Oops.) A poorly reviewed flop upon initial release, “Blade Runner” nonetheless became a cult fetish item during the VHS era, with the 1992 release of Scott’s 'Director’s Cut' - then an almost identical 2007 “Final Cut,” because the dude loves to tinker - eventually cementing the film’s status as a classic.Ī big part of 'Blade Runner’s' reappraisal and elevation to masterpiece status arose from the scrapping of a studio-mandated happy ending that borrowed incongruously sunny stock footage from “The Shining,” and of course, Scott’s stripping away that god-awful narration.

(According to legend, star Harrison Ford hated this idea so much he deliberately tanked the recording session, assuming the suits wouldn’t dare use something that sounded so dreadful. The original 1982 cut of Ridley Scott’s confounding dystopian detective story “Blade Runner” proved so incomprehensible to studio executives that they demanded the addition of a voice-over narration spelling out all the movie’s mysteries in perfunctory, hard-boiled lingo. Ryan Gosling as K in 'Blade Runner 2049.' (Courtesy Stephen Vaughan/Alcon Entertainment) This article is more than 4 years old.Īlert! Watch out, viewers.

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