Ep969: Gettin' Our Phil: BLADE RUNNER (1982)
Ian and David are back with a different take on a classic film!
There may be five versions of Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner, but recently the guys experienced the movie with a mind-blowing orchestral accompaniment, courtesy of the Chicago Philharmonic!
Harrison Ford stars as Deckard, a cop living in the far-flung world of 2019 Los Angeles, who specializes in tracking down and decommissioning "replicants"--rogue androids created by the nefarious Tyrell Corporation, whose resemblance to people makes them almost undetectable. While hunting four dangerous renegade 'bots, Deckard begins questioning his own humanity, and whether or not he's truly serving justice.
In this retrospective review, Ian and David look at what makes Blade Runner different from the sci-fi movies that preceded it; unravel memories (both real and false) from the various cuts; and try to figure out how the film's notoriously "problematic" scene survived all of the edits over 42 years.
Plus: They talk about seeing the movie at Chicago's famed Auditorium Theatre with live instruments and vocals!
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Watch the Blade Runner (1982) trailer.
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