Blade Runner (5-Disc Complete Collectors Edition) (Blu-Ray)
"A Chilling, Bold, Mesmerizing, Futuristic Detective Thriller."
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Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. The story of Blade Runner is familiar to countless fans. But few have seen it like this. Because this is director Ridley Scott's own vision of his sci-fi classic. This new version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in slightly greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. The result is a heightened emotional impact: a great film made greater. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Is Deckard a replicant? As with all things in the future, you must discover the answer for yourself.
"...great on every level...[a] poignant screenplay...tremendous direction...phenomenal special effects...touching performances..." Desson Howe, The Washington Post
"...a truly extraordinary, densely imagined version of both the future and the present, with a look and taste all its own." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"...a major event. A masterpiece. Dazzling." Joseph Gelmis, New York NewsDay
"A singular and enthralling experience." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
Director Ridley Scott's hauntingly prescient vision of the not-too-distant future stars Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, a retired police assassin, or "blade runner." The Los Angeles of 2019 is a dark, polluted, overcrowded dystopia dominated by cloud-piercing buildings and looming neon billboards, the air dense with acid rain and flying traffic. World-weary Deckard has been called out of retirement to liquidate four escaped "replicants"--genetically derived androids of great strength, intelligence, and nearly-human emotion who serve as slaves and prostitutes in the off-planet colonies. Led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), they've come to Los Angeles to confront their designer, Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel), with their unhappiness about the brevity of their four-year life span. In the course of his search, Deckard becomes romantically entwined with Tyrell's lovely assistant, Rachael (Sean Young), and must eventually confront Batty in an unforgettable rain-soaked sequence.
A highly influential fusion of the science fiction and noir genres based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by Philip K. Dick, this postmodern film boasts astonishingly rich art direction, juxtaposing ingenious technological gadgetry with yellowing photographs and fetishistic objets d'art as it touches on questions of time, memory, identity, and mortality.
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Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 12/18/2007
Original Release Date: 1982
Catalog ID: 118574
UPC: 00085391185741
Number of Discs: 5
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color
Cast & Crew Daryl Hannah
Edward James Olmos
Harrison Ford
Joanna Cassidy
M. Emmet Walsh
Rutger Hauer
Sean Young
William Sanderson
Brian Kelly - Executive Producer
David L. Snyder - Art Director
David Webb Peoples - Screenplay
Hampton Fancher - Screenplay
Jordan Cronenweth - Cinematographer
Les Healey - Editor
Marsha Nakashima - Editor
Philip K. Dick - Based On Novel By
Ridley Scott - Director
Run Run Shaw - Producer
Vangelis - Original Music By
Awards
Winner (1983)
British Academy Awards, Jordan Cronenweth, Best Cinematography
British Academy Awards, MIchael Kaplan, Charles Knode, Best Costume Design
British Academy Awards, Lawrence G. Paull, Best Production Design/Art Direction
Nominee (1983)
British Academy Awards, Marvin G. Westmore, Best Makeup Artist
British Academy Awards, Vangelis, Best Score
British Academy Awards, Bud Alper, et. al., Best Sound
British Academy Awards, Douglas Trumbull, et. al., Best Special Visual Effects
British Academy Awards, Terry Rawlings, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe, Vangelis, Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Oscar, Linda DeScenna, et. al., Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Oscar, David Dryer, et. al., Best Effects, Visual Effects
Features: DVD
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. The story of Blade Runner is familiar to countless fans. But few have seen it like this. Because this is director Ridley Scott's own vision of his sci-fi classic. This new version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in slightly greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. The result is a heightened emotional impact: a great film made greater. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Is Deckard a replicant? As with all things in the future, you must discover the answer for yourself.
"...great on every level...[a] poignant screenplay...tremendous direction...phenomenal special effects...touching performances..." Desson Howe, The Washington Post
"...a truly extraordinary, densely imagined version of both the future and the present, with a look and taste all its own." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"...a major event. A masterpiece. Dazzling." Joseph Gelmis, New York NewsDay
"A singular and enthralling experience." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
Director Ridley Scott's hauntingly prescient vision of the not-too-distant future stars Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, a retired police assassin, or "blade runner." The Los Angeles of 2019 is a dark, polluted, overcrowded dystopia dominated by cloud-piercing buildings and looming neon billboards, the air dense with acid rain and flying traffic. World-weary Deckard has been called out of retirement to liquidate four escaped "replicants"--genetically derived androids of great strength, intelligence, and nearly-human emotion who serve as slaves and prostitutes in the off-planet colonies. Led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), they've come to Los Angeles to confront their designer, Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel), with their unhappiness about the brevity of their four-year life span. In the course of his search, Deckard becomes romantically entwined with Tyrell's lovely assistant, Rachael (Sean Young), and must eventually confront Batty in an unforgettable rain-soaked sequence.
A highly influential fusion of the science fiction and noir genres based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by Philip K. Dick, this postmodern film boasts astonishingly rich art direction, juxtaposing ingenious technological gadgetry with yellowing photographs and fetishistic objets d'art as it touches on questions of time, memory, identity, and mortality.
Features Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 12/18/2007
Original Release Date: 1982
Catalog ID: 118574
UPC: 00085391185741
Number of Discs: 5
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color
Cast & Crew Daryl Hannah
Edward James Olmos
Harrison Ford
Joanna Cassidy
M. Emmet Walsh
Rutger Hauer
Sean Young
William Sanderson
Brian Kelly - Executive Producer
David L. Snyder - Art Director
David Webb Peoples - Screenplay
Hampton Fancher - Screenplay
Jordan Cronenweth - Cinematographer
Les Healey - Editor
Marsha Nakashima - Editor
Philip K. Dick - Based On Novel By
Ridley Scott - Director
Run Run Shaw - Producer
Vangelis - Original Music By
Awards
Winner (1983)
British Academy Awards, Jordan Cronenweth, Best Cinematography
British Academy Awards, MIchael Kaplan, Charles Knode, Best Costume Design
British Academy Awards, Lawrence G. Paull, Best Production Design/Art Direction
Nominee (1983)
British Academy Awards, Marvin G. Westmore, Best Makeup Artist
British Academy Awards, Vangelis, Best Score
British Academy Awards, Bud Alper, et. al., Best Sound
British Academy Awards, Douglas Trumbull, et. al., Best Special Visual Effects
British Academy Awards, Terry Rawlings, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe, Vangelis, Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Oscar, Linda DeScenna, et. al., Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Oscar, David Dryer, et. al., Best Effects, Visual Effects
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Review
ReelViews 9 of 10
...Blade Runner has become one of the most discussed, debated, and influential science fiction movies. These days, it's almost impossible to find a gritty science fiction motion picture that doesn't owe at least a small debt to Blade Runner's visual style. The movie is also one of the first major motion pictures to have been given a red carpet "Director's Edition." In cooperation with Warner Brothers, Ridley Scott re-tooled the movie, making minor changes and eliminating the much-maligned voiceover...Blade Runner is a rare science fiction movie so full of material that pages can be written about it without scratching the surface. A review like this can provide little more than an overview. A detailed exploration of the movie, its style, and its mysteries requires dedication that only someone immersed in Blade Runner lore can provide. Currently, the film is available in the United States only in the director's cut. Warner Brothers, however, has promised an exhaustive box set next year with multiple versions. - James Berardinelli
