"all cited Blake as one of their major inspirations. Comic designer William Blake Everett claims to be descended from Blake. In his film ""Mean Streets"" (1973), Martin Scorsese refers to Blake's poem ""The Tyger"" when a young pet tiger makes Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro take refuge atop a couch, paralleling the grit and innocence of life in the city. A variation on a verse from Blake's ""America a Prophecy"" appears in Ridley Scott's science fiction film ""Blade Runner"" (1982), spoken by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer). This has been interpreted as a way of linking Batty to Blake's mythic"
"with fellow Dutch actor Jeroen Krabbé. Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone film ""Nighthawks"" (1981) as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named Wulfgar. The following year, he appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric and violent but sympathetic anti-hero Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction thriller ""Blade Runner"", in which he improvised the famous tears in rain monologue. He went on to play the adventurer courting Theresa Russell in ""Eureka"" (1983), the investigative reporter opposite John Hurt in ""The Osterman Weekend"" (1983), the hardened Landsknecht mercenary Martin in ""Flesh &"
"Morgan Paull Morgan Paull (December 15, 1944 – July 17, 2012) was an American actor most notable for playing Dave Holden in the Ridley Scott film ""Blade Runner"". Morgan Paull was born in New York City, New York. He made his acting debut in the 1970 film ""Patton"" playing Captain Richard N. Jenson. He is also known for playing the scheming Philip Wendell in the 1978 American television miniseries ""Centennial"" and a greedy businessman in the 1984 comedy ""Surf II"". Morgan also appeared in the 1989 film ""Out Cold"". Until his death he resided in Lake Arrowhead in the mountains"
"Roy Scheider Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Scheider gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in several iconic films from the 1970s, playing NYPD Detective Buddy ""Cloudy"" Russo in ""The French Connection"" (1971); NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in ""The Seven Ups"" (1973); Police Chief Martin Brody in ""Jaws"" (1975) and ""Jaws 2"" (1978); Doc in ""Marathon Man"" (1976); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon (whose character was based on Bob Fosse) in ""All That Jazz"" (which was written and directed by Fosse) (1979); and Dr. Heywood R."
"marrow transplant to treat the cancer in June 2005. He died on February 10, 2008, in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Hospital. Roy Scheider Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Scheider gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in several iconic films from the 1970s, playing NYPD Detective Buddy ""Cloudy"" Russo in ""The French Connection"" (1971); NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in ""The Seven Ups"" (1973); Police Chief Martin Brody in ""Jaws"" (1975) and ""Jaws 2"" (1978); Doc in ""Marathon Man"" (1976); choreographer and"
"later purchased Embassy Pictures in 1982 (with Horn as CEO). He teamed up with Yorkin, separately, to produce the 1982 dystopian science fiction thriller ""Blade Runner"", directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. Perenchio and Lear sold Embassy to The Coca-Cola Company in 1985, for $485 million in Coca-Cola stock. After the sale of Embassy Communications, Perenchio went on to produce ""Driving Miss Daisy"" with the Zanuck Company in 1989. The film featured Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, and won four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Picture. In 2002, Perenchio produced ""Frida"" with his"
"Clayton Landey Clayton Landey is an American actor who has appeared in films and television shows. He is perhaps best known for his role in the TV series ""Knots Landing"" as James Westmont from 1982-1983; he also appeared on the HBO series ""1st & Ten"" as Roger Barrow. Landey's appearances include the 1987 horror movie """" and the 1990 film ""Pump Up the Volume"" as the reporter Shep Sheppard, and ""Intellectual Property"". Landey has appeared on TV shows including ""The Dukes of Hazzard"", ""Dynasty"", ""Babylon 5"", """" season seven episode """", and in """". He currently has a recurring role"
"of all time, using the available (non-digital) technology to the fullest. In addition to matte paintings and models, the techniques employed included multipass exposures. In some scenes, the set was lit, shot, the film rewound, and then rerecorded over with different lighting. In some cases this was done 16 times in all. The cameras were frequently motion controlled using computers. Many effects used techniques which had been developed during the production of ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"". ""Blade Runner"" was released in 1,290 theaters on June 25, 1982. That date was chosen by producer Alan Ladd Jr. because his"
"King Is Alive"" (2000) was dedicated to him. Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Leon Kowalski in ""Blade Runner"", James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in popular films such as ""Southern Comfort"", ""48 Hrs."", ""Another 48 Hrs."", ""Silverado"", ""Tango & Cash"", ""Red Heat"", ""The Player"" and ""The Fifth Element"". James' commanding screen presence and formidable physique at tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy, appearing more frequently in lower-budget horror and action films and TV shows throughout the 1980s"
"Runner"" and starring Harrison Ford, the film was a commercial disappointment in cinemas in 1982, but is now regarded as a classic. In 1991, Scott's notes were used by Warner Brothers to create a rushed director's cut which removed the main character's voiceover and made a number of other small changes, including to the ending. Later Scott personally supervised a digital restoration of ""Blade Runner"" and approved what was called ""The Final Cut"". This version was released in Los Angeles, New York City and Toronto cinemas on 5 October 2007, and as an elaborate DVD release in December 2007. Today,"
"retrieve personal property that had been left there. Young released a statement the day after initial reports were posted, saying that she ""gathered what I believed to be my property but later discovered I was mistaken"" and had contacted members of the office to return the items. Those involved with the production denied Young had contacted them. Sean Young Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her performances in the films ""Stripes"" (1981), ""Blade Runner"" (1982), ""Dune"" (1984), ""No Way Out"" (1987), ""Wall Street"" (1987), ""Cousins"" (1989) and """" (1994). Young"
"Pat Brady (actor) Pat Brady (December 31, 1914 – February 27, 1972) was an American actor and musician best known as the ""comical sidekick"" of the popular cowboy film and television star Roy Rogers on his eponymous radio and television series"" Born as Robert Ellsworth Patrick Aloysious O'Brady, in Toledo, Ohio, shortened to Bob Brady, it is unknown when the ""O"" was dropped from his surname. Pat Brady first appeared on stage at the age of four, in a road-show production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. From that initial stage appearance until his death, his life was dedicated"
"does he start that big and I've got to see him through everything?' I don't want to answer the question, because of course he does... Ash in ""Alien"" had nothing to do with Roy Batty, because Roy Batty is more humanoid, whereas Ash was more metal. The sequel ""Blade Runner 2049"" was released in October 2017. In the intervening 30 years, several major events occurred and new replicant lines were introduced. The sequel retroactively establishes that Rachael was part of a short-lived prototype line of replicants designated ""Nexus-7"", which was not only intended as a test to make replicants more"
"Daryl Hannah Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ""The Fury"" (1978). She is known for her roles as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser's romantic comedy ""Summer Lovers"" (1982), as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy ""Splash"" (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy ""Roxanne"" (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama ""Wall Street"" (1987) and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989). In"
"but when news broke of Bowie's death in January of the same year, Villeneuve was forced to look for talent with similar ""rock star"" qualities. He eventually cast actor and lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jared Leto. Talking about the casting process, Villeneuve said: ""Our first thought [for the character] had been David Bowie, who had influenced ""Blade Runner"" in many ways. When we learned the sad news, we looked around for someone like that. He [Bowie] embodied the Blade Runner spirit."" Bowie's songs and stagecraft brought a new dimension to popular music in the early 1970s, strongly"
"Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science fiction horror film ""Alien"" (1979), further works include the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film ""Blade Runner"", historical drama ""Gladiator"" (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and science fiction film ""The Martian"". Scott's work has an atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style. Though his films range widely in setting and period, they frequently showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, whether 2nd century Rome (""Gladiator""), 12th century Jerusalem (""Kingdom of Heaven""), Medieval England (""Robin Hood""), contemporary Mogadishu (""Black"
"Blade Runner (franchise) Blade Runner is an American neo-noir science fiction media franchise originating from the 1968 novel ""Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"" by Philip K. Dick, about the character of Rick Deckard. The book has been adapted into several media, including films, comics, a stage play, and a radio serial. The first film adaptation was ""Blade Runner"", directed by Ridley Scott in 1982. Although the film initially underperformed at the American box office, it became a cult classic, and has had a significant influence on science fiction. A novelization and a comic adaptation of the film were released"
"Blade Runner (1997 video game) Blade Runner is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive for Microsoft Windows. The game is not a direct adaptation of the 1982 Ridley Scott film ""Blade Runner"", but is instead a ""sidequel"", telling an original story, which runs parallel to the film's plot, occasionally intersecting with it. Set in 2019 Los Angeles, the game tells the story of Ray McCoy, an elite detective charged with hunting down a group of dangerous replicants (bioengineered androids designed to look and act like humans). Although several of the film's characters"
"(1969), ""Loving Memory"" (1971), ""Dark Places"" (1973), ""Jabberwocky"" (1977), ""Crossed Swords"" (1977), ""Raise the Titanic"" (1980), ""The Elephant Man"" (1980) and ""The Company of Wolves"" (1984). Roy Evans (actor) Roy Evans (born 1930), is an actor who has appeared in British Television from 1960s onwards, appearing in a wide range of productions including ""Doctor Who"" (""The Daleks' Master Plan"" as Trantis, ""The Green Death"" as Bert and ""The Monster of Peladon"" as a miner), ""Blake's 7"" (""Redemption"" as a Slave), ""Porterhouse Blue"" (as Arthur), ""Only Fools and Horses"" (""The Jolly Boy's Outing"" as Harry the coach driver), as well as"
"Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Leon Kowalski in ""Blade Runner"", James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in popular films such as ""Southern Comfort"", ""48 Hrs."", ""Another 48 Hrs."", ""Silverado"", ""Tango & Cash"", ""Red Heat"", ""The Player"" and ""The Fifth Element"". James' commanding screen presence and formidable physique at tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy, appearing more frequently in lower-budget horror and action films and TV shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s. James appeared in more than 100"
"bar exam. Sanderson has appeared in many movies, and is known for his role in the 1982 classic science fiction film ""Blade Runner"" as J. F. Sebastian. Sanderson appeared as one of the mechanics and regulars of the diner in ""The Rocketeer"", who defies Nazi agents looking for the top secret rocket pack. He also portrayed a character named Deuce in an episode of the science fiction television series ""Babylon 5"", and later reprised the role in the television movie """". He also voiced the recurring character Dr. Karl Rossum in """". Sanderson starred in the controversial film ""Fight for"
"the Russian Revolution (in the end ""the walls of his heart were like paper"").The 1982 Ridley Scott film ""Blade Runner"" focuses on the struggles of conscience between and within a bounty hunter (Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford)) and a renegade replicant android (Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer)) in a future society which refuses to accept that forms of artificial intelligence can have aspects of being such as conscience. Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his last great choral composition the Mass in B minor (BWV 232) to express the alternating emotions of loneliness, despair, joy and rapture that arise as ""conscience"" reflects on a"
"Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy (born August 2, 1945) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the replicant Zhora Salome in Ridley Scott's film ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and Dolores in ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"" (1988). She has won a Golden Globe Award, was nominated for three Emmy Awards and also was nominated for a Saturn Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Cassidy also has starred in films such as ""Under Fire"", ""The Fourth Protocol"", ""The Package"", ""Where the Heart Is"", ""Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead"", ""Vampire in Brooklyn"" and ""Ghosts of Mars"". From 2001 to"
"Scott Brick Scott Brick (born in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor, writer and award-winning narrator of over 800 audiobooks, including popular titles such as """", ""Moneyball"", ""Cloud Atlas"", ""A Princess of Mars"", ""The Bourne Identity"", ""The Bourne Supremacy"", ""The Bourne Ultimatum"", ""Atlas Shrugged"", ""Sideways"", ""Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"" (filmed as ""Blade Runner""), ""I, Robot"", ""Mystic River"", ""Helter Skelter"", ""Patriot Games"", ""Bid Time Return"" (filmed as ""Somewhere in Time)"", ""In Cold Blood"", the ""Dune"" series, ""Ender's Game"", and ""Fahrenheit 451"". He has narrated works for a number of high-profile authors, including Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Michael Crichton,"
"William Sanderson William Sanderson (born January 10, 1944) is an American character actor famous for his roles in ""Blade Runner"", ""Deadwood"", ""True Blood"", and as a cast member in the long-running 1980s television series ""Newhart"". William J. Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to an elementary school teacher mother and a landscape designer father. He volunteered for the army when he was 18 and attended college after his discharge using the G.I. Bill. He holds business (BBA, 1968) and law (J.D., 1971) degrees from the University of Memphis (then known as Memphis State University), though he did not take the"
"Blade Runner (soundtrack) Blade Runner is a soundtrack composed by Greek electronic composer Vangelis for Ridley Scott's 1982 film ""Blade Runner"". It is mostly a dark, melodic combination of classical composition and synthesizers which mirrors the futuristic film noir envisioned by Scott. The original soundtrack release was delayed for over a decade, until 1994, despite the music being well-received by fans and critically acclaimed—it was nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA and Golden Globe as best original score. The soundtrack is regarded as a historically important piece in the genre of electronic music. Since the premiere of the film, two"
"Iran quickly discovers it is just a robot. While Deckard is unhappy, he decides that he at least prefers to know the truth, making the remark that ""the electrical things have their lives too, paltry as those lives are"". In 1982, Hampton Fancher and David Peoples wrote a loose cinematic adaptation that became the film ""Blade Runner"", featuring several of the novel's characters. It was directed by Ridley Scott. Following the international success of the film, the title ""Blade Runner"" was adopted for some later editions of the novel, although the term itself was not used in the original. As"
"thriller based on an 18th-century murder in New England. He is also writing an instructional guide, ""Narrating Audiobooks by Scott Brick"". Scott Brick Scott Brick (born in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor, writer and award-winning narrator of over 800 audiobooks, including popular titles such as """", ""Moneyball"", ""Cloud Atlas"", ""A Princess of Mars"", ""The Bourne Identity"", ""The Bourne Supremacy"", ""The Bourne Ultimatum"", ""Atlas Shrugged"", ""Sideways"", ""Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"" (filmed as ""Blade Runner""), ""I, Robot"", ""Mystic River"", ""Helter Skelter"", ""Patriot Games"", ""Bid Time Return"" (filmed as ""Somewhere in Time)"", ""In Cold Blood"", the ""Dune"" series, ""Ender's"
"assigned the film a weighted average score of 89 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating ""universal acclaim"". Denis Villeneuve, who directed the sequel, ""Blade Runner 2049"", cites the film as a huge influence for him and many others. ""Blade Runner"" won or received nominations for the following awards: Several versions of ""Blade Runner"" have been shown. The original workprint version (1982, 113 minutes) was shown for audience test previews in Denver and Dallas in March 1982. Negative responses to the previews led to the modifications resulting in the U.S. theatrical version. The workprint was shown as a director's"
"on the Tyler Perry series ""If Loving You Is Wrong"" as Captain Daniel Mackey. Landey was married to actress Lin Shaye. He grew up in the South Bronx, and is Jewish. Clayton Landey Clayton Landey is an American actor who has appeared in films and television shows. He is perhaps best known for his role in the TV series ""Knots Landing"" as James Westmont from 1982-1983; he also appeared on the HBO series ""1st & Ten"" as Roger Barrow. Landey's appearances include the 1987 horror movie """" and the 1990 film ""Pump Up the Volume"" as the reporter Shep Sheppard,"
"""Blade Runner"" sequel ""Blade Runner 2049"" alongside Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, and Jared Leto. From 1986 to 1988, Wright was married to actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she met in 1984 on the set of the soap opera ""Santa Barbara"". In 1989, Wright became involved with actor Sean Penn following his divorce from Madonna. Wright was offered the role of Maid Marian in the film """", but turned it down because she was pregnant. Wright and Penn's daughter, Dylan Frances, was born in April 1991. She backed out of the role of Abby McDeere in ""The Firm"" (1993) due to her"
"in 1992. She died that same year of cancer. Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born November 15, 1939) is an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series """" (1993–99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction/horror film ""Alien"" (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction/action film ""The Running Man"" (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie ""Live and Let Die"" (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller ""Midnight Run"" (1988) as FBI agent Alonzo Mosely. Kotto was born in"
"Country"" (1983), and ""Critters 3"" (1991). In the mid 80s, Axelrod began her present work in film casting. In 1981, Axelrod read for the Rachael character of Ridley Scott's science fiction noir, ""Blade Runner"" (1982), and is featured on a screen test of the 2007 DVD release of the Final Cut release, Disc 4 of ""Blade Runner"". Nina Axelrod Nina Kether Axelrod (born July 28, 1955) is an American actress who appeared in television and films mainly during the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Since the early 1990s, she has worked as a casting director on films. Several of"