On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

July 15, 200052 min7.2EN
DocumentaryTV Movie

This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearly all the cast. Interviews with production staff, including Ridley, give details into the creative process and turmoil during preproduction. Stories from Paul M. Sammon and Fancher provide insight into Philip K. Dick and the origins of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Interweaved are cast interviews with the notable exceptions of Harrison Ford and Sean Young. Through these interviews we get a sense of how difficult and frustrating the film was to make as a result of an exacting director without allies and hot, wet, smoggy conditions; which added to the high pressure atmosphere everyone increasingly felt as the film went over budget. There is also a tour of some locations, most notably the Bradbury Building and the Warner Brothers backlot that was the LA 2019 streets, which look very different from Ridley's dark version.

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Cast

Mark Kermode
Mark KermodeSelf - Presenter
Brian Aldiss
Brian AldissSelf
Michael Arick
Michael ArickSelf
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna CassidySelf
Michael Deeley
Michael DeeleySelf
David Dryer
David DryerSelf
Hampton Fancher
Hampton FancherSelf
Katherine Haber
Katherine HaberSelf
Daryl Hannah
Daryl HannahSelf
Rutger Hauer
Rutger HauerSelf