Blade Runner
(DVD)

Title from container.

Based on the novel "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" by Philip K. Dick.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.

Special features: Disc 1: New footage and special effects never before seen; introduction by director Ridley Scott; three filmmaker commentaries, including one by Ridley Scott ; Disc 2: Definitive documentary incorporating outtakes; deleted scenes; all-new interviews; the ultimate look at the movie's difficult creation and controversial legacy.

Director of photography, Jordan Cronenweth ; original music composer, Vangelis ; visual effects, Douglas Trumbull.

Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos.

Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs, " the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future.

MPAA rating: R; violence and brief nudity.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (all film versions), Dolby Digital stereo. surround (Disc 3), digitally restored and remastered.

These DVDs are copy protected and may be played only on licensed devises.

English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

National Film Registry, 1993.

Hugo Award, 1983: Best Dramatic Presentation.