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Blade Runner: Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Replicant, Themes in Blade Runner, Versions of Blade Runner, Blade Runner
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-20.
ISBN 9781156405352
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Replicant, Themes in Blade Runner, Versions of Blade Runner, Blade Runner, List of Blade Runner Characters, Tannhauser Gate, Rick Deckard, Spinner, Voight-Kampff Machine, Tyrell Corporation. Excerpt: Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford , Rutger Hauer , and Sean Young . The screenplay , written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples , is based loosely on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick .The film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019 in which genetically engineered beings called replicants visually indistinguishable from adult humansare manufactured by the all-powerful Tyrell Corporation. As a result of a violent replicant uprising, their use on Earth is banned, and replicants are exclusively used for dangerous or menial work on Earth's off-world colonies . Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted down and "retired" by police assassins known as "blade runners". The plot focuses on a brutal and cunning group of recently escaped replicants hiding in Los Angeles and the semi-retired blade runner, Rick Deckard , who reluctantly agrees to take on one more assignment.Blade Runner initially polarized critics: some were displeased with the pacing, while others enjoyed its thematic complexity. The film performed poorly in North American theaters. Despite the box office failure of the film, it has since become a cult classic . Blade Runner has been hailed for its production design, depicting a "retrofitted " future. It remains a leading example of the neo-noir genre. Blade Runner brought the work of author Philip K. Dick to the attention of Hollywood , and several more films have since been based on his work. R
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