Product Details

• Actors: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh
• Directors: Ridley Scott
• Writers: Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, Philip K. Dick
• Producers: Brian Kelly, Bud Yorkin, Charles de Lauzirika, Hampton Fancher
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English, German, Hungarian, Japanese
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Columbia Tristar Hom
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300146154
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,798 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A depressingly dark moody film that makes you think., January 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Blade Runner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have both versions, the original release with Ford's voice over, and the "Director's" cut (which is surprisingly, shorter than the original). Of the two, I tend to prefer the original.

Purists tend to find the voice over of the original distracting and un-necessary, but I find it adds to the mood.

I love the cinematography.

It also sports early or first appearances of many now well known actors.

I would consider this movie to be within my top favorite movies.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The very best science-fiction/action/romance ever made., December 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Blade Runner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Okay, the voice-over detective's dialog is hokey, but I love it; it's Sam Spade with smog. Years after the original release, the movie isn't dated or tired. It may always be my favourite flick.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully dark film!, May 24, 2004

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J. Sheeley "psychadurmont" (Shirley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blade Runner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Blade Runner tells of human-like robots which are in danger of gaining emotions and becomming too human to exhist by human laws. I loved this movie when I first saw it and I find it wonderful to notice in the background the company logos (which at the time were powerful up and coming companies) of which most are out of business (though Atari has made a comeback). The soundtrack sets the tone and the weather (which it always is raining in the film except for the very ending) also keep things looking bleak. I do enjoy the directors cut cause I am a big fan of Widescreen... but that is the only reason I like it. I wish they had kept the narration (or at least had a two sided disk so a person could chose to have the original unedited narration or the directors cut version). I know some people think the narration is the studios way of saying that the audiance cannot understand the film without dumbing-it-down with narration. This is definitily not the case. The narration reminds me of those old TV Cop dramas where the cops thoughts are always stated as the action is happening. I do feel that it adds to the film. I highly recommend the movie regardless of which version you see. Rutger Hauer is my favorite.