Rare Greek, 1982 BLADE RUNNER Vintage, Poster, Harrison Ford
It is an adaptation of. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The film is set in a. Future Los Angeles of 2019, in which. By the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on. When a fugitive group of advanced replicants led by.
(Hauer) escapes back to Earth, burnt-out cop. (Ford) reluctantly agrees to hunt them down.
Initially underperformed in North American theaters and polarized critics; some praised its thematic complexity and visuals, while others critiqued its slow pacing and lack of action. Was nominated in 1982 for.
And has since come to be regarded as one of the. Hailed for its production design depicting a. But decaying future, the film is often regarded as both a leading example of. Cinema and a foundational work of the. It has influenced many science fiction films.
It also brought the work of Dick to Hollywood's attention and led to. Several film adaptations of his works. In 1993, it was selected for preservation in the. Exist as a result of controversial changes requested by studio executives. Was released in 1992 after a strong response to test screenings of a.
This, in conjunction with the film's popularity as a video rental, made it one of the earliest movies to be released on. A 25th-anniversary digitally remastered version; this is the only version over which Scott retained artistic control. The film is the first of. The franchise of the same name. Was released in 2017 alongside a trilogy of short films covering the thirty-year span between the two films' settings. In 2019 Los Angeles, former police officer. Figures, and is brought to his former supervisor. Deckard, whose job as a "blade runner" was to track down bioengineered humanoids known as. And terminally "retire" them, is informed that four replicants are on Earth illegally. Deckard begins to leave, but Bryant ambiguously threatens him and Deckard stays. The two watch a video of a blade runner named. Administering the Voight-Kampff test, which is designed to distinguish replicants from humans based on their emotional responses to questions. Shoots Holden on the second question.Bryant wants Deckard to retire Leon and three other Nexus-6 replicants. Bryant has Deckard meet with the CEO of the company that creates the replicants. So he can administer the test on a Nexus-6 to see if it works. Tyrell expresses his interest in seeing the test fail first and asks him to administer it on his assistant. After a much longer than standard test, Deckard concludes privately to Tyrell that Rachael is a replicant who believes she is human.
Tyrell explains that she is an experiment who has been given false memories to provide an "emotional cushion", and that she has no knowledge of her true nature. In searching Leon's hotel room, Deckard finds photos and a scale from the skin of an animal, which is later identified as a synthetic snake scale.
She tries to prove her humanity by showing him a family photo, but Deckard reveals that her memories are implants from Tyrell's niece, and she leaves in tears. Replicants Roy and Leon meanwhile investigate a replicant eye-manufacturing laboratory and learn of. A gifted genetic designer who works closely with Tyrell. Pris locates Sebastian and manipulates him to gain his trust.
A photograph from Leon's apartment and the snake scale lead Deckard to a strip club, where Zhora works. After a confrontation and chase, Deckard kills Zhora. Bryant also orders him to retire Rachael, who has disappeared from the Tyrell Corporation. Deckard spots Rachael in a crowd, but he is ambushed by Leon, who knocks the gun out of Deckard's hand and beats him.
As Leon is about to kill Deckard, Rachael saves him by using Deckard's gun to kill Leon. They return to Deckard's apartment and, during a discussion, he promises not to track her down.As Rachael abruptly tries to leave, Deckard restrains her and forces her to kiss him, and she ultimately relents. Deckard leaves Rachael at his apartment and departs to search for the remaining replicants. Roy arrives at Sebastian's apartment and tells Pris that the other replicants are dead.
Sebastian reveals that because of a genetic. Disorder, his life will be cut short, like the replicants that were built with a four-year lifespan. Roy uses Sebastian to gain entrance to Tyrell's penthouse. He demands more life from his maker, which Tyrell says is impossible. Roy confesses that he has done "questionable things" but Tyrell dismisses this, praising Roy's advanced design and accomplishments in his short life. Roy kisses Tyrell and then kills him by crushing his skull. Sebastian tries to flee and is later reported dead. Roy's body begins to fail as the end of his lifespan nears. He chases Deckard through the building and onto the roof.Deckard tries to jump onto another roof but is left hanging on the edge. Roy makes the jump with ease and, as Deckard's grip loosens, Roy hoists him onto the roof to save him.
Before Roy dies, he laments that his memories will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Gaff arrives to congratulate Deckard, also reminding him that Rachael will not live, but then again, who does? While escorting her to the elevator, he notices a small origami. He recalls Gaff's words and departs with Rachael.