition, and what happens if it is left unchecked.
These themes are explored beautifully by characters on opposite sides of the spectrum, from Jared Leto as Wallace, the man who picks up the mantle of the Tyrell Corporation, to Ana de Ames as Joi, a holographic woman who is K's companion and who longs to be more than an incorporeal image.
It cannot be denied that this film is a visual masterpiece, every bit on par with Ridley Scott's original.
What faults there are lie with the length of the film (2 hours 43 minutes, and it feels it, especially towards the end) and with the music. While powerful and evocative of the original soundtrack, for every time it conveys an emotional gut punch, there's another time where it's really only there to be a loud noise, and it can get annoying at times. A little more restraint on the horns would have been appreciated.
Nevertheless, this film has everything a film buff would want, and even if that's not you, it's definitely worth a watch as an intellectual think-piece to discuss over dinner with friends.
Blade Runner 2049 does this correctly, and you don't even have to have seen the original to enjoy this film.
Set thirty years after the events of the original film, Blade Runner 2049 focuses on Agent K (Ryan Gosling), a replicant blade runner tasked with hunting down old models that aren't programmed like he is, namely to obey.
He stumbles upon a mystery that threatens to unravel the status quo between humans and replicants for good, and through much detective work, he finds himself in the company of Deckard (Harrison Ford), a man living alone with the demons of his past.
What the original film did was brilliant in that it explored the human condition without preaching the right answer to our faces, rather it let us ponder the questions it posed so we could come to the conclusions ourselves.
This film also poses important questions about humanity, about what qualifies as true feeling, and what the basis for a soul is, but also explores the prospects of science and human ambition, and what happens if it is left unchecked.
These themes are explored beautifully by characters on opposite sides of the spectrum, from Jared Leto as Wallace, the man who picks up the mantle of the Tyrell Corporation, to Ana de Ames as Joi, a holographic woman who is K's companion and who longs to be more than an incorporeal image.
It cannot be denied that this film is a visual masterpiece, every bit on par with Ridley Scott's original.
What faults there are lie with the length of the film (2 hours 43 minutes, and it feels it, especially towards the end) and with the music. While powerful and evocative of the original soundtrack, for every time it conveys an emotional gut punch, there's another time where it's really only there to be a loud noise, and it can get annoying at times. A little more restraint on the horns would have been appreciated.
Nevertheless, this film has everything a film buff would want, and even if that's not you, it's definitely worth a watch as an intellectual think-piece to discuss over dinner with friends.
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- Acid Zoo
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- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $92,054,159
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,753,122
- Oct 8, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $259,334,548
- Runtime
- 2h 44min
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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