Blade runner /
Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, a...
| Uniform Title: | Blade runner (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Final cut: English (TrueHD 5.1, Dolby 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles (Japanese subtitles on select bonus material); English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. 3 archival versions: English (Dolby 5.1, Dobly 2.0) or dubbed French (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Workprint: English (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Edition: | 5-disc complete collector's ed., [Blu-ray version]. |
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| Summary: | Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Based on the novel "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. Originally released as a motion pictures in 1982 and 1992. Special features: Disc 1: Introduction and commentary by director Ridley Scott; commentary by executive producer/screenwriter Hampton Fancher, screenwriter David Peoples, producer Michael Deeley and production executive Katherine Haber; commentary by visual futurist Syd Meed, production designer, Lawrence G. Paull, art director David Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer. Special features: Disc 2: (In standard definition) Ultimate documentary on the making of the films, culled from over 80 all-new interviews with cast, crew and colleagues and hours of never-before-released outtakes and on-set footage. Special features: Disc 3: All seamlessly branched and separately available on one disc with introductions to each film by Ridley Scott. Special features: Disc 4: 1982 promotional featurettes: "On the set;" "Convention reel" and "Behind-the-scenes outtakes;" 6 theatrical trailers; promoting dystopia: rendering the poster art; deck-a-rep: the true nature of Rick Deckard; nexus generation: fans and filmmakers; "The electric dreamer: remembering Philip K. Dick;" "Sacrificial sheep: the novel vs. the film;" Philip K. Dick: the Blade Runner interviews;" "Signs of the times: graphic design;" "Fashion forward: wardrobe & styling;" "Screen tests: Rachael and Pris;" "The light that burns: remembering Jordan Cronenweth;" deleted & alternate scenes." Special features: Disc 5: First-ever home video release of the rarely seen pre-release workprint, featuring alternate footage, music and voice-over; introduction by Ridley Scott; commentary by Paul M. Sammon, author of "Future noir: the making of Blade Runner;" (in standard definition - featurette tracking the fascinating history behind the film's multiple versions and an in-depth look at creating The final cut). Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 5 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (2.20:1) presentation; Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 1080p High Definition ; (special features: Dolby Digital stereo., 480i or 480p Standard Definition). These Blu-ray discs will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; violence and brief nudity. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Jordan Cronenweth ; original music composer, Vangelis ; visual effects, Douglas Trumbull. |
| ISBN: | 1419862405 9781419862403 |