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.
Credits
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ridley Scott
He was 62, now 87 years old
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as Himself |
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Daryl Hannah
She was 39, now 64 years old
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as Herself |
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Rutger Hauer
He was 55, 75 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Joanna Cassidy
She was 54, now 79 years old
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as Herself |
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James Hong
He was 70, now 95 years old
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as Himself |
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Philip K. Dick
He was 71, 53 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Michael Deeley
He was 67, now 92 years old
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as Himself |
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Hampton Fancher
He was 61, now 86 years old
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as Himself |
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Brian Aldiss
He was 74, 92 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Syd Mead
He was 66, 86 years old when he died
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as Himself |
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Mark Kermode as Writer. He was 36 (now 61) years old
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Writing |
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Andrew Abbott as Director. He was 51 (now 76) years old
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Directing |
