Blade Runner - US Theatrical ending (1982)

The 1982 American theatrical version released by the studio included a "happy ending" (using leftover aerial footage from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining) and voiceovers added.

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[llcdrdndgrbd]

AND THEN THERE WERE FAIRIES

AND THEN WE HAD CAKE

[DecimusKrieg]

apparently Harrison Ford hated doing the voice over parts and I think that feeling comes through in his voice

[CaitiVoltaire]

@spacecoke Comparing Blade Runner's dialogue to Resident Evil is like comparing a firmly-built house made out of concrete and plated in solid gold to a dog poo in a refridgerator box.

[mzhivago925]

I never did get why every has a problem with this ending. It might have a different tone than the rest of the movie but that's the point I think. I actually liked it.

[Lazyguy22]

@thatsagoodboat He was. He hated the voiceovers. Lord only knows how much he hated this scene.

[spacecoke]

OMG! that dialogue is on par with the original resident evil game :O i am shocked that this was even left in and i am so glad i watched the directoirs cut first. truely terrible.

[thatsagoodboat]

how does this even make sense? hell harrison ford sounds sarcastic. it sounds like the producers hastily wrote in a happy ending, in like five minutes.

[laigar]

wow this is just.... terrible, had only watched directors cut and final cut of the movie.

[tenchimasake]

Aw how sweet, they're on their way to their honeymoon suite at the Overlook Hotel...wait WTF?

[Johngalt43]

From future noir to....panoramic mountain scenes? Evidently the studio did not credit the audience with being able to pay attention and decided the only thing to do was beat it to death with a stick. Both endings have their merits, but the one on the "Director's Cut" is Ridley Scott's--and Philip K. Dick's.

I have heard that Harrison Ford deliberately did the narration badly, hoping it would not be be used. Would like to see the original theatrical cut with no narration for comparison.

[TheArtistOfKuroo]

Oh god, this is horrific. I think you can actually hear how much Harrison Ford hated himself at that moment. I don't think he had been that pissed since he was forced to do the Star Wars Holiday Special. I'm surprised he didn't use his bullwhip on whoever made him do this. I cannot press the thumbs down button enough times.

[placydil]

filmed and narrated at gunpoint