Blade Runner (1982) Part I

This episode is on Blade Runner (1982). The future sci-fi neo noir starred Harrison Ford as a detective – or Blade Runner – charged with hunting and ‘retiring’ rogue slave labour synthetic humanoids known as replicants, who have dared to return to an Earth which has banished them, in search of answers. Led by Rutger Hauer’s Roy Batty, these replicants will not go quietly into that good night.This first part of the episode will include segments on the film’s preproduction: story, finance, directors, deals, design and casting. All that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.Making the Movie Source Books, Articles and DocumentaryFuture Noir (Revised & Updated Edition): The Making of Blade Runner, by Paul M. SammonAll Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners, by Rutger Hauer, with Patrick QuinlanFrom the Blade Runner Special in the American Society of Cinematographers, July 1982 editionProduction Design and Photography, by Herb A. Lightman and Richard Pattersonhttps://theasc.com/articles/blade-runner-set-designSpecial Photographic Effects, Excerpts from an Interview with David Dryerhttps://theasc.com/articles/blade-runner-photographic-effectsAlso from the American Society of Cinematographers, Beyond the Frame: Blade Runner, by David E. Williams,https://theasc.com/articles/beyond-the-frame-blade-runner-1982Ridley Scott Will Never Stop Directing: “Shut Up and Go Make Another Movie”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ridley-scott-interview-gladiator-2-alien-blade-runner-1236049190/Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner, Director Charles de Lauzirika This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecinephiles.substack.com