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Transcript: Ridley Scott Refines His Vision of 'Blade Runner'
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- December 17, 2007
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MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
12-17-2007
Ridley Scott Refines His Vision of 'Blade Runner'
Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MELISSA BLOCK, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
MICHELE NORRIS, host:
And I'm Michele Norris.
How does a certified box office bomb become a classic? Long before director Ridley Scott made "Gladiator" or "American Gangster," he directed the dystopian fantasy, "Blade Runner." Though it starred Harrison Ford, it was a flop when it premiered back in 1982. Ford played Deckard, a cop in a futuristic Los Angeles hunting renegade, human-like androids called replicants. Then, he fell in love with one.
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