Would that mean that a given replicant was indeed fully human?Ģ. Suppose that no test (either objective or subjectively introspective) could show this for sure. A key puzzle raised by Blade Runner is whether we can definitively distinguish between real humans and artificially engineered replicants. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards (art direction and visual effects).ġ. Deckard and Rachael make their escape together. He then expires while in combat with Deckard.

The remaining replicant learns from Tyrell (founder of the corporation) that his lifespan cannot be extended. Deckard tracks down and kills all the rebel replicants but one, and in the mean time shelters Rachael and becomes her lover. Deckard discovers this fact and informs her of it, which forces her to be on the run as well. He visits the Tyrell Corporation, manufacturers of the replicants, and meets Rachael, a worker there who is unaware that she is a replicant herself. Deckard must hunt them down and kill them. As the replicants were designed to live for only a few years, they returned to Earth to find a way of extending their lifespan. A group of enslaved replicants (genetically engineered human-like creatures) revolted on another planet. Set in the future, around the year 2020, Deckard is a retired law enforcement officer who is coerced back into service for a special mission. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, who also authored the story behind the film Total Recall (1990). SYNOPSIS: Blade Runner is based on the science fiction novel by Phillip K. OTHER FILMS BY DIRECTOR RIDLEY SCOTT: Alien (1979), Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Matchstick Men (2003) CHARACTERS: Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), Tyrell (owner of Tyrell Corporation), Sabastian (again genetic engineer), Rachael (Sean Young, replicant), Leon (replicant), Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer, replicant), Pris (Daryl Hannah, replicant)

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