Release date: 1982
Type: Sci-Fi
Rating:
5/5 Colour: Yes
Director: Ridley Scott
Producer:
Comment
Harrison Ford is an ex-policeman who has to hunt down four rouge androids led by Rutger Hauer and including Daryl Hannah and Joanna Cassidy who have been created to live for only 4 years and who want to meet their maker to increase their life span. Harrison Ford also meets the enigmatic Rachel (Sean Young) who is also a repliant but does not know it until Harrison Ford tells her. This is a bleak and dismal view of the future that is violent in places, but explores the difference between what it means to be a human and what it means to be alive. Although this is essentially a Sci-Fi film, there is something of a homage to 1940's style film noir in its production style. Although not initially a major box office success, it has subsequently become a cult classic and one one of Ridley Scott's best films.
Actors
Harrison Ford
Rutger Hauer
Sean Young
Daryl Hannah
Joanna Cassidy
Oscars
Nomination Effects/Set
Novel
"Do androids dream of electric sheep?" by Philip K Dick