Blade Runner 1982: Director's Cut
Dialogue Transcription
- 1980 + 1981 ScreenPlay
(Compressed)
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel and microchip jungle of 21st
century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner" stalking genetically made criminal
replicants. His assignment is to kill them... their crime is wanting to
be human. Based on Philip K Dick's novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric
Sheep? 117min. Rated R. Director: Ridley Scott. Composer: Vangelis. Visual
Artist: Syd Mead
Glossary (from Fan Club Magazine, Vol.1, No.1):
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Blade Runner - Nickname given to police detectives specially trained in
the use of the Voight-Kampff. Their specific function is to track down
and eliminate any replicants that manage to escape into human society and
attempt to pass as real human beings. Official name of the Blade Runner
division is Rep-Detect.
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Off-World Emigration Program - OEP recruits suitable candidates for supervisorial
jobs in off-world colonies as incentives to those who meet health, age
and educational requirements. Unqualified candidates are rejected.
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Replicant - A genetically engineered creature composed entirely of organic
substance. Animal replicants (animoids) were developed first for use as
pets and beasts of burden after most real animals became extinct. Later,
humanoid replicants were created for military purposes and for the exploration
and colonization of space. Tyrell Corporation recently introduced the Nexus
6, the supreme replicant, much stronger and faster than, and virtually
indistinguishable from, real human beings. Earth law forbids replicants
on the planet, except in the huge industrial complex where they are created.
The law does not consider replicants human and therefore accords them no
rights nor protection.
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Esper - A high-density computer with a very powerful 3-dimensional resolution
capacity and a cryogenic cooling system. Police cars and Deckard's apartment
contain small models which can be channeled into the large one at police
headquarters. This big apparatus is well-worn, retro-fitted part of the
furniture. Among other functions, it can analyze and enlarge photos, enabling
investigators to search a room w/o being there.
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Methuselah Syndrome - A glandular condition that accelerates the aging
process. A 10 year old suffering from this disease could become a 40 year
old in 5 years.
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Voight-Kampff Machine - An advanced form of lie detector measuring contractions
of the iris muscle and changes in airborne particles emitted from the body.
The bellows were designed for the latter function and given the machine
a menacing sinister effect. V-K is used primarily by blade runners to determine
if a suspect is truly human or not, by measuring the degree of his/her
emphatic response through carefully worded questions and statements.
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EMS Recombination - A technique used for altering the genetic code prior
to cloning. Ethyl Methane Sulfonate is an aklylating agent and a potent
mutagen.
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Spinner - Generic term for all flying cars in use around the year 2020.
Only specially authorized people and police are licensed to operate these
remarkable vehicles, which are capable of street driving, vertical lift-off,
hovering, and high speed cruising. Spinners are powered by three engines:
conventional internal combustion, jet and anti-gravity.
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4th Sector - Smoky part of town - dead bodies in dark alleys, mysterious
transactions on street corners, sex, drugs, and murder for sale. Place
includes 'Animoid Row' where handmade animals of all sorts can be purchased
with or w/o serial numbers.
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