Taking place in the futuristic dystopia of Los Angeles, Blade Runner emerged as a groundbreaking sci-fi film in 1982. Starring Harrison Ford, this movie uses visuals that for the early 1980s were refreshing and eye-opening.
With its mesmerizing visuals, thought-provoking themes, and an unforgettable score by Vangelis, Blade Runner remains a timeless classic that continues to influence the sci-fi genre to this day.
Here's the scoop on quotes from Blade Runner!
1. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion." - Roy Batty
2. "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain." - Roy Batty
3. "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave." - Roy Batty
4. "Wake up! Time to die!" - Leon Kowalski
5. "It's too bad she won't live, but then again, who does?" - Gaff
6. "I was quiet when I came in here. I'm twice as quiet now." - Deckard
7. "You're not cop, you're little people!" - Zhora
8. "Have you ever retired a human by mistake?" - Rachael
9. "You know the score, pal. If you're not cop, you're little people." - Deckard
10. "Painful to live in fear, isn't it?" - Leon Kowalski
11. "Is this to be an empathy test?" - Rachael
12. "Commerce is our goal here at Tyrell. More human than human is our motto." - Eldon Tyrell
13. "It's a test designed to provoke an emotional response." - Deckard
14. "You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden..." - Deckard
15. "I want more life, fucker!" - Roy Batty
16. "You better get it up. Or I'm gonna have to kill you." - Zhora
17. "Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shores, burning with the fires of Orc." - Roy Batty
18. "You're a cop. I had your job once." - Gaff
19. "I'm not in the business. I am the business." - Eldon Tyrell
20. "I just do eyes. Just eyes. Genetic design. Just eyes." - Chew
21. "Tell him I'm eating." - Deckard
22. "If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes." - Roy Batty
23. "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." - Roy Batty
24. "It's not an easy thing to meet your maker." - Tyrell
25. "I've got four skin jobs walking the streets." - Gaff
26. "You've done a man's job, sir. I guess you're through, huh?" - Gaff
27. "You could learn from this guy, Gaff." - Bryant
28. "I'm not sure. I'm kinda dumb sometimes, little man. I just do what I'm told." - Zhora
29. "We're no computers, Sebastian. We're physical." - Pris
30. "I make friends. They're toys. My friends are toys. I make them." - J.F. Sebastian
31. "I think, Sebastian, therefore I am." - Pris
32. "You've done a man's job, sir. But are you sure you are a man?" - Gaff
33. "Time... enough." - Roy Batty
34. "I don't know why he saved my life." - Deckard
35. "You're not gonna stop there." - Roy Batty
36. "The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Eldon Tyrell
37. "We've got a lot in common." - Rachael
38. "More human than human is our motto." - Eldon Tyrell
39. "Dying for the right cause is the most human thing we can do." - Roy Batty
40. "A new life awaits you in the Off-world colonies!" - Off-world Announcer
41. "You're gonna go on and make babies... and watch them grow." -Roy Batty
42. "You're a cop. I had your job once. Nobody calls me a killer." - Gaff
43. "This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face." - Roy Batty
44. "It doesn't make any difference what desert, it's completely hypothetical." -Holden
45. "Not very sporting to fire on an unarmed opponent. I thought you were supposed to be good." -Batty
46. "Maybe in those last moments, he loved life more than he ever had before." - Deckard
47. "I've done questionable things." - Deckard
48. "I need the old Blade Runner. I need your magic." - Gaff
49. "You know what they say: 'You're not a real Blade Runner until you've hunted a human!'" - Gaff
50. "You're not gonna retire me." - Rachael
51. "Part of me was afraid of what I would find and what I would do when I got there." - Deckard
52. "Replicants are like any other machine, they're either a benefit or a hazard." -Deckard
53. "I'm not in the business. I am the business." - Eldon Tyrell
54. "Is this testing whether I'm a replicant or a lesbian, Mr. Deckard?" - Rachael
55. "You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden..." - Deckard
56. "We've got a lot in common." - Rachael
57. "He's a goddamn one-man slaughterhouse, that's what he is." - Bryant
58. "He can breathe okay, as long as nobody unplugs him." - Bryant
59. "You've done a man's job, sir. But are you sure you are a man?" - Gaff
60. "I'm not sure. I'm kinda dumb sometimes, little man. I just do what I'm told." - Zhora
61. "We're no computers, Sebastian. We're physical." - Pris
62. "I make friends. They're toys. My friends are toys. I make them." - J.F. Sebastian
63. "I think, Sebastian, therefore I am." - Pris
64. "You've done a man's job, sir. I guess you're through, huh?" - Gaff
65. "Nothing is worse than having an itch you can never scratch!" - Leon
66. "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." - Roy Batty
67. "Time... enough." - Roy Batty
68. May I ask you a personal question?" -Rachael
69. “I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time...”- Batty
70. “Got the wrong guy, pal." -Deckard
71. “The facts of life... to make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system is fatal. A coding sequence cannot be revised once it's been established.”- Tyrell
72. “We've already tried it - ethyl, methane, sulfinate as an alkylating agent and potent mutagen; it created a virus so lethal the subject was dead before it even left the table.”- Tyrell
73. “You have burned so very, very brightly, Roy. Look at you: you're the Prodigal Son; you're quite a prize!”- Tyrell
74. “Nothing the God of biomechanics wouldn't let you into heaven for.”- Batty
75. “I've only beaten him once in chess. He's a genius! He designed you. " - J.F. Sebastian
76. “Not just his life - anybody's life; my life. All he'd wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. Where did I come from? Where am I going? How long have I got? All I could do was sit there and watch him die.”- Deckard
77. "Are you for real?" -Zhora
78. "I want you." -Deckard
79. “I have had people walk out on me before, but not...when I was being so charming." -Deckard
80. “I've never seen a turtle... But I understand what you mean.”- Leon
81. “Do you make up these questions, Mr. Holden? Or do they write 'em down for you?”- Leon
82. “They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response... Shall we continue?”- Holden
83. “I'm impressed. How many questions does it usually take to spot them?”- Tyrell
84. “That Voight-Kampf test of yours. Did you ever try to take that test yourself? Deckard?”- Rachael
85. “Aren't you the "good" man? C'mon, Deckard. Show me what you're made of.”- Batty
86. “If they're a benefit, it's not my problem.”- Deckard
87. “My birthday is April 10, 2017. How long do I live?”- Leon
88. “GOOD! THAT'S THE SPIRIT!”- Batty
89. “What if I go north? Disappear. Would you come after me? Hunt me?”- Rachael
90. “Capillary dilation of the so-called blush response?”- Tyrell
91. “We call it Voight-Kampff for short.”- Deckard
92. “A chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure!”- Off-World Tourism Ad
93. “We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all, they are emotionally inexperienced, with only a few years in which to store up the experiences which you and I take for granted. If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion or a pillow for their emotions, and consequently, we can control them better.”- Tyrell
94. “Let me tell you about my mother." -Leon
95. “They jumped a shuttle off-world and killed the crew and passengers. We found the shuttle drifting off the coast two weeks ago, so we know they're around.”- Bryant
96. “The egg hatched..." - Rachael
97. "and a hundred baby spiders came out... and they ate her." -Rachael
98. “Not really. I MAKE friends. They're toys. My friends are toys. I make them. It's a hobby. I'm a genetic designer.”- J.F. Sebastian
99. “I need ya, Deck. This is a bad one, the worst yet.”- Bryant
100. “Wake up! Time to die!”- Leon
Blade Runner is a thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be human. With its beautiful visuals, quotes, and haunting score, Blade Runner is one of the most popular movies to date in pop culture.
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