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Blade Runner (1997)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1997
Platforms:
Format: colour
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Westwood Studios Inc
Executive Producers: Louis Castle, Jerry Perenchio, Bud Yorkin
Supervising Producer: Josh Gutfreund
Producer: Donny Blank
Assistant Producer: Rade Stojsavljevic
Production Coordinator Paul Bastardo

SCRIPT
Script: David Leary, David Yorkin
Based on a Script By: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples
Novel: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

DIRECTION
Director: Joseph D. Kucan

PROGRAMMING AND ANIMATION
Lead Artist: Aaron E. Powell
3D Artists: Margo Angevine, David Austin, Cary Averett, Tse Cheng Lo, Damon Conn, Gerald Deloff, Gary Freeman, Matthew Hansel, Miguel Lleras, Bob Marker, Ferby Miguel, Ren Olsen, Miles Ritter, Kurt Vordahl
Additional 3D Art: Frank Mendeola, Damon Redmond
Concept Artists: Jeff Hydorn, Jack Martin, Ren Olsen
Character Animators: Elie Arabian, Tse Cheng Lo, Damon Conn, Shelly Johnson, Aaron E. Powell
Technical Director: Louis Castle
Core Programmers: Michael Grayford, Michael Legg, James McNeill
Script Programmers: David Leary, Brett Levin, Denzile E. Long Jr, Jim Walls, Eric Wang
Installation Programmer: Maria del Mar McCready Legg
Technical Assistance: Greg Hjelstrom
Director of Dramatic Assets: Joseph D. Kucan
Additional Asset Management: Matt Vella
Motion Capture Credits: Patience Becquet, Kurt Vordahl
Preliminary Motion-Capture Research: Mohanned Mansour
Movie Compression: Tim Fritz

MUSIC
Music: Frank Klepacki, Vangelis (from Blade Runner (1982))
Music Performed By: Frank Klepacki

SOUND
Audio Director: Paul S. Mudra
Additional Sound Editing: Caron Weidner
Sound Designer: Dwight K. Okahara

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Hair and Make Up: Cindy Cline, Robert Lattin, Armida Lugo, Jim Sakka, Katie Taylor
Wardrobe: Christy Moeler

DESIGN
Designers: David Leary, Jim Walls
Additional Design: Erik Yeo
Assistant Designer: Tim Fritz
Art Director: Louis Castle
Additional 3D Set Designers: Eric Chadwick, Cody Chancellor, Mark Giambruno, Andrew Guevarra, Dave Horowitz, Melissa Kangeter, Manny Marquez, Art Matsurra, Andy Murdock, Mat Smiley, Jane Sommerhauser
Visual Consultant: Syd Mead
Storyboard Artist: Anthony Zierhut

OTHER CREW
Director of Quality Assurance and Customer Support: Michael Meischeid
QA Director: Glenn Sperry
QA Lead: Michael Smith
QA Testers: Michael A. Ruppert, James Adkins, Lloyd Bell, Chris Blevens, D'Andre Campbell, Jason Campbell, Shane Dietrich, Joseph Gernert, Randy Greenback, Jon Hall, Christopher Holloway, Mark Laity, Troy Leonard, DeMario Lewis, Levi Luke, Patrick Offord, Chris R. Hix, Richard Rasmussen, Steve Shockey, Albert Springfield, John Tryon
Transportation: Richard Rasmussen
Development Support: Rick Nelson, Kurt Oehlschlaeger, Jeremy Olson, Rob Sandberg, Russell Tracy
Marketing Director: Laura Wheeler
Marketing: Lincoln Hershberger, Keith Levenson, Denise Moe, Theodore A. Morris, Chris Rubyor
Package Designer: Victoria Hart
Additional Copywriting: Mike McCaa
UK Office: Louie Beatty, Rosemarie Dalton, Anthony Hinds
French Office: Sophie Cristobal, Aline Gugliermina, Francois Jaubert, Stephane Redoux
German Office: Marc Buro, Thilo Hubner, Ulrich Mühl

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks To: Brett Sperry

CASTING
Additional Casting: Marilee Lear

VOICES
Martin Azarow (Dino Klein)
Mark Benninghoffen (Ray McCoy / male announcer)
Warren Burton (Runciter / Tyrell guard)
Gwen Castaldi (dispatcher / newscaster)
Signy Coleman (Dektora)
Gary Colombo (General Doll)
Jason Cottle (Luther / Lance / photographer)
Tim Dang (Izo)
Lisa Edelstein (Crystal Steele)
Victor Gardell (Gaff)
Jeff Garlin (Lieutenant Guzza / Early Q bartender)
Gloria Hoffman (Mia)
James Hong (Chew)
Anthony Izzo (Officer Leary)
Brion James (Leon)
Tom Jourden (Spencer Grigorian)
Jerry Kernion (Holloway)
Richard Kimmel (desk clerk)
Joseph D. Kucan (Crazylegs)
Jerry Lan (Murray)
Karen Maruyama (fish dealer)
Michael McShane (Marcus Eisenduller / Hawker's barkeep / Sergeant Walls)
Alexander Mervin (Sadik / Rajif)
Tony Mitch (Governor Kolvig)
Bruno N. Oliver (Gordo)
Toru Nagai (Howie Lee)
Gerald Okamura (Zuben)
Pauley P (Lucy Devlin)
Mark Rolston (Clovis / transient)
Stephen Root (Early Q)
William Sanderson (Sebastian)
Vincent Schiavelli (Bullet Bob)
Rosalyn Sidewater (Isabella)
Ron Snow (blimp announcer)
Stephen Sorentino (shoeshine man)
Steve Sorentino (Hasan)
Jessica Straus (answering machine / female announcer)
Iqbal Theba (Moraji)
Myriam Tupert (insect dealer)
Joseph Turkel (Tyrell)
Billy Wade (Hanoi)
Mark Worden (Baker)
Sean Young (Rachael)
Joseph Zeoli (Officer Grayford)
Lloyd Bell, Tse Cheng Lo, Gerald Deloff, Gary Freeman, Eric Gooch, Michael Grayford, Jennifer Hoge, Kia Huntzinger, Shelly Johnson, Michael Legg, DeMarlo Lewis, Etsuko Mader, Mohanned Mansour, Dwight K. Okahara, Melonie Sung, Jim Walls, Sandra Wang (additional voices)

CAST
Character Models: Fukwon, Rob Bollinger, Marco Canestrelli, Shoosha Caroll, Jessica Clemens, James Hong, Anthony Izzo, Kenneth J. Kucan, Brion James, Miguel Lleras, Shelly Lyden, Leon Marathon, Matthew Mooney, Toru Nagai, Gerald Okamura, Bruno Oliver, Larry Power, Michael R. Sousa, William Sanderson, Scott Talley, Iqubal Theba, Joseph Turkel, Cristiva Turner, Cerina Vincent, Sean Young, Joseph Zeoli
Additional Models: Cary Averett, Lloyd Bell, Jason Curtis, Jeff Fillhaber, Gary Freeman, Karen Gloyd, Rick Gush, David Leary, Ferby Miguel, Ren Olsen, Bill Petro, Gin Petro, Cheryl-Ann Prenger, Rob Sandberg, Anne Silva, Kurt Vordahl, Jim Walls, Eric Wang, Sandra Wang
Movement Actors: Paul Bastardo, Jeff Fillhaber, Mindi Gladman, Joseph D. Kucan, Lynne Litteer, Darla-Jean Ralston, Shelby Scanlan, Amy Shoopman

PLOT SUMMARY

In Los Angeles, 2019, Blade Runner Ray McCoy is assigned to track down a group of missing replicants and finds himself immersed in the dangerous mean streets of the neon-lit city. Pretty soon, he's beginning to doubt his own identity...

CAPSULE REVIEW

A fantastic adaptation of the classic film that perfectly manages to capture the atmosphere of Ridley Scott's original. The gameplay is outstanding, the puzzles satisfyingly difficult and the voice cast are fantastic. In the absence of a proper sequel, this will do very nicely instead.

AVAILABILITY

UK
Game Distributor: Virgin Interactive Entertainment Inc

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 15

AWARDS

1998
Golden Satellite Awards, USA

Best Interactive Product CD-ROM Entertainment - winner

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Blade Runner (1982)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert (1996)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Making of Blade Runner (1997)

KEYWORDS

book into computer game; computer game; cyberpunk; film into computer game; future; police; replicants; video games


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