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Oct 17, 2021 · The definitive version of Blade Runner is certainly Ridley Scott's Final Cut edition, and it has significant differences to the original Harrison Ford movie. When it was first released in 1982, Blade Runner was a sci-fi thriller film with a difference.
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- The Theatrical Cut (1982) If you try to rent Blade Runner on YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, the version you will encounter is — most likely — the theatrical cut of the film.
- The International Cut (1982, et al.) When Blade Runner was released theatrically in the US in 1982, a slightly different version of the film was released for international audiences.
- The Workprint (1989-1991) Of all the versions of Blade Runner on this list, the Workprint is the strangest because, without its existence, the more radical revised versions of Blade Runner perhaps would not exist.
- The “Director’s Cut” (1992) Based on the success of a limited theatrical re-release for the Workprint, the idea of doing an actual cleaned-up director’s cut of Blade Runner was suddenly viable.
The best known versions are the Workprint, the US Theatrical Cut, the International Cut, the Director's Cut, [1] and the Final Cut. These five versions are included in both the 2007 five-disc Ultimate Collectors Edition and 2012 30th-Anniversary Collector's Edition releases.
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- Workprint Version. Before Blade Runner was ever released, what is known as the workprint version of the film was what Ridley Scott was working on before changes were made.
- San Diego Sneak Peek. In the lead up to Blade Runner's theatrical release, a not-yet-final cut of the film's theatrical version was shown in San Diego as a sneak peek in May of 1982.
- US Theatrical Cut. The theatrical cut of Blade Runner was the definitive version of the film for about a decade and consisted of many differences from what Scott would do with the film later on.
- International Cut/Criterion Edition. Alongside the US theatrical cut of Blade Runner, a more violent version of the film was presented to international audiences.
Aug 8, 2020 · There's quite a difference between Blade Runner's final cut and the theatrical version. Here are the most noticeable.
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Oct 4, 2017 · The final cut is the only version of Blade Runner over which Scott had full control, so it best represents his original vision for the film. It played in theaters, then was...
Nov 1, 2021 · The Final Cut was digitally remastered and featured a new color palette that cleaned up the earlier Director's Cut of the movie. Scott was given full creative control of The Final Cut which allowed him to assemble a new version using bits and