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Blade Runner is one of the big sci-fi classics of the movie world. The film’s story and how it was brought to the screen have influenced many sci-fi movies that followed. Are you a true-blue fan? Let's find out with this pop quiz.
Which famous actor, who plays the lead character, Rick Deckard, has also portrayed a swashbuckling archeologist and a scoundrel of a space-smuggler?
Richard Gere
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford played the Deckard role so well that the original story’s writer said that he was practically perfect. He argued a lot with the director, since he felt strongly about the character and the script.
Al Pacino
Tom Cruise
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In the movie, what company makes artificial humans that are used as slave labor and treated as such?
Skynet
Wayland Yutani
Tyrell Corporation
The Tyrell Corporation is the big futuristic evil corporation. For them, artificial humans are property that they sell and replace.
US Robotics
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In "Blade Runner," the artificial humans are formally called what?
Replicant
Replicants copy human form and structure. They can be designed to be faster, and stronger.
Recombinant
Synthezoid
Android
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Who directed "Blade Runner," in addition to the sci-fi classic "Alien"?
M. Night Shyamalan
George Lucas
Steven Spielberg
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott feels that "Blade Runner" is his best film. His visual ideas for the genre would carry over to the "Alien" franchise, as he also directed the original film of that series.
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We know the movie title is "Blade Runner," but what is a Blade Runner?
Lawyers
Bounty Hunters
Special Police Unit
Blade Runners are special police agents who are tasked to kill replicants who become dangerous to humans. Any replicant caught on Earth is to be shot on sight.
Soldiers
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Blade Runners have briefcases that contain what they call a Voight-Kampff test. What does it do?
It tests if a person is a replicant
Blade Runners use the Voight-Kampff test to see if a person is a replicant. Supposedly, the test never fails to detect replicants.
It finds out if a person is lying
It checks the health of the person
It checks for electronic bugs in a room
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What does the Voight-Kampff test use for measurement and confirmation?
IQ
Education
Emotions and reactions
The Voight-Kampff test in the "Blade Runner" movie measures emotional and physical reactions. Supposedly, a replicant behaves very differently -- supposedly.
Health
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Which cop loves leaving origami-like mini-figures made from matches and trash?
Gaff
It’s not clear if Gaff used to be a Blade Runner. But he seems to take a lot of interest in Deckard, and somehow doesn't trust him.
Grissom
Hutch
Starsky
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What makes the police spinner cars so different from normal cars?
They have machine guns
They can transform into robots
They fly
Police Spinners can fly. Although in the air, the "Blade Runner" footage shows that they seem to follow virtual roadways.
They are bulletproof
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What do the snake and the owl in the movie have in common?
They are puppets
They are statues
They are artificial living things
The snake and the owl are also artificial living things. The movie implies that real living things are very expensive, or extinct.
They are mechanical
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When Deckard first meets Rachael, what was the big secret he learns?
She is Tyrell’s niece
She is Tyrell’s secretary
She is another replicant
Rachael is a replicant who almost passes the Blade Runner Voight-Kampff test. Blade Runner Deckard is disturbed, as he is told that she has implanted memories.
She is a dancer
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What is the limitation of replicants?
They have low intelligence
They have rules implanted in their brains
They have programmed command words
They have a limited lifespan
Replicants are activated with a four-year lifespan only. They are designed as such so they will not develop feelings or too much self-awareness.
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What is Rachael's deeper secret?
She really is human, not just a replicant
She doesn't have a limited lifespan
Unlike other replicants, Rachael has no four-year limitation. That is according to the theater version of the movie, though. The director's cut movie version removed that detail.
She is Tyrell’s daughter
She is Tyrell’s wife
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Who eventually becomes the main target of Deckard?
Roy Batty
Roy Batty is the leader of the rebelling Nexus Replicants. It's probably because he is rated to be the smartest among them, and because he is a soldier type.
John Rambo
Frank Castle
Daneel Olivaw
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What is produced in the first laboratory where the rebel replicants go?
Noses
Ears
Eyes
The replicants start looking for a way to get to Tyrell. They first go to a laboratory where eyes are made.
Throats
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What is the specific type of replicant that makes up the team of Roy Batty?
Nexus 6
Nexus 6 replicants are the latest models, and they are smarter, faster and stronger than most humans. Deckard is shown using a powerful gun to take them down, and he needs a few shots to do it.
Level Three
Soldier
Pleasure models
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Who is J.F. Sebastian?
A genetic engineer
Sebastian is a genetic engineer who works on replicant development. He lives alone in a building, with robots or artificial life forms that he built himself.
A programmer
A mechanic
A lab assistant
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Why does Roy Batty want to see Tyrell?
He wants to fly
He wants to live longer
Roy Batty believes that Tyrell might know of a way to extend replicant life past four years. Sadly, it seems that the time limit is irreversible once programmed into the replicant.
He wants to be loved
He wants to get energy powers
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Who is the replicant that makes contact with J.F. Sebastian?
Lola
Diana
Pris
Pris is a Nexus 6 replicant who is optimized as a basic pleasure unit. She attacks Deckard first as he explores the building where Sebastian lives.
Barbarella
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This actress who portrayed Pris is also Angelica Turing in "Sense8."
Jennifer Lopez
Goldie Hawn
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah is no stranger to playing strong women. She was also California Mountain Snake in "Kill Bill."
Jane Fonda
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Which replicant was the first that Deckard was able to track down and question?
Zhora Salome
Zhora Salome is the first Nexus 6 replicant from the rebel group that Blade Runner Deckard retires from service. Unlike Pris, she is a military model.
Madonna
Malena
Imelda
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Who is the only male replicant that we see with Roy Batty?
Danny de Vito
Billy Zane
Leon Kowalski
Leon Kowalski is the first replicant we see in action, as he kills a Blade Runner while he is being tested. He nearly kills Deckard, but he is shot by Rachael.
Ray Bradbury
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What excuse does Deckard use to gain access to Zhora and the dressing room?
He is a reporter
He is an admirer
He is a salesman
He is from the Committee of Moral Abuses
Deckard tries to fool Zhora by saying he is from the Committee on Moral Abuses, but it does not work. She then attacks him and runs.
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What is J.F. Sebastian's health issue?
He has a problem with aging
Sebastian says he has a problem with his glands, as they make him age faster. This is why he cannot pass the physical exams to go to space.
He has a bad stomach
He always has a fever
He is depressed
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What is the unexpected thing Roy Batty does in his fight with Deckard?
He surrenders
He commits suicide
He saves Deckard from death
Roy Batty decides to save Deckard from falling off the building. The action makes Blade Runner Deckard wonder just how human replicants can become.
He walks away
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Roy Batty's rebel group is composed of Nexus 6 replicants, except for Pris who is which specific type?
A pleasure model
Pris is a basic pleasure model, literally built for sex. This would explain her overtly sexual characteristics and habits.
A dancer
A spy
A scout
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What is the other bad nickname for replicants?
Andy
Robot
Skin job
Captain Harry Bryant uses the term skin job to talk about replicants. It is a reflection of how the general population feel uneasy about artificial humans.
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Because of rebellious replicants like Roy Batty, what specific law was created?
All people should undergo the Voight-Kampff test.
No person can work in high-hazard situations.
No replicants are allowed on Earth.
Replicants are not allowed to even set foot on Earth, because of the danger they pose to normal humans. Blade Runners hunt rebel replicants on Earth.
Replicants must be registered.
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What is the motto of the Tyrell Coroporation, according to Eldon Tyrell?
More Human than Human
Eldon Tyrell says that their corporate motto is "More Human Than Human." He mentions this while telling Deckard that their experiment for better control of replicants involves giving them fake memories.
We Build the Future
Human on Demand
Building the Perfect Man
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What is one way that replicants reinforce fake memories or hold on to their developing emotions?
Video recordings
Journals
Audio sound bites
Photographs
Rachael and Leon Kowalski both have photographs, which help in making them more human. For Rachael, the photos make her believe her fake memories, and for Leon, they remind him of people he cares about.
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The cityscape of the future Los Angeles prominently features what, which become a signature of the "Blade Runner" movie itself?
Helipads
Skyscrapers
Video Billboards
One of the striking visual themes in the movie is the use of video -- or even holographic -- billboards. They help create the cluttered, chaotic feeling of the timeline for the "Blade Runner" movie.
Antennas
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What cultures are seen to be most prominent in the street scenes?
Hungarian and German
Chinese and Japanese
The street scenes from "Blade Runner" show a Los Angeles where Chinese and Japanese influences are very strong. China seems to be more influential in the modern-day setting.
Middle Eastern and Arabic
British and French
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What modern genre is "Blade Runner" a pioneer of?
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk as a movie type is usually a sci-fi story where mega-corporations and people are fighting each other. "Blade Runner" is seen as a cyberpunk grand-daddy, and recent movies like "Elysium" have cyberpunk influences.
Film Noir
Shadowrun
Animé
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Before "Blade Runner" became a movie, the story first appeared in what form?
short story
stage play
book
"Blade Runner" is based on a 1968 book, written by Philip K. Dick. This American writer has penned many sci-fi stories that became films.
news item
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The original story for "Blade Runner" had what quirky title?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" is Philip K. Dick’s futuristic novel from where the Blade Runner story came from. In the novel, Rick Deckard signs on for the mission to hunt the Nexus 6 rebel group to buy real sheep for himself and his depressed wife.
Neuromancer
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
The Running Man
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