Blade Runner's Theatrical Cut Is The Best Version, Says Christopher Nolan
Director Christopher Nolan states that he believes the theatrical cut of sci-fi classic Blade Runner is the definitive version of the film. Blade Runner, originally released in 1982, has come to be regarded as one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time. The movie helmed by Ridley Scott and based on the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep tells the tale of Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a Blade Runner who must hunt down man-made beings known as Replicants after they illegally return to Earth to confront their creator. While the film was not an immediate hit, Blade Runner has gone on to become a cult classic and even spawned a highly acclaimed sequel from Dune director Denis Villeneuve.
Blade Runner is one of those films that is famous for studio meddling, and as such, there are several different cuts. The three most well-known versions of Blade Runner are the Theatrical Cut, the Director's Cut, and the Final Cut. While it is common for Blade Runner fans to argue over which is the best, most favor 2007's The Final Cut, as this is the cut that Scott had the most hand in (despite its name, the director's cut was only assembled using notes from Scott). It's also true that most fans do not prefer the Theatrical Cut, with reasons varying from the inclusion of a studio-mandated «happy ending» to the voiceover by Deckard. It seems, however, that this is not a universal opinion.
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During an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, The Dark Knight and Inception director Nolan states that he believes the Theatrical Cut to be the definitive version of Blade Runner. During the interview, Nolan discusses how he first saw Blade Runner on
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