In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
Cinematography
Jordan Cronenweth invented cyberpunk visual DNA.
Score
Vangelis synth waves that haunt your dreams.
Acting
Hauer's 'tears in rain'—improvised perfection.
Director
Ridley Scott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rutger Hauer rewrote his entire 'tears in rain' monologue the night before filming, cutting most of the scripted dialogue. Scott cried. The producers didn't know until the premiere.
Blade Runner bombed in 1982 because it opened opposite E.T. and The Thing. It basically invented an entire visual genre while everyone was looking elsewhere.
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