5 Cerebral Gore Films Featuring Women: When Slasher Meets Women's Horror
Haven't you heard? There's a new horror subgenre: cerebral gore, that's probably been around for decades and we're now just starting to talk about it.
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films ever made. Its depiction of Los Angeles in the year 2019 is oppressively prophetic: climate catastrophe, increasing public surveillance, powerful monopolistic corporations, highly evolved artificial intelligence; a fantastic vision of the future world that has become a frightening reality.
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Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films ever made. Its depiction of Los Angeles in the year 2019 is oppressively prophetic: climate catastrophe, increasing public surveillance, powerful monopolistic corporations, highly evolved artificial intelligence; a fantastic vision of the future world that has become a frightening reality.
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Genre:Documentary, History, TV Movie
Written By:Boris Hars-Tschachotin
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Runtime:53 minutes
Studio:Medea Film Factory, ARTE, nordmedia, ZDF
Cast
Boris Hars-Tschachotin
Director
Alex McDowell
Self - Production Designer
Paul Sammon
Self - Writer
Edward James Olmos
Self - Actor (Gaff)
Chris Howard
Self - Los Angeles Homeless
Rashim Scott
Self - Los Angeles Homeless
Rodney Ranson
Self - Los Angeles Homeless
Joanna Cassidy
Self - Actress (Zora)
Kristina Jaspers
Self - Deutsche Kinemathek Curator
Douglas Trumbull
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)
Katherine Haber
Self - Production Director (1982)
Ridley Scott
Self - Director (1982)
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