Blade Runner (1982)

Director: Ridley Scott Cinematographer: Jordan Cronenweth

Loosely adapted from Philip K. Dick’s novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ the film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019 in which genetically engineered beings called replicants are manufactured by the all-powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on off-world colonies. When a fugitive group of replicants led by Roy Batty (Ruger Hauer) escapes back to Earth, burnt-out cop Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) reluctantly agrees to hunt them down. On release it struggled at the box office and turned off critics with its unconventional pacing and plot, but still grew a reputation as cult sci-fi. After a director’s cut and The Final Cut (just two of seven versions) and helped by an outstanding cast, particularly Ford and an iconic turn from Hauer (who wrote the famous ‘Tears in the Rain’ speech himself), and the music of Vangelis, Blade Runner is now considered one of the most thematically complex and aesthetically stunning films ever made.

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The Final Cut, Buy or Rent (Watch Online)
Buy or Rent (watch online)
The Director’s Cut, Buy (Watch Online)
Blade Runner + Blade Runner 2049 [Blu-ray]
Music From The Original Soundtrack
The Final Cut (DVD)
Future Noir Revised & Updated Edition: The Making of Blade Runner (kindle)
All The Final Blades- Sci-Fi Classic Collection: Blade Runner The Final Cut &Blade Runner 2049 Double Feature 2-Movie DVD Set

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Lists:

• No. 8 on The Pendragon Society’s 1000 Greatest Films of All-Time (2020)
• No. 69 on Sight & Sound 2012 critics top 250 films (2012)
• Listed among Total Film’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (2010)
• No. 1 on IGN’s Top 25 Sci-fi films (2010)
• No. 1 on New Scientist’s All-time favourite science fiction films (2008)
• No. 1 on The Guardian, Scientists Top 10 Sci-fi Films of All Time (2004)
• No. 9 on the Top 50 Cult Movies by Entertainment Weekly (2003)
• Listed among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2013)
• Rutger Hauer’s performance as Roy Batty was placed No. 7 on The Pendragon Society’s 100 Greatest Film Acting Performances of All-Time (2019)

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