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== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:Blade Runner - Ridleyville Map - Version in English and JPEG format.jpg|thumb|alt=Map of Ridleyville|Map of Ridleyville, exterior sets for ''Blade Runner'' located on the New York Street of the [[Warner_Bros._Studios_Burbank|Warner Bros. Studios lot]] ([[Burbank, California]])]]
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Despite being well received by fans and critically acclaimed and nominated in 1982 for [[36th British Academy Film Awards|a BAFTA]] and [[40th Golden Globe Awards|a Golden Globe]] as best original score, and the promise of a soundtrack album from [[Polydor Records]] in the end titles of the film, the release of the official soundtrack recording was delayed for over a decade. There are two official releases of the music from ''Blade Runner''. In light of the lack of a release of an album, the [[New American Orchestra]] recorded an orchestral adaptation in 1982 which bore little resemblance to the original. Some of the film tracks would, in 1989, surface on the compilation ''Vangelis: Themes'', but not until the 1992 release of the ''Director's Cut'' version would a substantial amount of the film's score see commercial release.{{sfn|Sammon|p=419–423}}
These delays and poor reproductions led to the production of many [[bootleg recording]]s over the years. A bootleg tape surfaced in 1982 at science fiction conventions and became popular given the delay of an official release of the original recordings, and in 1993 "Off World Music, Ltd" created a bootleg CD that would prove more comprehensive than Vangelis' official CD in 1994.{{sfn|Sammon|p=419–423}} A set with three CDs of ''Blade Runner''-related Vangelis music was released in 2007. Titled ''Blade Runner Trilogy'', the first disc contains the same tracks as the 1994 official soundtrack release, the second features previously unreleased music from the
=== Special effects ===
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Ridley Scott's ''Director's Cut'' (1992, 116 minutes)<ref name=bbfcdirectorscut>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/blade-runner-directors-cut-film |title=''Blade Runner'' [Director's Cut] |publisher=British Board of Film Classification |date=September 29, 1992 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160406204404/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/blade-runner-directors-cut-film |archive-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> had significant changes from the theatrical version including the removal of Deckard's voice-over, the re-insertion of the unicorn sequence, and the removal of the studio-imposed happy ending. Scott provided extensive notes and consultation to Warner Bros. through film preservationist Michael Arick, who was put in charge of creating the ''Director's Cut''.{{sfn|Sammon|p=353, 365}}
It is often falsely claimed that the unicorn sequence was an [[outtake]] from Ridley Scott's follow-up film ''[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]]'' which also features unicorns, but it was in fact shot for Blade Runner as "additional photography" by second unit cinematographer [[Brian Tufano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/26/brian-tufano-obituary|title=Brian Tuffano Obituary|publisher=theguardian.com |date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
Scott's definitive ''The Final Cut'' (2007, 117 minutes)<ref name=bbfcfinal>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/blade-runner-film-0 |title=''Blade Runner'' [The Final Cut] |publisher=British Board of Film Classification |date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305203132/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/blade-runner-film-0 |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> was released by Warner Bros. theatrically on October 5, 2007, and subsequently released on DVD, [[HD DVD]], and [[Blu-ray Disc]] in December 2007.<ref name="thedigitalbits">{{citation |title=''Blade Runner: The Final Cut'' |date=July 26, 2007 |url=http://www.thedigitalbits.com/site_archive/articles/br2007/announce.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222043104/http://www.thedigitalbits.com/site_archive/articles/br2007/announce.html |work=The Digital Bits |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> This is the only version over which Scott had complete artistic and editorial control.{{sfn|Sammon|p=353, 365}}
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{{See also|Tears in rain monologue}}
[[File:Blade Runner spinner flyby.png|thumb|alt=Screenshot of a police spinner flying through a cityscape next to a large building which has a huge face projected onto it. In the distance a screen can be seen with writing and pictures on it|A police spinner flying beside enormous skyscrapers, some with electronic billboards on them. Special effects such as these were benchmarks and have been highly influential on the esthetics of subsequent sci-fi
[[File:Tesla Cybertruck outside unveil modified by Smnt.jpg|thumb|Tesla's Cybertruck was heavily inspired by ''Blade Runner''.]]
While not initially a success with North American audiences, ''Blade Runner'' was popular internationally and garnered a [[cult following]].{{sfn|Sammon|p=318–329}} The film's dark style and futuristic designs have served as a benchmark and its influence can be seen in many subsequent science fiction films, [[video game]]s, [[anime]], and television programs.<ref name="Barlow" /> Its influence has also extended beyond the science fiction genre, especially in the creation of cinematic worlds. For example, [[Denis Villeneuve]], [[Christopher Nolan]], [[Guillermo del Toro]], [[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]],<ref name=":1">Total Film, Issue 343, November 2023</ref> [[Rian Johnson]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P93l1aBwLH8 | title=Rian Johnson on Looper: Plot, Influences, and Sequel Potential | website=[[YouTube]] | date=October 2012 }}</ref> [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]]<ref>{{cite interview |last=Moore |first=Ronald D. |subject-link=Ronald D. Moore |interviewer=Daniel Solove, Deven Desai and David Hoffman |title=''Battlestar Galactica'' Interview |last2=Eick |first2=David |url=http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/03/battlestar_gala_5.html |access-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101202913/http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/03/battlestar_gala_5.html |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |work=Concurring Opinions |date=February 21, 2008 |subject-link2=David Eick}}</ref> have all cited it as an influence.<ref name=vanity/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2015/07/30/exclusive-christopher-nolan-talks-batman-begins-10th-anniversary/ |title=Exclusive: Christopher Nolan Talks 'Batman Begins' 10th Anniversary |work=Forbes |last=Hughes |first=Mark |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/denis-villeneuve-favorite-movies/mcdtene-wb006/ |title=Denis Villeneuve's Favorite Movies: 29 Films the Director Wants You to See |work=IndieWire |last1=Sharf |first1=Zac |last2=Foreman |first2=Alison |last3=Zilko |first3=Christian |date=February 26, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref> Nolan notes that he has seen ''Blade Runner'' "literally hundreds of times",<ref name=":1" /> while del Toro describes it as "one of those cinematic drugs, that when I first saw it, I never saw the world the same way again."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/blade-runner-influence-cyberpunk-sci-fi-ridley-scott-1201883053 | title=How Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' Changed the Look of Cinematic Sci-Fi Forever | date=October 3, 2017 }}</ref>
The film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] in 1993 and is frequently taught in university courses.<ref>{{citation |title=Aren't We All Just Replicants on the Inside? |date=October 2, 2007 |url=http://www.nysun.com/article/63805 |last=Rapold |first=Nicolas |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080905003256/http://www.nysun.com/article/63805 |work=The New York Sun |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Librarian Announces National Film Registry Selections |date=March 7, 1994 |journal=Library of Congress Information Bulletin |url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/94/9405/film.html|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308154357/https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/94/9405/film.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |website=Film Registry {{!}} National Film Preservation Board {{!}} Programs at the Library of Congress {{!}} Library of Congress|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031213743/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, it was named the second-most visually influential film of all time by the [[Visual Effects Society]].<ref>{{citation |title=The Visual Effects Society Unveils '50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time' |url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/system/files/15/files/ves50revelfin.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120604101515/http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/system/files/15/files/ves50revelfin.pdf |publisher=Visual Effects Society |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> The film has also been the subject of parody, such as the comics ''Blade Bummer'' by ''[[Crazy (magazine)|Crazy]]'' comics,<ref>{{citation |title=Crazy: ''Blade Runner'' Parody |url=http://media.bladezone.com/contents/publications/magazines/crazy |last=Kissell |first=Gerry |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140428173626/http://media.bladezone.com/contents/publications/magazines/crazy/ |work=BladeZone |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=April 28, 2014}}</ref> ''Bad Rubber'' by [[Steve Gallacci]],<ref>{{citation |title=''Albedo'' #0 |work=[[Grand Comics Database]] Project |url=http://www.comics.org/issue/37533/#218913 |last=Gallacci |first=Steven A. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140406234202/http://www.comics.org/issue/37533/ |at="Bad Rubber" section |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref> and the ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' 2009 three-part miniseries "[[Red Dwarf: Back to Earth|Back to Earth]]".<ref>{{citation |title=''Red Dwarf: Back To Earth'' – This Weekend's Essential Viewing – NME Video Blog |url=https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=121&title=red_dwarf_back_to_earth_this_weekend_s_e_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |last=Howard |first=Rob |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121011201714/http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=121&title=red_dwarf_back_to_earth_this_weekend_s_e_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |work=[[NME]] |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=''Red Dwarf: Back to Earth'' – Director's Cut DVD 2009: Amazon.co.uk: Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Doug Naylor: DVD |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Dwarf-Back-Earth-DVD/dp/B001UHO102 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090614131802/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Dwarf-Back-Earth-DVD/dp/B001UHO102 |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |access-date=July 27, 2011 |date=June 15, 2009}}</ref> The anime series ''[[Psycho-Pass]]'' by [[Production I.G]] was also highly influenced by the
''Blade Runner'' continues to reflect modern trends and concerns, and an increasing number of critics consider it one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.<ref>{{citation |last1=Jha |first1=Alok |last2=Rogers |first2=Simon |last3=Rutherford |first3=Adam |date=August 26, 2004 |access-date=July 27, 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/life/feature/story/0,13026,1290561,00.html |title='I've seen things...': Our expert panel votes for the top 10 sci-fi films |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070513161801/http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0%2C13026%2C1290561%2C00.html |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was voted the best science fiction film ever made in a 2004 poll of 60 eminent world scientists.<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3600802.stm |title=''Blade Runner'' tops scientist poll |work=BBC News |date=August 26, 2004 |access-date=September 22, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140513202114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3600802.stm |archive-date=May 13, 2014}}</ref> ''Blade Runner'' is also cited as an important influence to both the style and story of the ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' franchise, which itself has been highly influential to the future-noir genre.<ref>{{citation |title=''Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'' |first=Jim |last=Omura |date=September 16, 2004 |work=[[FPS Magazine]] |url=http://www.fpsmagazine.com/review/040916innocence.php |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193102/http://www.fpsmagazine.com/review/040916innocence.php |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Hollywood is haunted by ''Ghost in the Shell'' |first=Steve |last=Rose |newspaper=The Guardian |date=October 19, 2009 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/19/hollywood-ghost-in-the-shell |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130308101232/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/oct/19/hollywood-ghost-in-the-shell |archive-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref> ''Blade Runner'' has been very influential to the [[cyberpunk]] movement.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coplan |first1=Amy |last2=Davies |first2=David |title=''Blade Runner'' |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-23144-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XOMjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225131828/https://books.google.com/books?id=XOMjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Booker |first=M. Keith |title=Alternate Americas: Science Fiction Film and American Culture |date=2006 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-275-98395-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVvb6gfT4o4C&pg=PA185 |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226180206/https://books.google.com/books?id=CVvb6gfT4o4C&pg=PA185 |archive-date=February 26, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Milner |first=Andrew |title=Literature, Culture and Society |date=2005 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=978-0-415-30785-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOmYospPvfwC&pg=PA266 |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225131828/https://books.google.com/books?id=rOmYospPvfwC&pg=PA266 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Steven T. |title=Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture |date=2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-11006-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_0YDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225131828/https://books.google.com/books?id=W_0YDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It also influenced the [[Cyberpunk derivatives|cyberpunk derivative]] [[biopunk]], which revolves around [[biotechnology]] and [[genetic engineering]].<ref name="scifi">{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Josh |title=What Is Biopunk? |url=http://sciencefiction.com/2011/09/18/what-is-biopunk/ |access-date=June 20, 2015 |date=September 18, 2011 |work=ScienceFiction.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602151222/http://sciencefiction.com/2011/09/18/what-is-biopunk/ |archive-date=June 2, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wohlsen |first=Marcus |title=Biopunk: Solving Biotech's Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages |publisher=[[Current Publishing]] |date=2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpptCOi3G_AC&pg=PT15 |isbn=978-1-61723-002-8 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020232507/https://books.google.com/books?id=bpptCOi3G_AC&pg=PT15 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film is also considered to be one of the early examples of the [[tech noir]]<ref name="sherlock">{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/80s-movie-invented-tech-noir/ |title=One Movie Both Invented and Perfected the Tech Noir |work=[[Game Rant]] |first=Ben |last=Sherlock |date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826044939/https://gamerant.com/80s-movie-invented-tech-noir/ |url-status=live }}</ref> subgenre.
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