Blade Runner (1982, 117 min) Dir: Ridley Scott. Adapted from: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick 1. What is the Nexus 6 and why is it declared illegal? 2. What is the name of the police squad that is responsible for destroying replicants? 3. What is the termination of the robots called? 4. What is the purpose of the Voight-Kampff test? 5. What does Rachael ask Deckard? “Have you ever … 6. What does Tyrell say about Rachel? 7. What does Leroy want to get from his apartment? Does he find what he wants? 8. Who does the man say is responsible for the robots’ minds? 9. Where does Deckard say all of Rachel’s childhood memories are from? 10. What does Sebastian tell Pris about his job? 11. What does Deckard dream about when he falls asleep on the piano? 12. What does Deckard find in the photos of the apartment? 13. What does Deckard tell the woman so that he can search her room? 14. Who attacks Deckard in the street? 15. What do Pris and Roy want Sebastian to do? 16. What does Roy want from Tyrell? 17. Who does Deckard find first in Sebastian’s house? 18. Does Deckard get to terminate all the robots? 19. Does Deckard find Rachel? 20. What does Deckard find outside his door before leaving? Journal Questions: Write 300 words about one of the following: 1. How is this film a ‘classic’ in terms of genre and filmmaking? 2. How does the iconography of this film suggest two genres? 3. Compare this film to another sci-fi film in terms of genre 4. If the star of science fiction is the idea, what is the star in this film and how is it explored?
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