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Blade Runner | |
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
Directed by | Ridley Scott |
Produced by | Michael Deeley |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick |
Starring | |
Music by | Vangelis |
Cinematography | Jordan Cronenweth |
Edited by |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million[1] |
Box office | $33.8 million[2] |
Blade Runner | |
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
Directed by | Ridley Scott |
Produced by | Michael Deeley |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick |
Starring | |
Music by | Vangelis |
Cinematography | Jordan Cronenweth |
Edited by |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million[1] |
Box office | $33.8 million[2] |
Blade Runner is a 1982 American neo-noir dystopian science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is a modified film adaptation of the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.
The film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019, in which genetically engineered replicants, which are visually indistinguishable from adult humans, are manufactured by the powerful Tyrell Corporation as well as by other "mega-corporations" around the world. Their use on Earth is banned and replicants are exclusively used for dangerous, menial, or leisure work on off-world colonies. Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted down and "retired" by special police operatives known as "Blade Runners". The plot focuses on a desperate group of recently escaped replicants hiding in Los Angeles and the burnt-out expert Blade Runner, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who reluctantly agrees to take on one more assignment to hunt them down.
Blade Runner initially polarized critics: some were displeased with the pacing, while others enjoyed its thematic complexity. The film performed poorly in North American theaters but has since become a cult film.[3] It has been hailed for its production design, depicting a "retrofitted" future,[4] and remains a leading example of the neo-noir genre.[5] It brought the work of Philip K. Dick to the attention of Hollywood and several later films were based on his work.[6] Ridley Scott regards Blade Runner as "probably" his most complete and personal film.[7][8] In 1993, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Blade Runner is now regarded as one of the best science fiction films ever made.
Seven versions of the film have been shown for various markets as a result of controversial changes made by film executives. A rushed Director's Cut was released in 1992 after a strong response to workprint screenings. This, in conjunction with its popularity as a video rental, made it one of the first films released on DVD, resulting in a basic disc with mediocre video and audio quality.[9] In 2007, Warner Bros. released The Final Cut, a 25th anniversary digitally remastered version which is the only one on which Scott had complete artistic freedom[10] and was shown in select theaters and subsequently released on DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc.[11]
In Los Angeles, November 2019, retired police officer Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is detained by officer Gaff (Edward James Olmos) and brought to his former supervisor, Bryant (M. Emmet Walsh). Deckard, whose job as a "Blade Runner" was to track down bioengineered beings known as replicants and destroy them, is informed that four have come to Earth illegally. As Tyrell Corporation Nexus-6 models, they have only a four-year lifespan and may have come to Earth to try to extend their lives.
Deckard watches a video of a Blade Runner named Holden administering the "Voight-Kampff" test designed to distinguish replicants from humans based on their emotional response to questions. The test subject, Leon (Brion James), shoots Holden after Holden asks about Leon's mother. Bryant wants Deckard to retire Leon and the other replicants: Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), Zhora (Joanna Cassidy), and Pris (Daryl Hannah). Deckard initially refuses, but after Bryant ambiguously threatens him, he reluctantly agrees.
Deckard begins his investigation at the Tyrell Corporation to ensure that the test works on Nexus-6 models. While there, he discovers that Dr. Eldon Tyrell's (Joe Turkel) assistant Rachael (Sean Young) is an experimental replicant who believes herself to be human. Rachael has been given false memories to provide an "emotional cushion". As a result, a more extensive test is required to determine whether she is a replicant.
Events are then set into motion that pit Deckard's search for the replicants against their search for Tyrell to force him to extend their lives. Roy and Leon investigate a replicant eye-manufacturing laboratory and learn of J.F. Sebastian (William Sanderson), a gifted designer who works closely with Tyrell. Rachael visits Deckard at his apartment to prove her humanity by showing him a family photo, but after Deckard reveals that her memories are only implants taken from a real person, she leaves his apartment in tears. Meanwhile, Pris locates Sebastian and manipulates him to gain his trust.
While searching Leon's hotel room, Deckard finds a photo of Zhora and a synthetic snake scale that leads him to a strip club where Zhora works. Deckard kills Zhora and shortly after is told by Bryant to also kill Rachael, who has absconded from the Tyrell Corporation. Deckard spots Rachael in a crowd but is attacked by Leon. Rachael kills Leon using Deckard's gun, and the two return to Deckard's apartment, where he promises not to hunt her. Later they share an intimate moment; Rachael abruptly tries to leave, but Deckard physically restrains her and forces Rachael to kiss him.
Arriving at Sebastian's apartment, Roy tells Pris the others are dead. Sympathetic to their plight, Sebastian reveals that because of a genetic disorder that accelerates his aging, his life will also be cut short. Sebastian and Roy gain entrance into Tyrell's secure penthouse, where Roy demands more life from his maker. Tyrell tells him that it is impossible. Roy confesses that he has done "questionable things" which Tyrell dismisses, praising Roy's advanced design and accomplishments in his short life. Roy kisses Tyrell, then kills him. Sebastian runs for the elevator followed by Roy, who then rides the elevator down alone.
Upon entering Sebastian's apartment, Deckard is ambushed by Pris, but manages to kill her just as Roy returns. As Roy's body begins to shut down, he chases Deckard through the building and ends up on the roof. Deckard tries to jump to another roof, but misses and is left hanging precariously between the buildings. Roy makes the jump with ease, and as Deckard's grip loosens, Roy hoists him onto the roof, saving him. As his life runs out, Roy delivers a monologue about how his memories are about to be lost; Roy dies in front of Deckard, who watches silently. Gaff arrives and shouts to Deckard, "It's too bad she won't live, but then again, who does?" Deckard returns to his apartment to find Rachael sleeping in his bed. As they leave, Deckard finds a small tin-foil origami unicorn, a calling card left by Gaff. Depending on the version, Deckard and Rachael either leave the apartment block to an uncertain future, or drive through an idyllic pastoral landscape.
Although Blade Runner is ostensibly an action film, it operates on multiple dramatic and narrative levels. It is indebted to film noir conventions: the femme fatale; protagonist-narration (removed in later versions); dark and shadowy cinematography; and the questionable moral outlook of the hero – in this case, extended to include reflections upon the nature of his own humanity.[12][13] It is a literate science fiction film, thematically enfolding the philosophy of religion and moral implications of human mastery of genetic engineering in the context of classical Greek drama and hubris.[14] It also draws on Biblical images, such as Noah's flood,[15] and literary sources, such as Frankenstein.[16] Linguistically, the theme of mortality is subtly reiterated in the chess game between Roy and Tyrell, based on the famous Immortal Game of 1851,[17] though Scott has said that was coincidental.[18]
Blade Runner delves into the implications of technology on the environment and on society by reaching to the past, using literature, religious symbolism, classical dramatic themes, and film noir. This tension between past, present, and future is mirrored in the retrofitted future of Blade Runner, which is high-tech and gleaming in places but decayed and old elsewhere. Ridley Scott described the film as: "extremely dark, both literally and metaphorically, with an oddly masochistic feel", in an interview by Lynn Barber for The Observer (London) in 2002. Scott "liked the idea of exploring pain" in the wake of his brother's skin cancer death: "When he was ill, I used to go and visit him in London, and that was really traumatic for me."[8]
An aura of paranoia suffuses the film: corporate power looms large; the police seem omnipresent; vehicle and warning lights probe into buildings; and the consequences of huge biomedical power over the individual are explored – especially the consequences for replicants of their implanted memories. Control over the environment is depicted as taking place on a vast scale, hand in hand with the absence of any natural life, with artificial animals substituting for their extinct predecessors. This oppressive backdrop explains the frequently referenced migration of humans to extra-terrestrial ("off-world") colonies.[19] The dystopian themes explored in Blade Runner are an early example of cyberpunk concepts expanding into film. Eyes are a recurring motif, as are manipulated images, calling into question reality and our ability to accurately perceive and remember it.[20][21][22]
These thematic elements provide an atmosphere of uncertainty for Blade Runner 's central theme of examining humanity. In order to discover replicants, an empathy test is used, with a number of its questions focused on the treatment of animals – seemingly an essential indicator of someone's "humanity". The replicants appear to show compassion and concern for one another and are juxtaposed against human characters who lack empathy while the mass of humanity on the streets is cold and impersonal. The film goes so far as to put in doubt whether Deckard is human, and forces the audience to re-evaluate what it means to be human.[23]
The question of whether Deckard is intended to be a human or a replicant has been an ongoing controversy since the film's release.[24] Both Michael Deeley and Harrison Ford wanted Deckard to be human while Hampton Fancher preferred ambiguity.[25] Ridley Scott has confirmed that in his vision Deckard is a replicant.[26][27] Deckard's unicorn dream sequence, inserted into the Director's Cut, coinciding with Gaff's parting gift of an origami unicorn is seen by many as showing that Deckard is a replicant – as Gaff could have accessed Deckard's implanted memories.[16][28] The interpretation that Deckard is a replicant is challenged by others who believe the unicorn imagery shows that the characters, whether human or replicant, share the same dreams and recognize their affinity,[29] or that the absence of a decisive answer is crucial to the film's main theme.[30] The inherent ambiguity and uncertainty of the film, as well as its textual richness, have permitted viewers to see it from their own perspectives.[31]
Casting the film proved troublesome, particularly for the lead role of Deckard. Screenwriter Hampton Fancher envisioned Robert Mitchum as Deckard and wrote the character's dialogue with Mitchum in mind.[32] Director Ridley Scott and the film's producers spent months meeting and discussing the role with Dustin Hoffman, who eventually departed over differences in vision.[32] Harrison Ford was ultimately chosen for several reasons, including his performance in the Star Wars films, Ford's interest in the Blade Runner story, and discussions with Steven Spielberg who was finishing Raiders of the Lost Ark at the time and strongly praised Ford's work in the film.[32] Following his success in films like Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Ford was looking for a role with dramatic depth.[33] According to production documents, several actors were considered for the role, including Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino, and Burt Reynolds.[32]
One role that was not difficult to cast was Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty, the violent yet thoughtful leader of the replicants.[34] Scott cast Hauer without having met him, based solely on Hauer's performances in Paul Verhoeven's movies Scott had seen (Katie Tippel, Soldier of Orange and Turkish Delight).[32] Hauer's portrayal of Batty was regarded by Philip K. Dick as, "the perfect Batty—cold, Aryan, flawless".[35] Of the many films Hauer has done, Blade Runner is his favorite. As he explained in a live chat in 2001, "Blade Runner needs no explanation. It just [is]. All of the best. There is nothing like it. To be part of a real masterpiece which changed the world's thinking. It's awesome."[36]
Blade Runner used a number of then-lesser-known actors: Sean Young portrays Rachael, an experimental replicant implanted with the memories of Tyrell's niece, causing her to believe she is human;[37] Nina Axelrod auditioned for the role.[32] Daryl Hannah portrays Pris, a "basic pleasure model" replicant; Stacey Nelkin auditioned for the role, but was given another part in the film, which was ultimately cut before filming.[32] Casting Pris and Rachael was challenging, requiring several screen tests, with Morgan Paull playing the role of Deckard. Paull was cast as Deckard's fellow bounty hunter Holden based on his performances in the tests.[32] Brion James portrays Leon Kowalski, a combat replicant, and Joanna Cassidy portrays Zhora, an assassin replicant. Edward James Olmos portrays Gaff. Olmos used his diverse ethnic background, and personal research, to help create the fictional "Cityspeak" language his character uses in the film.[38] His initial address to Deckard at the noodle bar is partly in Hungarian and means, "Horse dick [bullshit]! No way. You are the Blade ... Blade Runner."[38] M. Emmet Walsh plays Captain Bryant, a hard-drinking, sleazy, and underhanded police veteran typical of the film noir genre. Joe Turkel portrays Dr. Eldon Tyrell, a corporate mogul who built an empire on genetically manipulated humanoid slaves. William Sanderson was cast as J. F. Sebastian, a quiet and lonely genius who provides a compassionate yet compliant portrait of humanity. J. F. sympathizes with the replicants, whom he sees as companions,[39] and shares their shorter lifespan due to his rapid aging disease;[40] Joe Pantoliano was considered for the role.[41] James Hong portrays Hannibal Chew, an elderly geneticist specializing in synthetic eyes, and Hy Pyke portrays the sleazy bar owner Taffey Lewis with ease and in a single take, something almost unheard-of with Scott whose drive for perfection resulted at times in double-digit takes.[42]
Interest in adapting Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? developed shortly after its 1968 publication. Director Martin Scorsese was interested in filming the novel, but never optioned it.[43] Producer Herb Jaffe optioned it in the early 1970s, but Dick was unimpressed with the screenplay written by Herb's son Robert: "Jaffe's screenplay was so terribly done ... Robert flew down to Santa Ana to speak with me about the project. And the first thing I said to him when he got off the plane was, 'Shall I beat you up here at the airport, or shall I beat you up back at my apartment?' "[44]
The screenplay by Hampton Fancher was optioned in 1977.[45] Producer Michael Deeley became interested in Fancher's draft and convinced director Ridley Scott to film it. Scott had previously declined the project, but after leaving the slow production of Dune, wanted a faster-paced project to take his mind off his older brother's recent death.[46] He joined the project on February 21, 1980, and managed to push up the promised Filmways financing from US$13 million to $15 million. Fancher's script focused more on environmental issues and less on issues of humanity and faith, which had featured heavily in the novel, and Scott wanted changes. Fancher found a cinema treatment by William S. Burroughs for Alan E. Nourse's novel The Bladerunner (1974), titled Blade Runner (a movie).[nb 1] Scott liked the name, so Deeley obtained the rights to the titles. Eventually he hired David Peoples to rewrite the script and Fancher left the job over the issue on December 21, 1980, although he later returned to contribute additional rewrites.[47]
Having invested over $2.5 million in pre-production,[48] as the date of commencement of principal photography neared, Filmways withdrew financial backing. In ten days Deeley had secured $21.5 million in financing through a three-way deal between The Ladd Company (through Warner Bros.), the Hong Kong-based producer Sir Run Run Shaw, and Tandem Productions.[49]
Philip K. Dick became concerned that no one had informed him about the film's production, which added to his distrust of Hollywood.[50] After Dick criticized an early version of Hampton Fancher's script in an article written for the Los Angeles Select TV Guide, the studio sent Dick the David Peoples rewrite.[51] Although Dick died shortly before the film's release, he was pleased with the rewritten script, and with a twenty-minute special effects test reel that was screened for him when he was invited to the studio. Despite his well known skepticism of Hollywood in principle, Dick enthused to Ridley Scott that the world created for the film looked exactly as he had imagined it.[35] He said, "I saw a segment of Douglas Trumbull's special effects for Blade Runner on the KNBC-TV news. I recognized it immediately. It was my own interior world. They caught it perfectly." He also approved of the film's script, saying, "After I finished reading the screenplay, I got the novel out and looked through it. The two reinforce each other, so that someone who started with the novel would enjoy the movie and someone who started with the movie would enjoy the novel."[52] The motion picture was dedicated to Dick.[53] Principal photography of Blade Runner began on March 9, 1981, and ended four months later.[54]
In 1992, Ford revealed, "Blade Runner is not one of my favorite films. I tangled with Ridley."[55] Apart from friction with the director, Ford also disliked the voiceovers: "When we started shooting it had been tacitly agreed that the version of the film that we had agreed upon was the version without voiceover narration. It was a f**king [sic] nightmare. I thought that the film had worked without the narration. But now I was stuck re-creating that narration. And I was obliged to do the voiceovers for people that did not represent the director's interests."[33] "I went kicking and screaming to the studio to record it."[56] In 2006 Scott was asked "Who's the biggest pain in the arse you've ever worked with?", he replied: "It's got to be Harrison ... he'll forgive me because now I get on with him. Now he's become charming. But he knows a lot, that's the problem. When we worked together it was my first film up and I was the new kid on the block. But we made a good movie."[57] Ford said of Scott in 2000: "I admire his work. We had a bad patch there, and I'm over it."[58] In 2006 Ford reflected on the production of the film saying: "What I remember more than anything else when I see Blade Runner is not the 50 nights of shooting in the rain, but the voiceover ... I was still obliged to work for these clowns that came in writing one bad voiceover after another."[59] Ridley Scott confirmed in the summer 2007 issue of Total Film that Harrison Ford contributed to the Blade Runner Special Edition DVD, having already done his interviews. "Harrison's fully on board", said Scott.[60]
The Bradbury Building served as a filming location, and a Warner Bros. backlot housed the LA 2019 streets. Test screenings resulted in several changes including adding a voice over, a happy ending, and the removal of a Holden hospital scene. The relationship between the filmmakers and the investors was difficult, which culminated in Deeley and Scott being fired but still working on the film.[61] Crew members created T-shirts during filming saying, "Yes Guv'nor, My Ass" that mocked Scott's unfavorable comparison of U.S. and British crews; Scott responded with a T-shirt of his own, "Xenophobia Sucks" making the incident known as the T-shirt war.[62][63]
Ridley Scott credits Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks and the French science fiction comic magazine Métal Hurlant ("Heavy Metal"), to which the artist Moebius contributed, as stylistic mood sources.[64] He also drew on the landscape of "Hong Kong on a very bad day"[65] and the industrial landscape of his one-time home in northeast England.[66] The visual style of the movie is influenced by the work of Futurist Italian architect, Antonio Sant'Elia.[67] Scott hired Syd Mead as his concept artist who, like Scott, was influenced by Métal Hurlant.[68] Moebius was offered the opportunity to assist in the pre-production of Blade Runner, but he declined so that he could work on René Laloux's animated film Les Maîtres du temps – a decision that he later regretted.[69] Lawrence G. Paull (production designer) and David Snyder (art director) realized Scott's and Mead's sketches. Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich supervised the special effects for the film.
Blade Runner has numerous deep similarities to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including a built-up urban environment, in which the wealthy literally live above the workers, dominated by a huge building – the Stadtkrone Tower in Metropolis and the Tyrell Building in Blade Runner. Special effects supervisor David Dryer used stills from Metropolis when lining up Blade Runner 's miniature building shots.[70]
"Spinner" is the generic term for the fictional flying cars used in the film. A Spinner can be driven as a ground-based vehicle, and take off vertically, hover, and cruise using jet propulsion much like Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. They are used extensively by the police to patrol and survey the population, and it is clear that despite restrictions wealthy people can acquire spinner licenses.[71] The vehicle was conceived and designed by Syd Mead who described the spinner as an "aerodyne"—a vehicle which directs air downward to create lift, though press kits for the film stated that the spinner was propelled by three engines: "conventional internal combustion, jet, and anti-gravity"[72] Mead's conceptual drawings were transformed into 25 working vehicles by automobile customizer Gene Winfield.[73] A Spinner is on permanent exhibit at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, Washington.[74]
A very advanced form of lie detector that measures contractions of the iris muscle and the presence of invisible airborne particles emitted from the body. The bellows were designed for the latter function and give the machine the menacing air of a sinister insect. The VK is used primarily by Blade Runners to determine if a suspect is truly human by measuring the degree of his empathic response through carefully worded questions and statements.
The Voight-Kampff machine (or device) is a fictional interrogation tool, originating in the book where it is spelled Voigt-Kampff. The Voight-Kampff is a polygraph-like machine used by Blade Runners to assist in the testing of an individual to determine if they are a replicant. It measures bodily functions such as respiration, blush response, heart rate, and eye movement in response to emotionally provocative questions.[75] In the film two replicants take the test, Leon and Rachael, and Deckard tells Tyrell that it usually takes 20 to 30 cross-referenced questions to distinguish a replicant; in contrast with the book, where it is stated it only takes "six or seven" questions to make a determination. In the film it takes more than one hundred questions to determine if Rachael is a replicant.
The Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis is a dark melodic combination of classic composition and futuristic synthesizers which mirrors the film-noir retro-future envisioned by Ridley Scott. Vangelis, fresh from his Academy Award winning score for Chariots of Fire,[76] composed and performed the music on his synthesizers.[77] He also made use of various chimes and the vocals of collaborator Demis Roussos.[78] Another memorable sound is the haunting tenor sax solo "Love Theme" by British saxophonist Dick Morrissey, who appeared on many of Vangelis' albums. Ridley Scott also used "Memories of Green" from Vangelis' album See You Later (an orchestral version of which Scott would later use in his film Someone to Watch Over Me).[79]
Along with Vangelis' compositions and ambient textures, the film's sound scape also features a track by the Japanese ensemble Nipponia ("Ogi No Mato" or "The Folding Fan as a Target" from the Nonesuch Records release Traditional Vocal and Instrumental Music) and a track by harpist Gail Laughton ("Harps of the Ancient Temples" from Laurel Records).[80]
Despite being well received by fans and critically acclaimed and nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA and Golden Globe as best original score, and the promise of a soundtrack album from Polydor Records in the end titles of the film, the release of the official soundtrack recording was delayed for over a decade. There are two official releases of the music from Blade Runner. In light of the lack of a release of an album, the New American Orchestra recorded an orchestral adaptation in 1982 which bore little resemblance to the original. Some of the film tracks would in 1989 surface on the compilation Vangelis: Themes, but not until the 1992 release of the Director's Cut version would a substantial amount of the film's score see commercial release.[78]
These delays and poor reproductions led to the production of many bootleg recordings over the years. A bootleg tape surfaced in 1982 at science fiction conventions and became popular given the delay of an official release of the original recordings, and in 1993 "Off World Music, Ltd" created a bootleg CD that would prove more comprehensive than Vangelis' official CD in 1994.[78] A set with three CDs of Blade Runner-related Vangelis music was released in 2007. Titled Blade Runner Trilogy, the first CD contains the same tracks as the 1994 official soundtrack release, the second CD contains previously unreleased music from the movie, and the third CD is all newly composed music from Vangelis, inspired by, and in the spirit of the movie.[81]
Blade Runner was released in 1,290 theaters on June 25, 1982. That date was chosen by producer Alan Ladd, Jr. because his previous highest-grossing films (Star Wars and Alien) had a similar opening date (May 25) in 1977 and 1979, making the date his "lucky day".[82] The gross for the opening weekend was a disappointing $6.15 million.[83] A significant factor in the film's rather poor box office performance was that it was released around the same time as other science fiction films, including The Thing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and, most significantly, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which dominated box office revenues that summer.[84]
Film critics were polarized as some felt the story had taken a back seat to special effects and that it was not the action/adventure the studio had advertised. Others acclaimed its complexity and predicted it would stand the test of time.[85]
In the United States, a general criticism was its slow pacing that detracts from other strengths;[86] Sheila Benson from the Los Angeles Times called it "Blade Crawler", while Pat Berman in The State and Columbia Record described it as "science fiction pornography".[87] Pauline Kael noted that with its "extraordinary" congested-megalopolis sets, Blade Runner "has its own look, and a visionary sci-fi movie that has its own look can't be ignored – it has its place in film history" but "hasn't been thought out in human terms".[88] Roger Ebert praised the visuals of both the original Blade Runner and the Director's Cut versions and recommended it for that reason; however, he found the human story clichéd and a little thin.[34] In 2007, upon release of The Final Cut, Ebert somewhat revised his original opinion of the film and added it to his list of Great Movies, while noting, "I have been assured that my problems in the past with Blade Runner represent a failure of my own taste and imagination, but if the film was perfect, why has Sir Ridley continued to tinker with it?"[89] Blade Runner holds a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 8.4 out of 10 from 96 reviews.[90] The site's main consensus reads "Misunderstood when it first hit theaters, the influence of Ridley Scott's mysterious, neo-noir Blade Runner has deepened with time. A visually remarkable, achingly human sci-fi masterpiece."[90]
Blade Runner has won and been nominated for the following awards:[91]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
1982 | British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography Award | Jordan Cronenweth | Nominated |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award | Best Cinematography | Jordan Cronenweth | Won | |
1983 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Cinematography | Jordan Cronenweth | Won |
Best Costume Design | Charles Knode & Michael Kaplan | Won | ||
Best Production Design/Art Direction | Lawrence G. Paull | Won | ||
Best Film Editing | Terry Rawlings | Nominated | ||
Best Make Up Artist | Marvin Westmore | Nominated | ||
Best Score | Vangelis | Nominated | ||
Best Sound | Peter Pennell, Bud Alper, Graham V. Hartstone, Gerry Humphreys | Nominated | ||
Best Special Visual Effects | Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer | Nominated | ||
Hugo Award | Best Dramatic Presentation | Blade Runner | Won | |
London Critics Circle Film Awards | Special Achievement Award | Lawrence G. Paull, Douglas Trumbull, Syd Mead | Won | |
Golden Globes | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Vangelis | Nominated | |
Academy Awards | Best Art Direction – Set Decoration | Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder, Linda DeScenna | Nominated | |
Best Effects, Visual Effects | Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer | Nominated | ||
Saturn Award | Best Science Fiction Film | Blade Runner | Nominated | |
Best Director | Ridley Scott | Nominated | ||
Best Special Effects | Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Rutger Hauer | Nominated | ||
Fantasporto | International Fantasy Film Award | Best Film – Ridley Scott | Nominated |
Several different versions of Blade Runner have been shown. The original workprint version (1982, 113 minutes) was shown for audience test previews in Denver and Dallas in March 1982. Negative responses to the previews led to the modifications resulting in the U.S. theatrical version.[92][93] The workprint was shown as a director's cut without Scott's approval at the Los Angeles Fairfax Theater in May 1990, at an AMPAS showing in April 1991, and in September and October 1991 at the Los Angeles NuArt Theater and the San Francisco Castro Theater.[94] Positive responses pushed the studio to approve work on an official director's cut.[95] A San Diego Sneak Preview was shown only once, in May 1982, and was almost identical to the U.S. theatrical version but contained three extra scenes not shown in any other version, including the 2007 Final Cut.[96]
Two versions were shown in the film's 1982 theatrical release: the U.S. theatrical version (116 minutes), known as the original version or Domestic Cut, released on Betamax and VHS in 1983 and Laserdisc in 1987; and the International Cut (117 minutes), also known as the "Criterion Edition" or "uncut version", which included more violent action scenes than the U.S. version. Although initially unavailable in the U.S., and distributed in Europe and Asia via theatrical and local Warner Home Video Laserdisc releases, it was later released on VHS and Criterion Collection Laserdisc in North America, and re-released in 1992 as a "10th Anniversary Edition".[97]
Scott's Director's Cut (1991, 116 minutes) was made available on VHS and Laserdisc in 1993, and on DVD in 1997. Significant changes from the theatrical version include: the removal of Deckard's voice-over; re-insertion of a unicorn sequence; and removal of the studio-imposed happy ending. Scott provided extensive notes and consultation to Warner Bros. through film preservationist Michael Arick, who was put in charge of creating the Director's Cut.[10] Scott's The Final Cut (2007, 117 minutes) was released by Warner Bros. theatrically on October 5, 2007, and subsequently released on DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc in December 2007.[11] This is the only version over which Scott had complete editorial control.[10]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
1993 | Fantasporto | International Fantasy Film Award | Best Film – Ridley Scott (Director's Cut) | Nominated |
1994 | Saturn Award | Best Genre Video Release | Blade Runner (Director's Cut) | Nominated |
2008 | Saturn Award | Best DVD Special Edition Release | Blade Runner (5 Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) | Won |
While not initially a success with North American audiences, the film was popular internationally and garnered a cult following.[98] The film's dark style and futuristic designs have served as a benchmark and its influence can be seen in many subsequent science fiction films, anime, video games, and television programs.[12] For example, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, the producers of the re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica, have both cited Blade Runner as one of the major influences for the show.[99] Blade Runner continues to reflect modern trends and concerns, and an increasing number consider it one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.[100] It was voted the best science fiction film ever made in a poll of 60 eminent world scientists conducted in 2004.[101] Blade Runner is also cited as an important influence to both the style and story of the Ghost in the Shell film series, which itself has been highly influential to the future-noir genre.[102][103]
The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1993 and is frequently used in university courses.[104] In 2007 it was named the 2nd most visually influential film of all time by the Visual Effects Society.[105]
Blade Runner is one of the most musically sampled films of the 20th century.[106] The 2009 album, I, Human, by Singaporean band Deus Ex Machina makes numerous references to the genetic engineering and cloning themes from the film, and even features a track titled "Replicant".[107]
Blade Runner has influenced adventure games such as the 2012 graphical text adventure Cypher,[108] Rise of the Dragon,[109][110] Snatcher,[110][111] Beneath a Steel Sky,[112] Flashback: The Quest for Identity,[110] Bubblegum Crisis (and its original anime films),[113][114] the role-playing game Shadowrun,[110] the first-person shooter Perfect Dark,[115] and the Syndicate series of video games.[116][117] The film is also cited as a major influence on Warren Spector,[118] designer of the computer-game Deus Ex, which displays evidence of the film's influence in both its visual rendering and plot. The look of the film, darkness, neon lights and opacity of vision, is easier to render than complicated backdrops, making it a popular choice for game designers.[119][120]
Blade Runner has also been the subject of parody, such as the comics Blade Bummer by Crazy comics,[121] Bad Rubber by Steve Gallacci,[122] and the Red Dwarf 2009 three-part miniseries, "Back to Earth".[123][124]
Among the folklore that has developed around the film over the years has been the belief that the film was a curse to the companies whose logos were displayed prominently as product placements in some scenes.[125] While they were market leaders at the time, Atari, Bell, Cuisinart and Pan Am experienced setbacks after the film's release. The Coca-Cola Company suffered losses during its failed introduction of New Coke in 1985, but soon afterwards regained its market share.[17]
Recognitions for Blade Runner include:
Year | Presenter | Title | Rank | Notes |
2001 | The Village Voice | 100 Best Films of the 20th Century | 94 | [126] |
2002 | Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) | Top 100 Sci-fi Films of the Past 100 Years | 2 | [127] |
Sight & Sound | Sight & Sound Top Ten Poll 2002 | 45 | [128] | |
50 Klassiker, Film | None | [129] | ||
2003 | 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | [130] | ||
Entertainment Weekly | The Top 50 Cult Movies | 9 | [131] | |
2004 | The Guardian, Scientists | Top 10 Sci-fi Films of All Time | 1 | [132][133][134] |
2005 | Total Film 's Editors | 100 Greatest Movies of All Time | 47 | [135] |
Time Magazine's Critics | "All-TIME" 100 Best Movies | None | [136][137][138] | |
2007 | American Film Institute (AFI) | AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies | 97 | [139] |
2008 | Top 10 Sci-fi Films of All Time | 6 | [140] | |
New Scientist | All-time favorite science fiction film (readers and staff) | 1 | [141][142] | |
Empire | The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time | 20 | [143] | |
2010 | IGN | Top 25 Sci-Fi Movies of All Time | 1 | [144] |
Total Film | 100 Greatest Movies of All Time | None | [145] | |
2012 | Sight & Sound | Sight & Sound 2012 critics top 250 films | 69 | [146] |
Sight & Sound | Sight & Sound 2012 directors top 100 films | 67 | [147] | |
2014 | Empire | The 301 Greatest Movies Of All Time | 11 | [148] |
Before the film's principal photography began, Cinefantastique magazine commissioned Paul M. Sammon to write an article about Blade Runner 's production which became the book Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner.[149] The book chronicles Blade Runner 's evolution, focusing on film-set politics, especially the British director's experiences with his first American film crew; of which producer Alan Ladd, Jr. has said, "Harrison wouldn't speak to Ridley and Ridley wouldn't speak to Harrison. By the end of the shoot Ford was 'ready to kill Ridley', said one colleague. He really would have taken him on if he hadn't been talked out of it."[150] Future Noir has short cast biographies and quotations about their experiences, and photographs of the film's production and preliminary sketches. A second edition of Future Noir was published in 2007.[151]
Philip K. Dick refused a $400,000 offer to write a Blade Runner novelization, saying: "[I was] told the cheapo novelization would have to appeal to the twelve-year-old audience" and "[it] would have probably been disastrous to me artistically." He added, "That insistence on my part of bringing out the original novel and not doing the novelization – they were just furious. They finally recognized that there was a legitimate reason for reissuing the novel, even though it cost them money. It was a victory not just of contractual obligations but of theoretical principles."[52] Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was eventually reprinted as a tie-in, with the film poster as a cover and the original title in parentheses below the Blade Runner title.[152] Archie Goodwin scripted the comic book adaptation, A Marvel Super Special: Blade Runner, published in September 1982.[153]
There are two video games based on the film, one from 1985 for Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC by CRL Group PLC based on the music by Vangelis (due to licensing issues), and another action adventure PC game from 1997 by Westwood Studios. The 1997 video game featured new characters and branching storylines based on the Blade Runner world. Eldon Tyrell, Gaff, Leon, Rachael, Chew, and J.F. Sebastian appear, and their voice files are recorded by the original actors.[154] The player assumes the role of McCoy, another replicant-hunter working at the same time as Deckard.[119][120][154]
The PC game featured a non-linear plot, non-player characters that each ran in their own independent AI, and an unusual pseudo-3D engine (which eschewed polygonal solids in favor of voxel elements) that did not require the use of a 3D accelerator card to play the game.[155]
The television film Total Recall 2070 was initially planned as a spin-off of the movie Total Recall, and would eventually be transformed into a hybrid of Total Recall and Blade Runner.[156] The Total Recall film was also based on a Philip K. Dick story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"; many similarities between Total Recall 2070 and Blade Runner were noted, as well as apparent inspiration from Isaac Asimov's The Caves of Steel and the TV series Holmes & Yo-Yo.[157]
The film has been the subject of several documentaries. On the Edge of Blade Runner (2000, 55 minutes) was directed by Andrew Abbott and hosted/written by Mark Kermode. Interviews with production staff, including Scott, give details of the creative process and the turmoil during preproduction. Stories from Paul M. Sammon and Hampton Fancher provide insight into Philip K. Dick and the origins of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?[61][61] Future Shocks (2003, 27 minutes) is a documentary by TVOntario.[158] It includes interviews with executive producer Bud Yorkin, Syd Mead, and the cast, and commentary by science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer and from film critics. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007, 213 minutes) is a documentary directed and produced by Charles de Lauzirika for The Final Cut version of the film. It was culled from over 80 interviews, including Ford, Young, and Scott.[159] The documentary consists of eight chapters, each covering a portion of the film-making – or in the case of the final chapter, the film's controversial legacy.[160] All Our Variant Futures: From Workprint to Final Cut (2007, 29 minutes), produced by Paul Prischman, appears on the Blade Runner Ultimate Collector's Edition and provides an overview of the film's multiple versions and their origins, as well as detailing the seven year-long restoration, enhancement and remastering process behind The Final Cut.[11]
Dick's friend, K. W. Jeter, wrote three authorized Blade Runner novels that continue Deckard's story, attempting to resolve the differences between the film and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?:[161] Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (1995), Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night (1996), and Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon (2000). By 1999, Stuart Hazeldine had written a sequel to Blade Runner based on The Edge of Human, titled Blade Runner Down; the project was shelved due to rights issues.[162] Blade Runner co-author David Peoples wrote the 1998 action film Soldier, which was referred to by him as a "sidequel" or spiritual successor to the original film.[163]
Scott considered developing a sequel, tentatively titled Metropolis.[162] At the 2007 Comic-Con Scott again announced that he was considering a sequel to the film.[164] Eagle Eye co-writer Travis Wright worked with producer Bud Yorkin for several years on the project. His colleague John Glenn, who left the project by 2008, stated the script explores the nature of the off-world colonies as well as what happens to the Tyrell Corporation in the wake of its founder's death.[165]
In June 2009 The New York Times reported that Scott and his brother Tony Scott were working on a Blade Runner prequel, set in 2019. The prequel, Purefold, was planned as a series of 5–10 minute shorts, aimed first at the web and then perhaps television. Due to rights issues the proposed series was not to be linked too closely to the characters or events of the 1982 film.[166] On February 7, 2010, it was announced that production on Purefold had ceased, due to funding problems.[167] On March 4, 2011, io9 reported that Yorkin was developing a new Blade Runner film.[168] It was also reported that month that director Christopher Nolan was the desired choice to make the film.[169]
It was announced on August 18, 2011, that Scott was to be at the helm of a new Blade Runner movie, with filming to begin no earlier than 2013. Indications from producer Andrew Kosove were that Ford was unlikely to be involved in the project.[170][171] Scott later said that the film was "liable to be a sequel" but without the previous cast, and that he was close to finding a writer that "might be able to help [him] deliver".[172] On February 6, 2012, Kosove denied that any casting considerations had been made in response to buzz that Ford might reprise his role, saying, "It is absolutely, patently false that there has been any discussion about Harrison Ford being in Blade Runner. To be clear, what we are trying to do with Ridley now is go through the painstaking process of trying to break the back of the story ... The casting of the movie could not be further from our minds at this moment."[173] When Scott was asked about the possibility of a sequel in October 2012, he said, "It's not a rumor—it's happening. With Harrison Ford? I don't know yet. Is he too old? Well, he was a Nexus-6 so we don't know how long he can live. And that's all I'm going to say at this stage."[174]
Scott informed the Variety publication in November 2014 that he was no longer the director for the film and would only fulfill a producer's role. Scott also revealed that filming would begin sometime in late 2014/2015, and that Ford's character will only appear in "the third act" of the sequel.[175]
The film's theme of dehumanization has also been sharpened. What has been a matter of speculation and debate is now a certainty: Deckard, the replicant-hunting cop, is himself a replicant. Mr. Scott confirmed this: 'Yes, he's a replicant. He was always a replicant.'
though press kits for the film stated that the spinner was propelled by three engines: "conventional internal combustion, jet and anti-gravity".
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4.5 A good solid game JohnJackson | 18/03/2009 | See all JohnJackson's reviews (18) As soon as i started playing the first thing i thought was "is she attacking enemies with an umbrella? what the hell?" i didnt really like it to be honest and it took me a good hour to finally get to grips with the game.The battle system is fantastic, it starts out where you have 5 seconds to control your character which doesnt start going down untill you move, perfect for beginners to think what to do next. By the end of it you have to act instantly and you will be combining special attacks like no-ones business. Definatly the strongest point of the game!The bad thing is that there is absolutly no exploration at all, you follow set paths through the story and you cant really do anything other than continue the story! not really that bad because by the end of it i had enough of just the continous battles and the story isnt great.Some of the characters are not really likable just annoying but the voice acting wasnt too bad. Overall its a decent enough game just doesnt have much depth. I bought it for a tenner off play and what a bargain, kept me happy for 30+ hours lol
4.5 Very traditional JRPG HitmanN | 04/03/2009 | See all HitmanN's reviews (9) I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much out of the game, but it managed to surprise me a little. I can understand that some people can't stomach this stuff, mainly because it has its share of clichés, like repetitive battles and very linear story progression.The game plays very much like for example Star Ocean games, except in battles the characters move one at a time, for a few seconds, hitting and slashing the enemies, performing special attacks or using items from a limited item bag. It's a shame that the battles are turned into a button mashing event after about 1/3 of the game. Until then, you can spend time planning your moves before executing them. Later on you have to act right away. What could have been a tactical battle system with emphasis on character positioning and approach, is actually just a pure action fighting system. Quite repetitive, but satisfying if you're used to this stuff. For a challenging experience, I recommend skipping some battles, so you fight with lower level characters. In many JRPG's that would be a suicide. In this one, it's actually possible.What I loved about the game is the music. I'm a big fan of Motoi Sakuraba's works. It's not overly epic, but still gives this grand feeling to everything that is supposed to seem big and meaningful.I played with Japanese voices, which were quite nice. Can't comment on English voices. I always choose Japanese over English if there's a choice. I've got too many bad experiences with English dubs, so yes, I'm biased.Graphics are a mixed bag. I really loved the graphics throughout the first half of the game, but later on you get some repetitive corridors and psychedelic stuff. I guess it's supposed to go together with Chopin's feelings as he progresses through the world he's dreaming of on his deathbed, or something like that. It's not horrible, but I liked the first few locations better.Characters are shown in a somewhat cel-shaded type look, with outlines of the body and items in a pencil-like way, and strong shading for surfaces that are not lit. Works ok, I think. Character and enemy designs are mostly cutesy stuff, so don't expect terrifying monsters or stuff like that. There is no blood, even when people die of wounds.Each chapter of the game has a moment where the story is quite crudely set aside, and a brief slideshow of photos with Chopin's life story start playing, along with his compositions playing on the background. I actually went through with all these slideshows, but couple of times I thought they broke the story a bit. Like playing right after a dramatic event.Almost everything in the game seems to be named after instruments or musical terms or styles of music. In a way it seems a bit cheap solution, but hey, it's supposedly a musical genious' dream. I think it fits ok. The whole JRPG world approach actually works nicely when it's a dream world. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't find treasure chests littered all over the place, but in someone's dream... it's at least a bit more credible.The game is of average length. Playing through the main story takes about 30 hours. There's at least some extra to explore though. I doubt I'll be playing this again anytime soon, but with the low price it's sold at right now, it's a bargain if you like JRPG's even a little bit.
4.5 One of the greatest RPGs available for the Xbox 360 SuperSolidus | 28/02/2009 | See all SuperSolidus's reviews (14) I personally think this is a brilliant game overall. Fantastic graphics, epic music and a fruitful story. The game gets better as you advance in the story so just give it a chance especially at just under £10, what a bargain.
4.5 no thanks franbeec | 25/02/2009 | See all franbeec's reviews (4) Personally I thought the game was very slow, especially the battle stages. I played it once for about 2 hours and did not come back to it since. I thought it would be great as I read really good reviews on it but it reminded me of a rip-off version of Pokemon but with humans
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An international favorite! Lingo is back on the Game Show Network, and you can be the next contestant in the mobile game. Fans of the GSN game show can now play on-the-go. Whiz through word ladders and show spelling skills that would make a dictionary jealous! Take the top seat on the leaderboard and win prizes from GSN.
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LOVE IT,BUT A FLAW I enjoy playing, just wish it would automatically add 1st letter to each line when playing. ALSO DOESNT RECOGNIZE the word FAITH......
Roxsheida RichardsonArshansky
Not real Lingo I got this game thinking I was getting a real version of Lingo. THIS game is HORRIBLE!!! There's only one round and it is so not like the original game... if I could leave the stars blank it would've made my day!!! They should refund every one who has purchased this game and put a real version of Lingo on here for download!!! Gsn will never trick me again!!!!
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Almost perfect I love this game, and haven't had all the problems others have. The one problem I do have, that kept me from giving it 5 stars, is even when I am logged in and get a very high score, it does not show up on the leaderboard. It is higher than most on there so it should appear. Emailed the developer will change to 5 stars if this is fixed :)
Amy Wisneski
Good game, but a couple issues. This game is a fun way to pass the time, however it doesn't recognize the word "FALSE" for some odd reason and it won't let me log in or register.. But otherwise I am happy with this app.
A Google User
Good, but needs improvement Four things to make this game better: 1) allow us to turn off the sound; 2) allow us to use qwerty keyboard; 3) get rid of the stoppers - the game is hard enough already; and 4) show us the words that we pass on. Then it would get 5 stars from me.
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SHM it won't let me log in so I tried to create a new account and it keeps saying error... uninstall
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LOVE IT,BUT A FLAW I enjoy playing, just wish it would automatically add 1st letter to each line when playing. ALSO DOESNT RECOGNIZE the word FAITH......
Not real Lingo I got this game thinking I was getting a real version of Lingo. THIS game is HORRIBLE!!! There's only one round and it is so not like the original game... if I could leave the stars blank it would've made my day!!! They should refund every one who has purchased this game and put a real version of Lingo on here for download!!! Gsn will never trick me again!!!!
Almost perfect I love this game, and haven't had all the problems others have. The one problem I do have, that kept me from giving it 5 stars, is even when I am logged in and get a very high score, it does not show up on the leaderboard. It is higher than most on there so it should appear. Emailed the developer will change to 5 stars if this is fixed :)
Good, but needs improvement Four things to make this game better: 1) allow us to turn off the sound; 2) allow us to use qwerty keyboard; 3) get rid of the stoppers - the game is hard enough already; and 4) show us the words that we pass on. Then it would get 5 stars from me.
this game is realli starting to b lame... U need to add a setting to where the sound can be turned off while one is listening to their music. And how is it that "boobs" is a recognizable word and "faith" isn't? LAME! Fix this issue b4 I can give it another star!
This game sucks and is extremely difficult I purchased this game thinking it would be similar to the TV show. Nope not at all. There are no clues to what the word could possibly be. The words you pass on you have no clue what they were because they don't show them to you. And you need to earn at least 4 balls to even have a chance at getting a Lingo. It sucks.
Leader boards don't work Would pay more and give the game 5 stars is it was more like the actual game show
.... Wish I would have read the comments before I downloaded the game! Waste of a dollar it needs a lot of work!
Meh Just ok. The game itself is fun but the app seems like a quick cash grab. There is one bare bones play mode and no other options. You can't even turn the sound off. Lazy.
Upset I downloaded the app and it won't even let me make an account! It sucks.
Improvements needed 1. Cannot register despite seeing comments from months ago saying the same thing. 2. Need to be able to see answers to passed words. 3. Should not have to type in first letter.
Lingo Terrible keyboard: takes 5-6 seconds for each letter to be entered.
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Wordplay is a grid word search puzzle / word finding game for all ages. In addition to its solid default gameplay, it can be configured very well to suit every user!
The basic idea of the game is to find words in a grid, and indicate them using your phone's touchscreen. The many options, most of which change gameplay drastically, make it a game that will never get old!
Listed below are some of its many features (but you'll have to try the game to really see the wide variety of fun gameplay it can offer!):
* English (American and British) and Dutch dictionaries included by default, as well as SOWPODS and TWL 2006.
* Game rules can be changed whenever you want:
There is endless gameplay variation. By default the game is set up so that consecutive letters in a word must come from adjacent dice blocks, like Boggle.
If you play in this mode, you can choose to enable or disable or even strictly require diagonal moves or bends in a word to keep the gameplay fresh.
If you play without the adjacency restriction, it's a whole other game all-together! In that case, you can jumble together words using all the blocks in any way.
You decide what is most fun to you!
* Minimum/maximum word count: Generated games will contain an amount of words within a specified range. Only want games with lots of words in them? No problem, specify a high minimum word count! Want a totally different challenge? Specify minimum word length 9, maximum word count 1 and try to find the only 9-letter word in a 7 by 7 grid. (Good luck!)
* Ability to block certain words and add additional words (on a per-dictionary basis). You don't think "biwinning" is a real English word? Block it!
* Customizable grid layout: you vary the width and height or the playing grid, play on non-square grids if you like, for some variation on the old 4x4 gameplay. You can even disable individual blocks if you want even more variation!
* Word definition lookup: Simply press on a word twice in the list after a game to look it up online! This makes the game educational as well as fun
* 8 nice default color schemes, plus the ability to choose a custom color for your game blocks
* Scoring system, using points per minute and percentage of maximum score metrics. Think you're better than your friends? Now you can (dis)prove it! High scores can be kept per metric per dictionary. Note that letter frequency determines how much points a letter is worth!
* Two different input methods: by default you drag your finger along the screen to form words and releasing when your word is done. If you prefer, you may choose the alternate input method, which using tapping on letter blocks and a separate word submission button.
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This feature adds a lot of fun (and stress!) to the game. It works as follows: if hot blocks are enabled, the game randomly picks a block in your grid, and designates it "the hot block". It will be darkened on your screen, so you will be able to tell easily, which block it is. Now, if you form a word while using this letter block, while it is hot, this word will be worth more points. You can specify the duration a block will be hot (when it cools down, another hot block will immediately take its place), and also the score multiplier (ranging from 2x score to 5x!).
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* Tons of look and feel options, you can basically customize ANYTHING about this game
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240+ words from 9 different categories
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Indicated for all ages
How does Easy Lingo works? First of all Easy Lingo is a game, where you as a player learn English, by seeing how to write the words and hearing how to pronounce them. At the end of every level, you will have a mark which will indicate how well you play and also how fast you learn the language.
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Match tasty treats in this sweet puzzle adventure!
You're the new chef in town and your friends and family are your customers. Satisfy their hunger as you travel to various lands creating delicious bakery sweets, savory Asian cuisine, scrumptious Mexican fare, and more. Your customers will dance for joy over your cooking skills! Are you hungry for fun?
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I wish I could take credit for this amazing graphic, but I have to thank the multi-talented Julie Langford who took one of my photographs and did what she does so well with it.
To say I am pleased with the result would be an understatement. I am thrilled …
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By Bryan Gapinski - Wilmot, Wis., July 13—Brad Kuhn captured the 7th annual "Salute to Harry Turner" 30-lap feature Saturday Night at Wilmot Raceway. The event was co-sanctioned by the Stark Automotive Group/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget Series and POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series. The event featured seven lead changes among four drivers. Seth Motsinger flipped on the opening lap, causing a complete restart. Motsinger restarted and finished in 12th place. Pole sitter Zach Daum jumped into the lead at the start pacing the initial three laps,before Jake Blackhurst paced the field for two laps. Kuhn passed Blackhurst for the lead and was followed by Hagen. Hagen was even with Kuhn at the start/finish line on Lap 9. Kuhn retook the top spot on the next lap. Two cautions appeared during this time with Hagen moving to lead each time, but surrendered the lead back to Kuhn, since a lap failed to be completed. Hagen took the lead from Kuhn exiting Turn 2 on lap 12, and slowly increased his lead. Daum challenged Kuhn for second place at the midway. With ten laps remaining Kuhn trailed Hagen by almost two seconds. Kuhn began closing on Hagen, and pulled to his rear bumper with four laps remaining. The next circuit, Hagen slowed, coming to a stop on the track, giving the top position to Kuhn. Kuhn ran the final three laps unchallenged driving the Bill Ecker owned Spike/Fontana No. 57 finishing 0.88 seconds ahead of Daum, POWRi points leader Andrew Felker, Blackhurst and Austin Brown. It marked the third victory in the Turner event for the Avon, Ind. driver who also moved into the Badger points lead. "It feels good to final get a feature win this season, Darren's trouble at the end played into our favor tonight" commented Kuhn, who is seeking his fourth career Badger Driving Title.
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Utility infielder Jason Smith agreed to terms and passed up arbitration, the team said Thursday.
Catcher Paul Phillips, who appeared in eight games last season, was placed on waivers.
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Smith, who can play every infield position, joined the Royals last July after being claimed off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He appeared in 40 games and hit .188.
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