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[[Image:Blade Runner.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Blade Runner'' (1982)]]
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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
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|name = Blade Runner
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|picture = Blade Runner.jpg
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|caption = ''Theatrical Poster''
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|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br>[[Image:HOK.jpg|25px]] Hong Kong<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom   
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|director = [[Ridley Scott]]
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|date= 1982 
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|language = English
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|studio= Ladd Company, The<br>Shaw Brothers<br>Warner Bros.<br>Blade Runner Partnership
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|distributor= Warner Bros.
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|character1=Rick Deckard
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|actor1=[[Harrison Ford]]
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|character2=Roy Batty
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|actor2=[[Rutger Hauer]]
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|character3=Rachael
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|actor3=[[Sean Young]]
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|character4=Gaff
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|actor4=[[Edward James Olmos]]
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|character5=Bryant
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|actor5=[[M. Emmet Walsh]]
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|character6=Pris
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|actor6=[[Daryl Hannah]]
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|character6=Pris
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|actor6=[[Daryl Hannah]]
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|character7=Leon Kowalski
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|actor7=[[Brion James]]
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|character8=Zhora
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|actor8=[[Joanna Cassidy]]
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|character9=Dave Holden
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|actor9=[[Morgan Paull]]
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}}
  
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''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by [[Ridley Scott]] (''[[Black Hawk Down]],'' ''[[Black Rain]],'' and ''[[American Gangster]]'') from a script written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples and based on the Philip K. Dick novel ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?''. [[Harrison Ford]] stars as Rick Deckard, a law enforcement officer who is known as a "Blade Runner", a member of a special police squad tasked with killing (euphemistically called "retirement") androids called "replicants"--called pejoratively "skinjobs"--who have been banned, upon pain of death, from ever returning to Earth.  
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'''''Blade Runner''''' is the 1982 science fiction classic directed by [[Ridley Scott]] from a script co-written by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples and based on the Philip K. Dick novel ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?''. [[Harrison Ford]] stars as Rick Deckard, who is known in the film as a "Blade Runner", a member of a special police squad tasked with eliminating (euphemistically called "retirement") "replicants", humanlike androids designated for different tasks offworld, but who have smuggled themselves back onto Earth, despite their banishment from the planet.  The film also co-starred [[Rutger Hauer]], [[Sean Young]], [[Daryl Hannah]], and [[Brion James]].  Ford would return as Deckard in the 2017 sequel, ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]''.
  
  
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'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Blade Runner'':'''
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==COP 357 Derringer==
 
==COP 357 Derringer==
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In the opening scene, Leon ([[Brion James]]) is armed with a [[COP 357 Derringer|COP .357 four-barrel Derringer]]. The prop gun was modified to fire two barrels at a time to provide a more dramatic muzzle flash.
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In the opening scene, Leon Kowalski (a Nexus-6 replicant who infiltrated the Tyrell Corporation by working as a "waste disposal engineer") is armed with a [[COP 357 Derringer]], smuggling it into his Voight-Kampff test (an empathy test administered to determine whether a subject is human or replicant). The prop gun was modified to fire two barrels at a time to provide a more dramatic muzzle flash and had a specialized sound effect added to the soundtrack to make it sound more futuristic.  
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[[Image:N-copb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|COP 357 Derringer .357 Magnum]]
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[[Image:N-copb.jpg|thumb|none|300px|COP 357 Derringer - .357 Magnum]]
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[[Image:Bladerunner-COP.jpg||thumb|600px|none|Leon ([[Brion James]]) fires his Derringer.]]
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[[Image:21.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Leon fires his second shot from his Derringer at Dave Holden ([[Morgan Paull]]), who is blown through a wall into the adjacent room behind him.]]
  
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[[Image:21.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Leon ([[Brion James]]) fires his Derringer.]]
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==LAPD 2019 Blaster==
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[[Image:Bladerunner-COP.jpg||thumb|600px|none|]]
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Rick Deckard ([[Harrison Ford]]) is armed with a non-designated, [[(Blade Runner) - LAPD 2019 Blaster|unnamed blaster]] throughout the film. The prop was constructed from parts of a [[Steyr Mannlicher Model L#Steyr Mannlicher Model SL|Steyr Mannlicher .222 Model SL]] and a [[Charter Arms Bulldog]] revolver. Side covers were added to cover the Bulldog's cylinder, and different bolt heads and screw heads were used to offer an illusion of knobs and controls. The gun was also equipped with at least 6 LED lights, though not all of them worked throughout the production. Several other characters are seen handling Deckard's gun at times, notably Rachael ([[Sean Young]]). Blade Runner Holden ([[Morgan Paull]]) is seen very briefly drawing a similar blaster at the beginning of the film. LAPD officers have black resin casts of the hero prop in their holsters, but they are just barely seen.
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[[Image:Charter Arms Bulldog.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|Charter Arms Bulldog - .44 Special]]
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==LAPD 2019 blaster==
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[[Image:SteyrModelSL02Receiver.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Steyr Mannlicher Model SL Receiver.]]
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Rick Deckard ([[Harrison Ford]]) is armed with an non-designated, unnamed blaster throughout the film. The prop was constructed from parts of a Steyr-Mannlicher Model SL (SL Images [http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=155140909#PIC 1] [http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/product_details.php?itemID=12358 2]) rifle and a [[Charter Arms Bulldog]] revolver. Side covers were added to cover the bulldog's cylinder, and different bolt heads and screw heads were used to offer an illusion of knobs and controls. The gun was also equipped with at least 6 LED lights, though not all of them worked throughout the production.   In addition to Deckard, several other characters are seen handling similar weapons including Holden ([[Morgan Paull]]) and Rachael ([[Sean Young]]).
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[[Image:SteyrModelSL03.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Steyr Mannlicher Model SL - .222]]
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[[Image:HERO1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
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[[File:BladeRunner1982Blaster01.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Original 2019 Blaster prop.]]
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[[Image:Hero2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Note the white electrical cord running from the "sight" which houses two green LED's.]]
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[[Image:Deckridly.a.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A behind the scenes image of [[Ridley Scott]] discussing a scene with [[Harrison Ford]], Ford holding the blaster.]]
 
[[Image:178.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deckard ([[Harrison Ford]]) draws his gun on a fleeing Zhora ([[Joanna Cassidy]]).]]
 
[[Image:178.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deckard ([[Harrison Ford]]) draws his gun on a fleeing Zhora ([[Joanna Cassidy]]).]]
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[[Image:177.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deckard fires his weapon on Zhora.]]
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[[Image:181.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deckard uses two hands to fire his weapon. Note here that the front Steyr magazine is fitted crooked - This may have been from on-set abuse, as later pictures of the gun do not reflect this crooked nature.]]
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[[Image:181.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deckard uses two hands to fire his weapon.]]
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[[Image:BRFC 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the beginning of the film, Holden ([[Morgan Paull]]) is very briefly seen pulling his LAPD 2019 blaster in a confrontation.]]
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[[Image:182.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deckard discharges his weapon on a replicant.]]
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[[Image:BRFC 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rachael ([[Sean Young]]) is seen holding the blaster.]]
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[[File:BRFC 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the beginning of the film, Holden ([[Morgan Paull]]) is very briefly seen pulling his LAPD 2019 blaster in a confrontation.]]
 
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[[File:BRFC 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rachael ([[Sean Young]]) is seen holding the blaster.]]
 
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[[Image:1_blade_runner.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A promotional photo of Harrison Ford holding his weapon.]]
 
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[[File:BRFC 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deckard goes up the staircase with his weapon drawn.]]
 
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[[Image:BR_HD_gun1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Closeup of Deckard's weapon.]]
 
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===Original Design===
 
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The original design for the intended Rick Deckard blaster was done by production artists Syd Mead. It was a "black hole gun" and was to fire a black beam.  An odd looking weapon, and a prop with a mysterious origin It is said that Deckard was originally intended to have a small COP derringer based customized blaster, but when Ridley saw the Steyr SL chamber on the prop masters workbench, he insisted it be used as his hero's main sidearm.  The firing "hero" was, for years, thought lost, or put in mothballs on the studio lot somewhere. Stunt castings of the weapon made the rounds, and some of them hang on the walls of Planet Hollywood and reside among cherished private collections.
 
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[[Image:Meadgun.jpg|400px|none||thumb|This was ultimately rejected for unknown reasons, and then a modified COP was to be used until the director saw an exposed Steyr SL 223 action. The prop master then fit the bolt action rifle parts over, and under a charter arms bulldog revolver.]]
 
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[[Image:BR_HD_gun1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:181.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Note here that the front Steyr magazine is fitted crooked. This may have been from on set abuse, as later pictures of the gun do not reflect this crooked nature.]]
 
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[[Image:Deckridly.a.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A behind the scenes image of [[Ridley Scott]] discussing a scene with [[Harrison Ford]].]]
 
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===Double Triggers===
 
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Deckard is seen carrying his weapon in a crossdraw holster, where the weapon's double triggers can be seen.  The double trigger nature of the weapon has fooled some into believing the gun had two barrels. In the Marvel comics adaptation of the film, we can even see some of the artists drawing the handgun with side by side barrels.  In reality, it was a feature carried over from the Steyr design simply because director Ridley Scott liked the look.
 
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[[Image:Deckholster.jpg|400px|none|thumb|A production image of Deckard carrying his weapon in the crossdraw holster.  The double triggers are most visible here.]]
 
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[[File:BRFC 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deckard's holstered weapon as seen in the film.]]
 
 
[[Image:299.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Roy Batty ([[Rutger Hauer]]) grabs Deckard's hand that is holding the blaster.]]
 
[[Image:299.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Roy Batty ([[Rutger Hauer]]) grabs Deckard's hand that is holding the blaster.]]
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[[Image:BR_HD_gun1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Closeup of Deckard's weapon near the conclusion of the film.]]
  
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===Stunt Castings===
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==Trivia==
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[[Image:Museum_stunt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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Here is a picture of the stunt casting hanging in the Seattle Science Fiction Museum. It was coated with a glossy clear to keep the rubber from breaking down any further that it already had.
 
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The stunt castings vary from the hero gun in many ways. They were cast before the LED's were placed into the magazine, and before the "pinky groove" was cut into the hero grip, which was done at Ford's request as the grip was just too small for his hand. Also, some castings have "hero grips" meaning they have orange amber grips, and some have black grips, which were used by the street cops, and background players in the police station scene.
 
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[[Image:Pistol_11.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Stunt_blaster.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:297.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
  
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Note the casting seam clearly visible along the top of the "hero" stunt gun.
 
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[[Image:298.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Cops_SMALL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:La_copsstanding.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:BR-Cop_rig.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Stunt_pistol_3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Stuntgun_BR_image.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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Stunt castings, and resin castings of the stunt guns have made the rounds through the hands of fans and private collectors over the years.
 
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[[Image:PDR_0020.JPG|thumb|600px|none|]]
 
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===Fan Made Blasters===
 
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The Blade Runner Blaster stands as one of the most sought after props in the history of cinema. Since the release of the film many fans, and some prop companies, have stepped up and created their own versions of the gun based on images from the film, and also working from stunt castings.
 
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An incredible fan made version of the Syd Mead design:
 
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[[Image:Meadblaster.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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'''THE PKD'''
 
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[[image:Bladerunner-blaster.gif|400px|thumb|none|]]<br>
 
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Plager Katsumate Series-D blaster replica
 
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[[Image:Brpistl2.gif|thumb|400px|none|]]
 
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The above is a fan made blaster sculpted by Rick Ross. Rick has has also created many variations on the the blasters theme, including "snubby" blasters, a "magnum" blaster, and an "assassin" model with optics and a suppressor.
 
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[[Image:MAG_SNUB_R2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
 
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The gun in the film did not have any official name or designation, though fans of the film who seek to own a reproduction of this prop tend to call it a "PKD" coined by mister Ross in honor of Philip K. Dick.
 
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==Trivia==
 
 
Several production problems led to re-editing of the film and several narrative elements added without the consent of the director, including the infamous narration track that the studio insisted be added to the theatrical release (the studio believing the audience would be lost without some kind of explanatory device).  
 
Several production problems led to re-editing of the film and several narrative elements added without the consent of the director, including the infamous narration track that the studio insisted be added to the theatrical release (the studio believing the audience would be lost without some kind of explanatory device).  
  
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A box office disappointment upon its initial release, the film is now hailed as visionary and highly influential to film to this day (the producers of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' reboot openly acknowledged the influence of the film by calling the organic Cylons "skinjobs" and even modeling the Colonial service pistols after Deckard's service weapon, as well as using the [[COP 357 Derringer]] one episode). After years of controversy, Scott released his final version of the film in 2007 as ''Blade Runner: The Final Cut'' in a 5-disc set that included the original theatrical release as well the three more versions of the film and the work print and a plethora of extras and commentaries [http://www.amazon.com/Runner-Five-Disc-Complete-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B000UBMWG4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1283732893&sr=1-1].
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A box office disappointment upon its initial release, the film is now hailed as a visionary and highly influential film to this day (the producers of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' reboot openly acknowledged the influence of the film by calling the organic Cylons "skinjobs" and even modeling the Colonial service pistols after Deckard's service weapon, as well as using the [[COP 357 Derringer]] in one episode). After years of controversy, Scott released his final version of the film in 2007 as ''Blade Runner: The Final Cut'' in a 5-disc set that included the original theatrical cut as well the three other versions of the film that have been released at various times, plus the work print and a plethora of extras and commentaries.
  
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'''See the [[Talk:Blade Runner|Talk Page]] for additional trivia and details (including additional images) on Deckard's gun.'''
  
  
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Revision as of 07:06, 21 November 2017


Blade Runner
Blade Runner.jpg
Theatrical Poster
Country Flag of the United States.jpg United States
HOK.jpg Hong Kong
UKD.jpg United Kingdom
Directed by Ridley Scott
Release Date 1982
Language English
Studio Ladd Company, The
Shaw Brothers
Warner Bros.
Blade Runner Partnership
Distributor Warner Bros.
Main Cast
Character Actor
Rick Deckard Harrison Ford
Roy Batty Rutger Hauer
Rachael Sean Young
Gaff Edward James Olmos
Bryant M. Emmet Walsh
Pris Daryl Hannah
Leon Kowalski Brion James
Zhora Joanna Cassidy
Dave Holden Morgan Paull


Blade Runner is the 1982 science fiction classic directed by Ridley Scott from a script co-written by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples and based on the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard, who is known in the film as a "Blade Runner", a member of a special police squad tasked with eliminating (euphemistically called "retirement") "replicants", humanlike androids designated for different tasks offworld, but who have smuggled themselves back onto Earth, despite their banishment from the planet. The film also co-starred Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, and Brion James. Ford would return as Deckard in the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049.



The following weapons were used in the film Blade Runner:


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COP 357 Derringer

In the opening scene, Leon Kowalski (a Nexus-6 replicant who infiltrated the Tyrell Corporation by working as a "waste disposal engineer") is armed with a COP 357 Derringer, smuggling it into his Voight-Kampff test (an empathy test administered to determine whether a subject is human or replicant). The prop gun was modified to fire two barrels at a time to provide a more dramatic muzzle flash and had a specialized sound effect added to the soundtrack to make it sound more futuristic.

COP 357 Derringer - .357 Magnum
Leon (Brion James) fires his Derringer.
Leon fires his second shot from his Derringer at Dave Holden (Morgan Paull), who is blown through a wall into the adjacent room behind him.

LAPD 2019 Blaster

Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is armed with a non-designated, unnamed blaster throughout the film. The prop was constructed from parts of a Steyr Mannlicher .222 Model SL and a Charter Arms Bulldog revolver. Side covers were added to cover the Bulldog's cylinder, and different bolt heads and screw heads were used to offer an illusion of knobs and controls. The gun was also equipped with at least 6 LED lights, though not all of them worked throughout the production. Several other characters are seen handling Deckard's gun at times, notably Rachael (Sean Young). Blade Runner Holden (Morgan Paull) is seen very briefly drawing a similar blaster at the beginning of the film. LAPD officers have black resin casts of the hero prop in their holsters, but they are just barely seen.

Charter Arms Bulldog - .44 Special
Steyr Mannlicher Model SL Receiver.
Steyr Mannlicher Model SL - .222
Original 2019 Blaster prop.
A behind the scenes image of Ridley Scott discussing a scene with Harrison Ford, Ford holding the blaster.
Deckard (Harrison Ford) draws his gun on a fleeing Zhora (Joanna Cassidy).
Deckard uses two hands to fire his weapon. Note here that the front Steyr magazine is fitted crooked - This may have been from on-set abuse, as later pictures of the gun do not reflect this crooked nature.
At the beginning of the film, Holden (Morgan Paull) is very briefly seen pulling his LAPD 2019 blaster in a confrontation.
Rachael (Sean Young) is seen holding the blaster.
Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) grabs Deckard's hand that is holding the blaster.
Closeup of Deckard's weapon near the conclusion of the film.

Trivia

Several production problems led to re-editing of the film and several narrative elements added without the consent of the director, including the infamous narration track that the studio insisted be added to the theatrical release (the studio believing the audience would be lost without some kind of explanatory device).

A box office disappointment upon its initial release, the film is now hailed as a visionary and highly influential film to this day (the producers of the Battlestar Galactica reboot openly acknowledged the influence of the film by calling the organic Cylons "skinjobs" and even modeling the Colonial service pistols after Deckard's service weapon, as well as using the COP 357 Derringer in one episode). After years of controversy, Scott released his final version of the film in 2007 as Blade Runner: The Final Cut in a 5-disc set that included the original theatrical cut as well the three other versions of the film that have been released at various times, plus the work print and a plethora of extras and commentaries.

See the Talk Page for additional trivia and details (including additional images) on Deckard's gun.

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