Summary
Ridley Scott's celebrated sci-fi classic stars Harrison Ford as retired 21st Century Detective Rick Deckard, who is forced back into active duty in order to hunt a fugitive band of human-like androids known as "replicants" though the rain-soaked streets of L.A. After meeting with the eccentric Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel), creator of the replicants, Deckard finds and eliminates Zhora (Joanna Cassidy) before coming under attack by the powerful Leon (Brion James). Deckard is about to be killed by Leon when he's saved by Rachael (Sean Young), Tyrell's assistant and a replicant who's unaware of her true nature. In the meantime, replicant leader Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his pleasure model lover, Pris (Darryl Hannah) use a dying inventor, J.F. Sebastian (William Sanderson) to get close to Tyrell and murder him. Deckard tracks the pair to Sebastian's, where a bloody and violent final confrontation between Deckard and Batty takes place on a skyscraper rooftop high above the city. This digitally re-mastered version of the film features extended scenes and improved visual effects approved by the director in order to better reflect his original vision. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A 21st Century detective is ordered to terminate obsolete android slaves.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Dick, Philip K.
-- Film adaptations.
Deckard, Rick (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama. Cyborgs -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Science fiction films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Film noir. Dystopian films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :2010 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Do androids dream of electric sheep? |
| Contributors |
Perenchio, Jerry,
film producer. Yorkin, Bud, 1926-2015, film producer. Deeley, Michael, film producer. Fancher, Hampton, screenwriter. Peoples, David Webb, screenwriter. Scott, Ridley, film director. Ford, Harrison, 1942- actor. Hauer, Rutger, 1944-2019 actor. Young, Sean, actor. Olmos, Edward James, actor. Vangelis, composer. Dick, Philip K. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Ladd Company, production company. Sir Run Run Shaw (Firm), production company. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company. Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos. |
| Other Contributors |
Visual effects, Douglas Trumbull ; original music, Vangelis ; director of photography, Jordan Cronenweth. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for violence and brief nudity. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English or French with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982; Final cut version originally released in 2007. Based on the novel Do androids dream of electric sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Special features include: introduction by Ridley Scott ; three filmmaker commentaries. |
| System Details |
DVD; dual-layer format; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9780780662704 0780662709 |
| Other | Classic View |