How do you mic-drop an online discussion with no mics? Creighton, I enjoy your attempt to frame defending the Theatrical Cut — which is about as beloved as the ending of Lost — as the easier job, somehow. In any case, in terms of mood and feel, the Theatrical Cut of Blade Runner changed the trajectory of cinema.
Up until that point, we were on a run where robots and science fiction vistas meant raucous, operatic adventures. Ridley Scott did so many things right, and so differently for the era, Blade Runner is worthy of all the praise it received in However, the Theatrical Cut, feels like a film that would have been ripe for a remake in the post- Matrix world of the early s. In all of these cases, the original films are full of great characters, great world-building, and great structure, but they leave the audience wanting just a little more, because they looked stylistically dated by The voiceover and the theatrical ending date Blade Runner in a way that would have made it a perfect candidate for a remake Bryan: Wait a second.
I thought we were arguing for a particular movie, not against our fear of Zack Snyder. Which, of course, is the exact reason we now have Blade Runner But I remain a die-hard fan of his older films, like Legend or the original Alien.
That gives me some modicum of faith in his preferred version. This threat will haunt my sepia-toned, slow-motion-enabled, alternate-universe nightmares for years to come. Creighton makes a comeback, but this next round will determine our winner. Then, our competitors will deliver their final arguments as their clinching move. Okay, good to know. But given all the furor here, the funniest thing about the different versions of Blade Runner is how similar they actually are.
Re-shot Zhora death scene! Full unicorn dream! It ultimately all comes down to the voiceover and the ending. For that reason alone, it should be the go-to version for new viewers. The cultural conversation about whether Deckard was a replicant, the angst about a dark film turning upbeat, and what that meant about its storied legacy, these are all questions spawned by the original edition of the film, and no matter how the movie has been modified or massaged since, those same questions and consternations trickle to the surface every single time you watch the Theatrical Cut.
Luckily, that film is readily available both on disc and via streaming services. But before you can watch Blade Runner , you have to decide which version to watch. Blade Runner, on the other hand, has been cut and recut eight different times that we know of. However, there are three main Blade Runner variants that have been released for public viewing in the US and that you can watch at home. Each version has pros and cons; each delivers a different viewing experience.
Ridley Scott was not a fan of the theatrical cut, which was put together by studio executives who wanted a happy ending to please moviegoers. The theatrical cut also contains some voiceover from ex-cop and Blade Runner Rick Deckard played by Harrison Ford , which serves two purposes. But it also makes the film feel even more like a neo-noir detective movie, in the style of Raymond Chandler. Blade Runner draws some visual and narrative cues from neo-noir — dark and moody lighting, light shining through window shades, a femme fatale, and a morally conflicted protagonist — while being set in a dystopian future !
This lends an extra sheen of moral ambiguity to everything that happens in the film. It was released in theaters by Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Deeley convinced director Ridley Scott to create his first American film using Fancher's screenplay. Scott had previously passed on the project, but after leaving the slow production of Dune , Scott decided to take it on. When Scott noted Deckard's line of work needed a new name, Fancher found a cinema treatment by William S.
Burroughs for Alan E. Nourse's novel The Bladerunner , entitled Blade Runner, a movie. Scott liked it and Deeley obtained the rights to the titles, but Scott soon considered Blade Runner a working title for the film and wanted to find something more "commercial". Note: Some editions of Nourse's novel use the two-word spacing Blade Runner , as does the Burroughs book. Scott became unhappy with the direction of the script and had David Peoples rewrite it.
Fancher subsequently resigned on December 20, over the issue, although he later returned to contribute additional rewrites and was pleasantly surprised Peoples had done a good job incorporating Scott's ideas into the script. Subsequently Fancher and Peoples became good friends. Trailer Blade Runner. Clip A Guide to the Films of Ridley Scott. Remembering Rutger Hauer. Interview Video Film Fight Club: New York vs. Los Angeles. Photos Top cast Edit. Sean Young Rachael as Rachael.
Edward James Olmos Gaff as Gaff. Emmet Walsh Bryant as Bryant. Daryl Hannah Pris as Pris. William Sanderson J. Sebastian as J. Joe Turkel Dr. Eldon Tyrell as Dr. Eldon Tyrell. Joanna Cassidy Zhora as Zhora. Morgan Paull Holden as Holden. Kevin Thompson Bear as Bear. John Edward Allen Kaiser as Kaiser. Carolyn DeMirjian Saleslady as Saleslady.
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