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  • Ford has a very red face.

  • He is nicely faithful to the role!

  • wikipedia-According to production documents, a long list of 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.[16]

    Christ, imagine arnie playing the role

  • I love Harrison's work and at least in the public's eye he has been a decent guy. I just watched him on Love American Style this morning which was a surprise.

    Outside of that I enjoyed Blade Runner more for Rutger Hauer more than Harrison but I also remember hearing that Harrison never liked Blade Runner. It was a detective movie that the guy just ran around and never did anything. Ridly Scott seams to make these big movies that have a lot of expensive content and detail yet are still boring.

  • @kpreston69 can i ask just out of interest what the last good harrison ford movie is in your opinion? i think witness and the last crusade were his last good ones. everything he's done since i have only watched on tv and it makes me cringe watching them. how does such a good actor go so bad?

  • @briney1973 The Fugitive is one of those movies that I can watch more than once. It seems to be one of those that could have been made without Harrison but I thought he was great in it along with Tommy Lee Jones. He does good work and nothing makes me cringe but I was extremely let down by the last Indy movie and not because of his age. I suspect he went along because George and Steve are his close friends and trusted George's script...I hate to say George can't write, SHOCKER

  • "...As a replicant would." Nice ending to that question!

  • @felsner1

    I agree!

    

  • 2019 isn't far away but i doubt it will be like bladerunner.

  • @freshlineproductions I'd say it's more relevant now than ever with all the talk about genetic manipulation and 'enhancement' that is going on right now.

  • We are all replicants. What is life? In about 20 years we will need to ask," is that AI unit allive". My friend has a artificial hip, two knees, a prostethic hand, hearing aids, glasses, dentures, and a implanted pacemaker. When does he become a cyborg?

  • Cute, "I nailed the Replicant bit" smile at the end from Harrison !

  • And it isn't like he's never done a hard day's work. He was a working man once upon a time.

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  • Good to see Harrison warming to the realization this is the best film he has been associated with.

    As to which version is best,... is he a replicant? Who cares? It's all Rutger.

  • @cutandpaste1 I hear what you're saying, however Confucius say; it's all relative to the observer.....

  • Bravo Harrison! I also agree that Deckard was human and that's why I love the original 1982 version as opposed to the Director's Cut.

  • 2019 is only 7 years away..

  • The question is not "Is Deckard a replicant?" The question is "Does it matter if Deckard, or Batty, or anyone, is a replicant?"

  • @a7i20ci7y You stated this movie's meaning perfectly.

  • @a7i20ci7y it matters to me,they should be provided as our warriors and our whores but not as our equals as i wish a safe life of pleasure and they are made to serve.

  • @MrFattyfatfatboy Keep on trollin

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  • @a7i20ci7y

    True. Aside from the four year lifespan, it probably shouldn't matter. He's still a person and a good one.

  • @a7i20ci7y spot on

  • @a7i20ci7y of course it matters ! it matters because it changes the whole narrative of the movie from a science fiction flick to a movie which cuestions what is humanity. Its a classic PKD twist.

  • @OrgulloCriolloTV Let's be clear. This is a sci-fi flick, and it is also a movie that questions what humanity is, as all the best sci fi does. To manufacture a thing that is sapient and sentient, and treat it as a disposable person is the height of bigotry. It is slavery of a new kind, and it is an abomination. When I say it doesn't matter, I mean that even if Deckard, or Batty, or anyone (you or me) is a replicant, they deserve life and liberty.

  • @a7i20ci7y thanx captain obvious ! of course thats whats implied , and the conclusion that youre most likely to reach . But its better to let people get there themselves by posing them that question , instead of dumb-ass internet philosophers like you that just explicitly blurt out what youre supposed to think .

  • @OrgulloCriolloTV U mad? Sorry dude, I thought there was a conversation here where people were discussing the film. How obtuse of me.

  • @a7i20ci7y True being human is a mindset it dosen't matter if your flesh and bone or metal and circuits and fake flesh.Androids when made as advanced as the ones in bladerunner should have equal rights to their human creators.

  • I always hated the idea of Deckard being a replicant.  To me, it's a cheap cop-out and betrays the emotional currents of the film. It's too easy an answer to the mysteries explored.

  • So is this the first time Ford has talked about "Blade Runner" since the early 80's?

  • Did you know Deckard was choked by his own tie?

  • It honestly took me a while to fully appreciate Blade Runner, but now, I think it's fantastic.

  • circumcision is the problem.

  • But Harrison, the whole point of the film and story is the question of how we deal with machines that not only look, sound and act like humans, but THINK they are too. By revealing the Deckard protagonist to be a replicant, the audience can truly participate in the dilemma presented by the movie and its world.

  • @Huckxxx yeah he he did a perfect job by mistake, to him it was just another movie and he resisted all the sci-fi bull just like the character would, sometimes things just fall into place.

  • Harrison meant that last line as tongue in cheek =D ... obviously Ridley made the film and can say what he wants, BUT Ford played the character Deckard with the thought of being human - the ending IMO is still ambiguous leaving it up to the viewer to decide the origami at end was for Rachael as Deckard was imagining the dreams implanted for her ... either way Blade Runner just owns (what a brilliant film !!!)

  • @disengagejam it was a origami unicorn... and half way through the movie deckard has a mysterious dream about unicorns... the police has access to dreams and memories that certain replicants have.. that's how deckard knew all about Rachael...and gaff {Ed j Olmos}could have access to deckard's dream about unicorns

  • I agree BigBoss He is a "ONE HELL ACTOR" or is that an actor from hell?

  • He plays in almost the best movies ever !!! ONE HELL ACTOR !!! :) I LOVE HIM !!!

  • In the book the message I pulled from the story is that when we cannot distinguish between what's real and not real we lose our free will as we no longer have the capacity to make choices.

    Phillip K. Dick loved to mess with the reader's mind by leaving the story open to interpretation.

    I'm not sure that messing with our ability to decide what's real in the movie was a good idea with Deckard's dream sequence and the origami. Should have left out the dream scene.

  • Good final point he makes.

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  • That last line really makes the interview.

  • I think asking the question misses the entire point. Both humans and replicants are deserving of dignity and rights. A society that keeps highly sentient beings as slaves means anyone can be dehumanized. And in that future dystopia most humans were just the "house slaves" while replicants were the the "field slaves."

  • GO HARRISON FORD!!! GO!!!

  • Genial comentario de un genio del cine!

  • Silly Harrison, The idea that Deckard was in fact a replicant only enhances the film's message and makes it more powerful. The fact that the only characters we identify with are in fact not human basically shows that the preconceived notion of what is "human" or "real" is almost irrelevant, and that we shouldn't just judge a being based on "what they are."

  • @amostills I disagree. Deckard is shown as being somewhat distant and confused, unlike the more sure and passionate Batty. Having Deckard be human and Batty replicant makes the conflict betwen "cold human/warm replicant" all the greater.

    But by making Deckard a replicant as well, that conflict is gone and we're left with just two versions of the same thing.

  • "I resisted the idea of been a replicant, I suppose...as a replicant would"

    The complexities of the Rick Deckard character; and if you think about it, this sentence makes all the sense in the World.

  • I think Harrison Ford is one of the last great Hollywood actors who really have the Old School Hollywood Star Quality...You rock, Mr. Ford!

  • Is it just me or is one side of his face starting to droop?

  • @Nickshark1982 Yeah, I noticed that too. And it looks like that it is happening to the side of the face that doesn't grim...

  • Wow that is one gravelly voice Harry has there

  • I'm not a replicant....

  • My favourite Harrison Ford film

  • ...as a replicant would. lol

  • OK, it's simply my opinion. But I don't think Harrison Ford is aging well. I know, actors/stars, when not gussied up and painted by make-up artists, are just like you and I; but Harry just looks old and beat.

  • @geoped1 no matter how well an 80 year old has aged i still wouldn't shag her, so who really cares other than 16 year old girls and 27 year old queers?

  • Intense interview!!!!

  • Apparantly Ford hated working on Blade Runner, and going by how he talks about it in this video, it looks like he still can't get over it.

  • @FetaCheese222 It all stems around the voiceover in the orginal cut, Ford and Scott did not want to do it.

  • I definitely prefer the "Deckard as human" version, him being a replicant as well comes off as cliched to me. That being said, the ambiguity is interesting and I think it adds to the film.

  • Very clever man. I'd love to meet him one day.

  • The thing is, we will never know for sure, and if we did, 50 % of us would be dissapointed.

    Some things indicate Deckard being a replicant, and som things certainly suggests that he is indead human.

    I'm fine with not knowing excatly, though I lean towards him being human, I think that makes for the best story, like the novel.

  • The idea that Deckard was human adds the man verses monster theme. Otherwise things become much more obscured by a fog of clouds.

  • @rstora01 Ridley Scott, in a video interview, came out and said that Deckard is a Replicant in Bladerunner. Also, some of the scenes that never made the theatrical cut as much hint at this, overtly in fact. Really I think the idea is that the machines are human, in essence. And yes, they are monsters. But they are that way because they have been treated monstrously by humans in a monstrous future, not because they are just monstrous machines. The film is brilliant in that it reflects on humanity

  • @buzongtang Thanks for the update I stand corrected

  • Help me out here I've seen 2 different ending to Blade Runner , one in the theater with a Harris Ford voice over going on about how Roy Batty realized how precious life is as his was ending ,and perhaps that's why he spared my life. The VO is played over Deckard and Rachel driving off into the sunset. The Directors Cut ending omits the VO ,Deckart finds one of Graffs origami's as he and Rachel leave the apt to a darker future. Does anyone remember the VO version? are there anyother verison?

  • @s0undch4ser I remember the VO version, it was decent, but I prefer the Director's Cut or "Final Cut" version. There is another cut that came out in 1992 that removed the narration and the happy ending but wasn't done by Ridley Scott, who fixed a few more things for the Final Cut in 2007.

  • @squamish4244 I think Ridley had a fair amount of input into the 1992 director's cut, and he did approve it once it was finished. Check Wikipedia.

  • a reason directors shouldnt let actors change the script. and if they seem hesitant on things then they arent the right person for the job. although, he was good in the film.

  • berühmt wurde er 1978 mit Star Wars...

  • Film restoration Inc.

    Alex co.

  • Harrison Ford is the Chuck Norris of cinema.

  • Involuntary dilation of the pupil? Yep, he's one of them alright!

  • How can I watch this entire interview?!

  • Why is Harrison's eyes tearing up like crying ?

    Wow he must have been touched by the memories of making that movie, its really moving to see someone so into a movie ..

  • @kkdkk7 Harrison actually hated making this movie, and dosent like riddley. look it up. kinda sucks

  • @joker9494949494

    You have to be kidding, for goodness sake he is crying in this interview ! It cannot be out of hate ? Which insane actor will hate having made the cult classic of cult classics ?

    .. unless he is too full of himself after the success of Raiders and Star Whores ..

  • Cool! That's what I thought (SPOILER ALERT); it only makes sense that Deckard is a replicant. The main reason (I feel) most others think he is not, is because of the original cut with the narration suggesting that he's fully human. In Ridley Scott's mind and the film he intended to make Deckard always was a replicant. Cool.

  • @Gorrrillla5

    Thanks for the heads up.

  • Alas. Not only is Deckard a replicant, now Harrison Ford indicates that he may be one too!

  • @barbedheart Really? I would say the film leaves the question open, and I believe it works better than way. Anyway I lean towards the ''Deckard is human'' camp and also think Ford's opinion of needing a human character was the right one. It is impossible to prove either way, as this question has been argued to death and there is no definitive answer - despite what Scott has to say on the subject, because the film must stand on its own.

  • that movie was part of my college degree. Thanks for the video.

  • Ridley Scott was inspired to make this film by climbing up the Transporter Bridge and looking at the steel works in Middlesbrough.

  • This film was one of Darryl Hannah's first in her career, I believe. I'm glad to see this interview. He has a great sense of humor. Fabulous actor.

  • thats by far the most ambiguous explanation of Blade Runner from anyone. It really makes me wish Ridley Scott didnt admit that Deckard was a replicant in the end. I enjoyed having this debate with many friends and film goers... In a way it lost the mystique and energy of the film...

    But its Blade Runner...so its still great either way. im glad Ford decided to speak on it. I read that he had argued with Scott alot about the story direction and narration recordings in the old cut.

  • A LOT of the effects in the original TRON were NOT CGI, but traditional animation made to look "computer-like".

    As for this video, Harrison Ford refused to talk about Blade Runner for many, many years. Good to know that he changed his mind. And his last line, about resisting the fact that he could be a replicant (as a replicant would) is great.

  • I like his reasoning.

  • @metfilmguy2009 I was just thinking the same thing. It completely suites the film.

  • Replicant!

  • Well, I have to go rent this movie now. I still haven't seen it yet....

    Seems like it has all the ingredients to be a good one though.

  • @Illumirage:BLADERUNNER ! Only 9 years away.. 2019.. You´ll be amazed that this was made over 10 years before CGI !! This film was made in 1982 !! A classic film that stood the test of time ! Ahead of it´s time ! The greatest Sci-Fi film ever other than "2001" ! A must see !! I like the orginal verson with the voice over..For me, makes the ending more moving.. Fans disgree..But I like the "hard boiled" element..

  • @davisgreen2020 CGI has been around for a very long time. Tron, which was made the same year, used almost nothing but CGI.

  • @prattals: Well put.. Yes Tron..When CGI was infancy..

  • @davisgreen2020

    I had been hearing, on the previous AFI video, that there are multiple versions. Which one should I check out?

  • @Illumirage 2007 Final Cut. 

  • @Illumirage: The final cut and the orginal version I think is the best..

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  • @Illumirage: CGI was in it´s infancy..Not widely used..TRON..

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