Blade Runner

Blade Runner is a popular American movie that falls in the neo-noir genre. This movie was directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Michael Deeley. Blade Runner is a movie based on Philip K. Dick’s popular novel, ’Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’. The screenplay of the movie was written by David Peoples and Hampton Fancher. It was released on September 9, 1982 in United Kingdom and was distributed by Warner Bros. Blade Runner cast includes actors like Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos. The film garnered immense popularity among sci-fi fans and movie critics. It was nominated for several awards and it won quite a few.

Blade Runner is set in the future in 2019, where Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a retired officer from Los Angeles is called back on duty. Rick Deckard is a Blade Runner who is given the duty of finishing ’Replicants’, artificial genetically engineered beings developed and created by humans. This movie revolves around Rick Deckard’s fight against these replicants. The movie received great success due to its interesting concept and special effects. Quite popular among fans, the Blade Runner soundtrack and Blade Runner video DVDs are widely available. Merchandise based on the Blade Runner movie and the characters is also available. Blade Runner games and comic books are quite popular. Due the critical success of Blade Runner, a number of novels have been written that continue with character of Rick Deckard.