Film Listology: #70 - Blade Runner

The Special Topics in Media "Film Listology" season resumes with the #70 entry in the Super Index, the tech-noir cult masterpiece from director Ridley Scott in 1982, Blade Runner. Scott's film gained a notorious reputation for post-production meddling that compromised its unique vision. Blade Runner is also not without controversy, having been re-edited twice into a "director's cut" in the early 1990s and a "final cut" in 2007. This is in addition to an international theatrical release, various edited versions for TV distribution, and even a workprint cut of the film released on DVD/Blu-ray. So which cut counts and why? This question is not unlike the film's underlying thesis: What *is* human?  Garret Castleberry is joined by Scott McMurry to discuss the film and explore its healthy position in the Listology Super Index. 

Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Scott McMurry

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended readings paired with our Film Listology season:
Rick Altman. Film/Genre. British Film Institute, 1999.

Jim Collins, Ada Preacher Collins, Hilary Radner (Eds.). Film Theory Goes to the Movies, 1st Edition. New York: Routledge, 1992.

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