A rain-slicked, neon-drenched neo-noir elegy that questions the soul in the machine, leaving an afterimage of existential melancholy and fleeting beauty.

Blade Runner

"Man has made his match... now it's his problem."

25 June 1982 United States of America 118 min ⭐ 7.9 (14,418)

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh

Drama Thriller Science Fiction

The Nature of Humanity and Personhood Memory and Identity Corporate Power and Bio-Engineering (Playing God) Environment and Dystopia

Budget: $28,000,000

Box Office: $41,722,424

Blade Runner - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

Easter Eggs

A model of the Millennium Falcon from 'Star Wars' is used as a building in the cityscape.

During the special effects filming, the model makers were in a rush to add more detail to the futuristic Los Angeles skyline. An effects artist who had worked on 'Star Wars' repurposed a model of the Millennium Falcon, turning it on its end and adding some extra parts to make it look like a building. It's a fun nod to Harrison Ford's other iconic sci-fi role as Han Solo. The ship can be seen as Deckard's spinner approaches the police headquarters.

A computer screen in Deckard's spinner car displays a 'PURGE' notification identical to one seen in Ridley Scott's 'Alien'.

When Gaff and Deckard take off in the police spinner, the monitor displays an 'Environmental CTR Purge' message. This exact same screen graphic appears on the shuttle Narcissus's startup sequence in Ridley Scott's 1979 film 'Alien'. This has led fans to speculate that the two films might be set in the same universe, with Weyland-Yutani and the Tyrell Corporation existing in a shared timeline.

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