Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford as a bounty hunter tasked with tracking down bioengineered beings called replicants in a dystopian, rain-soaked future Los Angeles, loosely based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The film received a mixed critical reception and modest box office on its original release, but its dense, atmospheric visual design has since been highly influential on science fiction filmmaking, and it was later revisited in multiple director-approved recut versions. Blade Runner is widely regarded as a landmark of science fiction cinema and one of the most visually influential films of its genre.
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Original Language AwardBAFTA Award for Best Cinematography 1 AwardBAFTA Award for Best Production Design 1 AwardHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation 1 AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography 1 Release Year CountrySourced to the subject's own accountInfobox also credits Hong Kong as a co-production country. Connections
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Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples.
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Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford as a bounty hunter tasked with tracking down bioengineered beings called replicants in a dystopian, rain-soaked future Los Angeles, loosely based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The film received a mixed critical reception and modest box office on its original release, but its dense, atmospheric visual design has since been highly influential on science fiction filmmaking, and it was later revisited in multiple director-approved recut versions.
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Wikidata P166: BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Wikidata P166 (award received): BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.
Wikidata P166: BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
Wikidata P166 (award received): BAFTA Award for Best Production Design.
Wikidata P166: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Wikidata P166 (award received): Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
Wikidata P166: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Wikidata P166 (award received): Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography.
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